Virus Scare

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha capital saw a further drop in daily COVID-19 cases with 566 people testing positive for the virus in the last 24 hours. On Saturday, 592 people tested...

Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 test positivity rate (TPR) in Odisha is expected to come down to 5%  in the next 7-8 days, said Director, Health Services Bijay Mohapatra on Sunday. He...

Bhubaneswar: Online booking of new slots for COVID-19 vaccination at all seven drive-in locations in the capital city will open at 7 pm today. The slots will be open for...

Bhubaneswar: The BJP on Sunday demanded stern action against BJD Rajya Sabha member Amar Patnaik for his "anti-national" statement on Covaxin vaccine. On Saturday, Patnaik had told the media that...

Cuttack: An 85-year-old patient, who had been reportedly missing from the COVID ward of SCB Medical College and Hospital here for a fortnight, was finally traced to the morgue, according...

Dealing with grief, loss, loneliness, helplessness - there has been little focus on the mental health of the elderly during the two waves of COVID-19 as opposed to that of...

Bhubaneswar: Senior Congress leader and Jeypore MLA Tara Prasad Bahinipati was admitted to a COVID hospital in the city after testing positive, his wife, Minakshi Bahinipati, said on Sunday. Minakshi...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha reported 42 COVID deaths in the past 24 hours, the Health Department reported on Sunday. Of the new deaths reported from 20 districts, four each are from Bhubaneswar (Khurda),...

Angul: The inauguration of a COVID care centre in Angul district triggered a row between a BJP MP and party MLA on Sunday. Sources said Dhenkanal MP Mahesh Sahu was...

New Delhi: The country recorded 1.14 lakh fresh COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, which is the lowest in two months, the Union Health Ministry reported on Sunday. This...