Virus Scare

New Delhi: In a relief for patients, the Union Health Ministry on Saturday revised the national policy for admission of COVID-19 patients to various categories of COVID hospitals and medical...

Bhubaneswar: The twin city Commissionerate Police have decided to take action against people for misusing their identity cards during the COVID-19 lockdown. Commissioner of Police (CP) Soumendra Priyadarshi told this...

New Delhi: The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has granted permission for the emergency use of therapeutic application of drug 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) as adjunct therapy (an alternative treatment to...

Cuttack: Going by the rising trend in COVID-19 cases in Cuttack district, a senior official on Saturday warned that a community transmission-like situation has emerged in the district. The nodal...

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government on Saturday declared a two-week total lockdown from May 10 amid a surge in COVID-19 cases. The order was issued a day after the state...

Mumbai: Actor Kangana Ranaut on Saturday posted on Instagram that she has tested positive for COVID-19. "I was feeling tired and weak with slight burning sensation in my eyes for...

Cuttack: The number of COVID-afflicted inmates in Salepur sub-jail in Cuttack district afflicted went up to 22 with nine more prisoners testing positive for the virus on Friday. According to...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Friday issued a directive to increase the frequency of refilling of oxygen cylinders to ensure the timely treatment of critical COVID-19 patients. The Additional Chief...

Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 death toll in Odisha went up to 2161 on Saturday with 21 patients from 14 districts succumbing to the disease in the last 24 hours. Four fatalities...

Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 cases in Odisha soared to 5,24,207 on Saturday with 11,807 new cases reported in the last 24 hours. Among the new cases, 6,613 are in quarantine and...