Virus Scare

Cuttack: The Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) on Friday launched two control room numbers for COVID-19 queries. For general queries, dial 7077775555, and for emergencies dial 1800 345 8289. The CMC...

New Delhi: Two days after saying that a third wave of COVID-19 is inevitable in India, the Centre changed its tone significantly and played down the threat. “If we take...

Dubai: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Friday announced that COVID-19 vaccination will become a "mandatory condition" for people to return to work in face-to-face environments. The Ministry of Human...

Bengaluru: The Narendra Modi government seems to be in no mood to declare a nationwide lockdown amid a disastrous second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. A growing number of states,...

With advice for COVID patients on what drugs to take and treatment procedure to follow flooding WhatsApp and social media, many are confused. Here's the list of drugs that's now...

Bhubaneswar: The total number of COVID-19 patients who have recovered in Odisha so far went up to 4,31,658 on Friday after 8,401 got well in the last 24 hours. The...

Bhubaneswar: COVID-19 active cases in the state capital went past the five-digit mark, up to 10,060, in Bhubaneswar on Friday after 1048 new cases were reported in the last 24...

New Delhi: A valid identity card is mandatory to register for vaccination in India. Any document from among Aadhaar card, voter card, passport, driving licence, PAN card, NPR smart card...

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh police tracked a missing oxygen tanker from Odisha and ensured its delivery to a hospital on time on Friday. The Vijayawada-bound tanker carrying 18 tonnes of oxygen...

Puri: Police sealed an unauthorised COVID testing centre-cum-laboratory and arrested a lab technician in this connection in Puri district on Friday. Police have also seized some rapid antigen test (RAT)...