Virus Scare

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha capital saw this year’s biggest spike of 698 new COVID-19 cases and one death on Friday. It had seen 590 new infections the previous day. According to...

A new study by the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) shows that the Serum Institute of India manufactured Covishield vaccine is effective against the double mutant variety of...

Bhubaneswar: BJP MP Aparajita Sarangi has supported the demand of her party for free COVID-19 vaccines for persons above 18 years of age in Odisha. Taking to Twitter, the Bhubaneswar...

Kathmandu: The coronavirus is going places and spreading like crazy. It’s not even sparing the world’s highest mountain range. A Mount Everest-bound Norwegian climber confirmed on Thursday that he has...

Cuttack: In view of the rising cases of COVID-19 amid the second wave, the capacity of the COVID Care hospital at SCB Medical College and Hospital (SCBMCH) here has been...

Berhampur: Four journalists of Ganjam district succumbed to COVID-19 in four days. Informing about the unfortunate deaths, the Ganjam district administration on Friday requested media representatives to be more cautious during...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has been witnessing a steady rise in Test Positivity Report (TRP) for the past few days. With the biggest spike of 6215 new cases, the TRP rose to...

New Delhi: The Armed Forces Medical Service (AFMS) has decided to import oxygen generation plants and containers from Germany to meet critical requirements. These oxygen-generating plants are expected to be...

New Delhi: Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) on Friday approved restricted emergency use of Zydus Cadila's ‘Virafin’, Pegylated Interferon alpha-2b (PegIFN) in treating moderate COVID-19 infections in adults. The approval...

New Delhi: Singapore and Canada on Friday joined the list of countries to have banned flights and travellers amid the COVID-19 surge. Long-term pass holders and short-term visitors who have...