Virus Scare

Cuttack: The Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) has identified 12 hotels in Cuttack city that would serve as paid quarantine facilities for those returning to Odisha from outside amid the second...

New Delhi: Negative RT-PCR (Reverse transcription- Polymerase chain reaction) reports despite patients showing full-blown symptoms of COVID-19 have become a matter of concern amid the surge in the virus. People...

Bhubaneswar: A day after Odisha made 14-day quarantine mandatory for those coming to the state from West Bengal, Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Pradeep Jena on Friday said the travellers have...

Bhubaneswar: With weekend shutdown coming into effect in the state from Saturday, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has requested the people of the city to contact it in case of...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Friday announced one-hour relaxation during the weekend shutdown, beginning April 24. Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Pradeep Jena said the weekend shutdown will be relaxed from...

Bhubaneswar: After intensifying checking at the airports, railway stations and road entry points, the Odisha government has now heightened screening at waterway points too. Accordingly, all 18 marine police stations...

New Delhi: Amidst the nationwide shortage of oxygen in hospitals, COVID-19 patients who are being treated at home can practise proning if they are suffering from breathlessness. The Union Health...

Bhubaneswar: A day after Odisha made 14-day quarantine mandatory for people coming to the state from West Bengal, Director, Health and Family Welfare, Bijay Panigrahi on Friday informed that the...

Bhubaneswar: Amid the COVID-19 upsurge and oxygen supply shortage, cooperation between states have intensified with each extended a helping hand to tide over these trying times. After Arvind Kejriwal, Maharashtra...

Bhubaneswar: Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has requested his cabinet colleague and Union Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi to allow MCL’s Talcher hospital to function as a dedicated COVID-19 unit with ICU...