Virus Scare

Bhubaneswar: The penalty collected from violators of COVID-19 norms by Odisha Police has crossed Rs 1 crore in four days. On fourth day of the special enforcement drive, Odisha Police...

Bhubaneswar: Owing to shortage of COVID-19 vaccines, the Health and Family Welfare department had to close 900 session sites in Odisha on Sunday. Informing the media about it, Director, Health...

Rourkela: Sundargarh district, which has become one of the COVID-19 hotspots in Odisha, has been found struggling to accommodate the patients due to acute shortage of beds. The district, which...

Cuttack: A Baripada-based engineer and researcher had filed a petition in Orissa High Court after his proposal to use red ant chutney or soup for the benefit of COVID-19 patients...

New Delhi: Amid the steady resurgence of COVID-19 cases, a four-day ‘Tika Utsav’ (Vaccine Festival) began in the country on Sunday. The mass vaccination drive will continue till April 14...

Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 positive cases recorded a marginal rise in Odisha with 1379 cases across all 30 districts in the last 24 hours. Among the new cases, 808 are from...

Berhampur: Considering the surge in COVID-19 positive cases, Ganjam district administration on Saturday issued a direction that no officer and teacher would be allowed to leave headquarters. The influx of...

Bhubaneswar: Even as western Odisha districts have witnessed a surge in COVID-19 positive cases in the second wave, Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra on Saturday said the situation in Kalahandi...

Bhubaneswar: With the state witnessing spike in COVID-19 positive cases for two consecutive days, the number of recovered patients also jumped to 403 on Saturday from 310 on Friday. According...

Rourkela: A senior employee of the Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) died of COVID-19 at the Ispat General Hospital (IGH) on Friday. According to sources, Arun Kumar Behera (55), senior operative...