Virus Scare

Bhubaneswar: The  Odisha capital reported another spike in COVID-19 cases on Saturday with 171 more people testing positive for the virus in the last 24 hours. The city had seen...

Bhubaneswar: The state government is taking all possible steps to prevent spread of COVID-19 by the migrants returning from highly infected states, said Labour Minister Susant Singh on Saturday. Speaking...

Nuapada/Kalahandi: Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra on Saturday said everyone has to wear a mask to avoid lockdown and contain the spread of COVID-19 in Odisha. "There is no restriction...

Bhubaneswar:  Amid the COVID-19 upsurge, the Commissionerate Police has formed special teams for strict implementation of the safety protocols and 14-day Mask Abhiyan, announced by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, in...

Paralakhemundi: The Gajapati administration on Saturday sealed two cinema halls in Paralakhemundi town for gross violation of COVID-19 guidelines. The administration, in a notification, said that the two cinema halls—Jaya...

Bhubaneswar: Two lives were lost to COVID-19 on Saturday as Odisha saw the biggest spike of 1374 cases. According to the Health & Family Welfare Department, the fresh fatalities were...

People getting infected with COVID-19 despite receiving two doses of the vaccine is leading to doubts among those who now have yet another reason for not getting jabbed. What is...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government received 2.5 lakh doses of Covishield vaccine on Saturday. The vaccines from Serum Institute of India (SII) in Pune arrived at the Biju Patnaik International Airport...

Bhubaneswar: Continuing its special drive against violators of COVID-19 norms, Odisha Police collected penalty of around Rs 39 lakh in the last 24 hours. On third day of the drive,...

Malkangiri: The district administration on Saturday declared a Junior Science College as a micro-containment zone after a student tested positive for COVID-19. According to reports, the administration had taken the...