Virus Scare

Bhubaneswar: Following a directive from the Chief Minister, two senior officials on Saturday left to oversee the COVID-19 situation in the two western Odisha districts of Nuapada and Kalahandi near...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha will be receiving 2.5 lakh doses of COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday as against the demand for 25 lakh doses for uninterrupted inoculation drive. The state has a stock...

Baripada: Amid the gradual rise in COVID-19 cases in the north Odisha district of Mayurbhanj, 16 inmates in the sub-jail of Rairangpur have tested positive for the virus. According to...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha saw another spike in COVID-19 cases on Saturday with 1,374 people testing positive for the virus in the last 24 hours. The state had registered 1282 infections the...

Bhubaneswar: Leaving nothing to chance against fast spreading COVID-19 in its second wave, the BMC sealed another educational institution in the city for violating safety protocols on Friday. This is...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Friday shot off another letter to the Centre, seeking 25 lakh doses of Covishield to make prime minister's 'Tika Utsav' successful. In a letter to...

Bhubaneswar: Recoveries from COVID-19 crossed 300 in Odisha on Friday when  310 patients recovered from the disease and were discharged from hospitals in 23 districts of Odisha. Of the recovered...

Amid all the gloom surrounding the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic, here’s a comforting news which is sure to warm your heart. A 104-year-old woman recovered from the deadly coronavirus...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Friday revised the penalty amount for not wearing a mask in public places from Rs 1000 to Rs 2000 for the first or second offence....

Bhubaneswar: The daily COVID-19 cases in the city jumped by about 50% on Friday as 150 persons tested positive on the day against 103 of Thursday. According to Bhubaneswar Municipal...