Virus Scare

New Delhi: Covishield and Covaxin, the two brands being used currently to inoculate people in India against coronavirus, are both double-dose vaccines. Is there a possibility of our country getting...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police acted against 11,801 violators of mask usage and social distancing rules on the second day of special COVID enforcement drive. Police collected a fine of Rs 26.61...

New Delhi: As the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic sweeps through India, healthcare workers are being hit hard once again. At least 35 members of staff, including doctors and nurse,...

Bhubaneswar: Has the perception of safety brought about by the COVID-19 vaccination increased risky behaviour by people? Experts believe that this could be the reason why an increasing number of...

Uttar Pradesh: In a case of utter negligence in Shamli district here, three elderly women, who went to get the COVID-19 vaccine, were given the Rabies vaccine instead! The blunder...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced 14-day Mask Abhiyan (Mask Mission), starting Friday, to check the spread of COVID-19 in Odisha. "Several states have declared lockdown, shutdown and night curfew....

Berhampur: The Ganjam administration has decided to reopen six dedicated COVID-19 hospitals in view of second wave of the pandemic. In an order the administration further said mandatory for the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha saw the biggest spike of 1282 in daily COVID-19 caseload after a gap of almost five months on Friday. Sundargarh district reported the highest of 224 new cases...

New Delhi: Ever since the novel coronavirus broke out last year, we have been hearing about heat emanating from the sun's rays as being effective in killing the deadly virus. ...

Bhubaneswar: Even as the city has witnessed more than 100 COVID-19 cases for the last three days, two doctors of the Capital Hospital tested positive for the disease on Friday....