Virus Scare

Raipur: The Chhattisgarh government has decided to impose total lockdown in Raipur district and the capital city from April 9 to 19 following a steep spike in coronavirus cases. The...

Bhubaneswar: The daily COVID-19 caseload breached the 100-mark for the second consecutive day on Wednesday with 103 people testing positive for the virus in the last 24 hours. The city...

New Delhi: The centre has decided to allow COVID-19 vaccination at workplaces with 100 eligible/willing beneficiaries. According to a Health Ministry source, the states and UTs have been asked to...

Pune: Anti-viral drug Remdesivir, which was thus far being prescribed only to hospitalized coronavirus patients if they developed breathing problems, may be considered to treat COVID-positive patients who are in...

Bhubaneswar: After a gap of three days, COVID-19 on Wednesday claimed one more life in Odisha. A 29-year-old woman of Khurda district had succumbed to the virus on April 4....

New Delhi: Driving alone without a mask? Not allowed, said the Delhi High Court on Wednesday. It is compulsory to wear a mask in a vehicle even when driving alone....

Bhubaneswar: A day after the Silicon Institute of Technology at Patia was sealed, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday initiated similar action against Oxford College of Engineering and Management...

Bhubaneswar: About 400 COVID vaccination centres (CVCs) in Odisha have been closed due to  acute shortage of Covishield vaccines. Informing mediapersons on Wednesday, Director, Health and Family Welfare Bijay Panigrahi...

New Delhi: COVID-19 patients are likely to have neurological or psychiatric problems in the long run. At least one-third of COVID-19 patients received a neurological or psychiatric diagnosis within six...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha saw the biggest spike of this year on Wednesday with 791 people testing positive for the virus in the last 24 hours. A total of 31531 samples were...