Virus Scare

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday warned hotels, Kalyan Mandaps and guest houses of stern action, if they allow non-essential celebrations without permission. In a letter to the...

Bhubaneswar: Soon after chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday directed the police for strict enforcement of COVID-19 protocols in the state, DGP announced that a special drive in this regard...

New Delhi: The Serum Institute of India (SII) that is manufacturing the Covishield vaccine needs around Rs 3,000 crore and three months to scale up production, its CEO Adar Poonawalla...

Bhubaneswar: The state government on Tuesday issued a revised quarantine policy for healthcare providers working in COVID facilities. In a letter to superintendents of government medical college and hospitals and...

New Delhi: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Tuesday urged private TV channels to disseminate messages for COVID-appropriate behaviour and vaccination of the eligible age group to create greater...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 266 patients recovered from COVID-19 and were discharged from hospitals in 23 districts of Odisha on Tuesday. The recovered patients included 72 from Khurda district, 30...

With the world in the grip of coronavirus, Google has relaunched its "Wear a Mask. Save Lives" Doodle.   Open Google's animated homepage to see the news Doodle of putting...

Bhubaneswar: The daily COVID-19 positive cases in the Capital City took another big leap as the figure crossed 100 on Tuesday. The city, which had witnessed the positive cases jumping...

New Delhi: In a rather ingenious move, 751 women were given gold nose pins while 580 men were given hand blenders for taking the coronavirus jabs in Gujarat's Rajkot. The...

Chennai: DMK MP Kanimozhi voted in a PPE suit in south Chennai's Mylapore. She had tested positive for the coronavirus earlier this month, NDTV reported. She voted between 6-7 pm,...