Virus Scare

New Delhi: Did you know that the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine (Covishield in India) is made from an adenovirus isolated from chimpanzee poop. It has been genetically changed so that it...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with chief ministers on Thursday to discuss the COVID-19 situation and the ongoing vaccination drive, news agency PTI quoted sources said Monday....

Mumbai: Close on the heels of Akshay Kumar, actors Vicky Kaushal and Bhumi Pednekar tested positive for COVID-19 bringing to a halt the shooting of 'Mr Lele'. “Vicky and Bhumi...

Bhubaneswar: The number of new COVID-19 cases in the Odisha capital surged past 70 on Monday with 75 more people testing positive for the virus in the last 24 hours....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha saw 215 more patients recovering from the infection on the day when it reported this year's highest spike of 573. According to the Health and Family Welfare Department,...

Puri: An employee of Jagannath Temple here tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday. Prior to testing positive, the employee had received a vaccine shot at the COVID Vaccination Centre (CVC),...

Bhubaneswar: Prem Chandra Chaudhary, Commissioner of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), on Monday attributed the rising cases in the city to unrestricted domestic travel. “Although the COVID-19 situation is under control,...

Bhubaneswar: Health Director Bijay Panigrahi on Monday said that Odisha’s Covishield vaccine stock will last only for another two days. The state now has a stock of around six lakh...

Mumbai: With Maharashtra being the worst affected due to the second wave of COVID-19, several Bollywood actors have contracted the virus. Actor Vicky Kaushal is the latest celebrity to have...

Bhubaneswar: Reiterating the views of Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro on imposition of day curfew in Odisha, Health and Family Welfare Minister Naba Kishore Das on Monday said that it cannot...