Virus Scare

Jharsuguda: The district administration has decided to shut all weekly haats for three weeks in view of rising COVID-19 cases. "Daily markets at different locations dealing in vegetables and non-vegetarian...

Durg: The local administration in Chhattisgarh’s Durg district has announced a complete lockdown from April 6 to 14 because of the sharp rise in COVID-19 cases in the region. District...

Pune: Amid an alarming spike in COVID-19 cases, the authorities in Pune have decided to impose a 12-hour night curfew (6 pm to 6 am) in the district from April...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha saw a sharp jump in new COVID-19 cases on Friday with 416 people testing positive for the virus in the last 24 hours. This is the highest number...

Cuttack: Open defiance of COVID-19 guidelines by political leaders including those from ruling BJD at public functions has raised concern among the people as well as the health experts in...

Mumbai: Six days after testing positive for COVID-19, former India captain Sachin Tendulkar was hospitalised as a precautionary measure on Friday. “Thank you for your wishes and prayers. As a...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha reported 461 more COVID-19 cases, the second-highest in a day since December 1, on Friday. The state had seen 480 on December 2. These were detected among 30716...

Nashik: In a shocking incident of apathy, a 38-year-old man died here while protesting with his oxygen mask on. He had tested positive for COVID-19, but was refused admission by...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 121 patients recovered from COVID-19 and were discharged from hospitals in 19 districts of Odisha on Thursday. Of the recovered patients, 20 are from Sundargarh district,...

London: A COVID-19 vaccine named Carnivac-Cov, has been developed by Russia's Rosselkhoznadzor, the country's agriculture safety watchdog. It is claimed to be the first such vaccine for animals and offers...