Virus Scare

New Delhi: With the country seeing a second wave of coronavirus cases, the Centre has urged states and Union territories to regulate crowds during the upcoming festivals of Holi, Shab-e-Barat,...

Washington: Pfizer Inc and German partner BioNTech SE have started testing their COVID-19 vaccine on children aged under 12. Pfizer is hoping to start vaccination of children by early 2022....

Bhubaneswar: Even as more than 200 daily COVID-19 positive cases were reported in Odisha for second consecutive day on Friday, the recoveries from the disease continued to remain below 100....

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha capital saw a slight drop in COVID-19 positive cases on Friday. In the last 24 hours, 20 more people in the city have tested positive for the...

Bhubaneswar: In view of the renewed surge in COVID-19 cases, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) will make it mandatory for travellers coming to the city to carry a negative RT-PCR...

Bhubaneswar: The exact cause of the renewed surge of COVID-19 cases in Odisha will be known only after genome sequencing, the Bhubaneswar-based Institute of Life Sciences (ILS) said on Saturday....

Bhubaneswar: With more than 200 COVID-19 positive cases registered daily in Odisha in the last two days, the state government on Friday directed all district administrations to ensure enforcement of...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 48 police personnel have died while performing their duty in COVID-19 management in Odisha till date. Stating this, the annual activities report of Odisha Police released...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha reported 234 new COVID-19 cases on Friday. It is for the second consecutive day that the state has reported over 200 fresh infections. After a gap of almost...

Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 resurgence fear continues to grip the Odisha capital, which has reported 110 cases in the last five days. The city now has 130 active cases, the highest...