Virus Scare

Sambalpur: Despite the COVID-19 outbreak in Veer Surendra Sai University (VSSUT), Burla turned out to be a false one, the area continues to be worried about the rising number of...

New Delhi: Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama, 85, received a shot of COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday at a zonal hospital in Dharamshala. The exiled leader stepped out of his home...

Ahmedabad: A health official in Gujarat's Gandhinagar tested positive for COVID-19, days after the 2nd dose of the vaccine was administered to him. He was administered the first dose on...

New Delhi: The Centre on Saturday asked eight states, including Odisha and two union territories to increase testing, contact tracing and accelerate vaccination for priority groups in the worst-hit districts...

New Delhi: Believe it or not, now that we have the COVID vaccine, there is a global scramble for syringes to inject them. Vaccines aren’t all that useful if health...

Bhubaneswar: From 91 on Friday, the daily COVID-19 caseload in Odisha dropped to 54 in the last 24 hours. The state had seen 81 on Thursday and 97 on Wednesday. These...

Rourkela:  Three weeks after completing the COVID-19 vaccine schedule, a senior contractual doctor of Rourkela Government Hospital (RGH) has reportedly tested positive for the virus. The 71-year-old doctor took the...

Bhubaneswar: Recoveries from COVID-19 were reported from 16 districts in Odisha against positive cases from 18 districts on Friday. Total 64 patients recovered from the disease and were discharged from...

Bhubaneswar: The state government has decided to administer COVID-19 vaccination among inmates of jails who come under the target group in third phase of the drive. In a letter to...

Are you planning to resume partying after getting vaccinated? Hold on, there's a viral message doing the rounds on social media claiming that you shouldn't drink alcohol for 45 days...