Virus Scare

Bhubaneswar: Smaranika Ransingh, a staff nurse at Capital Hospital here, is an extremely proud woman. Smaranika administered the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who was...

Bhubaneswar: Three new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the city in the last 24 hours. Two among them are from quarantine, while one is a local contact case,...

New Delhi: Summer may not bode well for India where COVID-19 is concerned. Prabhat Ja, a Canada-based epidemiologist of Indian origin, has cautioned India to guard against a possible surge...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha reported 86 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. Among the new cases reported from 16 districts, 50 are from quarantine centres and 36 are local contacts,...

Bhubaneswar: Following some technical glitch in the Co-Win portal, the Odisha government on Monday allowed offline registration for COVID-19 vaccinations appointment. The third phase, which began on Monday, will cover...

Bhubaneswar: With the third phase of COVID-19 vaccination beginning Monday,  Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik was administered COVAXIN around 11 am at Odisha Assembly Dispensary here. People over 60 and above...

New Delhi: With the third and the largest phase of vaccination against COVID-19 to kick off for senior citizens and people 45 years with comorbidities on Monday, people can choose...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi took the first COVID-19 vaccine jab at AIIMS-New Delhi on Monday. Sister P Niveda, from Puducherry, administered COVAXIN, manufactured by Bharat Biotech, to PM...

Sambalpur: The Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT ) at Burla near the city on Sunday cancelled the offline examination to be held from Monday due to COVID-19. The...

Beijing: China has rolled out a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine, touted to rival Johnson & Johnson’s one-jab shot. The vaccine was granted conditional approval on Sunday. Phase-I clinical trials of this...