Virus Scare

Bhubaneswar: Coronavirus claimed five more lives in Odisha in the last 24 hours, taking the toll to 1,794 on Thursday. Of the five new deaths, one each is from Khurda,...

Bhubaneswar: The tally of COVID-19 cases went up to 3,22,642 in Odisha on Thursday with 343 new cases reported in the last 24 hours. Also, the state recorded 442 new...

New York: Pfizer has decided to keep a differential pricing on its COVID-19 vaccine, which will be based on a country's GDP. CEO Albert Bourla has said the vaccine will...

New York: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has revealed that the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer-BioNTech saw four volunteers developing temporary facial paralysis or Bell's palsy during the...

Bhubaneswar: The state government on Wednesday granted a financial assistance of Rs 15 lakh to the next kin of working journalist Prabir Kumar Pradhan who succumbed to COVID-19 a few...

Washington: Researches have come up with a novel smartphone camera which can diagnose COVID-19 and provide the test result in less than 30 minutes. According to a PTI report, a research...

London: Regulators have added allergic reaction warnings for Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine. Anyone with a history of significant allergic reactions are advised not to have the vaccine shot. Two NHS staff...

New Delhi: The Union government dismissed media reports of Serum Institute India (SII) and Bharat Biotech’s emergency use authorisation of COVID-19 vaccine being rejected and called it “fake.” According to...

Moscow: Russian citizens are being advised to avoid alcohol for two months after receiving the country’s COVID-19 Sputnik V vaccine. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova said in an interview...

New Delhi: Serum Institute of India (SII) and Bharat Biotech have not been granted emergency use authorisation of their coronavirus vaccine because of inadequate safety and efficacy data. According to...