Virus Scare

Bhubaneswar: To streamline the COVID-19 immunization programme in Odisha, the state government on Saturday formed a vaccination committee. The 21-member committee, to be headed by the director, Family Welfare, also...

Bhubaneswar: Driving in an enclosed car with a co-passenger can increase the risk of airborne transmission of diseases, including COVID-19, according to a new study by an Odia researcher along...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha capital reported 34 new COVID-19 positive cases in the last 24 hours. According to the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), 28 of the new cases are local contacts...

Ambala: Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij has tested positive for coronavirus days after after he was administered a trial dose of coronavirus vaccine Covaxin. Taking to Twitter on Saturday, Vij...

Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 death toll in Odisha climbed to 1,765 on Saturday with five more patients succumbing to the disease in the last 24 hours. Of the fresh deaths, two...

Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 tally in Odisha soared to 3,20,803 on Saturday with 409 new cases reported overnight Of the new cases reported from 27 districts, 234 are in quarantine and...

New Delhi: More people = more vaccines. India will be the world's largest buyer of COVID-19 vaccines with 1.6 billion doses that will cover 60 per cent of the population...

New York: American firm Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine will cause the immune system to produce antibodies that will last at least 3 months, AFP reported. However, experts believe that if antibodies...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 642 patients recovered from COVID-19 and were discharged from hospitals across Odisha in the last 24 hours. Of the day's recoveries, maximum 70 were reported from...

Washington: US President-elect Joe Biden said on Thursday that he will ask Americans to wear masks for the first 100 days after he takes office in January. “Just 100 days...