Virus Scare

Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) has tightened guidelines on wearing face mask amid a second global wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to its latest recommendation, mask should be...

New Delhi: The Press Council of India recommended the Centre and state governments to treat journalists, who die of coronavirus, as COVID-19 warriors like doctors and offer other benefits, as...

New Delhi: Even as All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Director, Randeep Guleria, on Thursday expressed hope that the process of vaccinating the people will begin soon after getting...

New Delhi: The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) sought permission from all States and Union Territories’ Chief Ministers to partially reopen schools from January 4, reported NDTV....

Chennai: A Chennai volunteer who has sued Serum Institute of India (SII) for adverse reactions of the Oxford vaccine, is facing difficulty in doing simple tasks such as writing, and...

New Delhi: India may authorise the emergency use of a vaccine against coronavirus for the public by this month or early next month, according to a member of the national...

New Delhi: Ever since the news of the British government approving the COVID-19 vaccine came out, travel agents have been inundated with enquiries from Indians who want to travel to...

Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 test tally in Odisha has surged past the 6 million figure. This was shared by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on his twitter handle on Thursday. In another...

Bhubaneswar: Five more COVID-19 positive patients died in Odisha in the last 24 hours, pushing the death toll to 1,755 on Thursday. Of the fresh deaths, three are from Ganjam...

Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 tally in Odisha soared to 3,20,017 on Thursday with 434 new cases reported overnight. Of the new cases reported from 28 districts, 249 are in quarantine and...