Virus Scare

Chennai: A team of researchers at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras have developed an online open-source database of coronavirus’ neutralising antibodies. Named ‘Ab-CoV’, the…

Sambalpur: After a long gap, a COVID-19 case has been detected in Odisha’s Balangir district. An elderly person infected with the virus was admitted to Veer Surendra Sai Institute of…

New Delhi: Amid Union Health Ministry's concern over gradual rise in COVID-19 test positivity rates in some states, India on Sunday logged 524 new coronavirus cases, the highest in 113 days,…

Bhopal: Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya and Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh launched the world’s first intranasal vaccine for COVID-19, iNCOVACC, developed by…

Cuttack: The Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) on Tuesday opened the online slot booking for availing COVID vaccines in the city. The CMC, in a Twitter post, said the online slot…

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of Odisha government's vaccination drive against COVID from January 19, fresh stock of Covishield vaccines reached the state on Tuesday. According to sources in Health…

Bhubaneswar: While masks have returned amid rising coronavirus cases globally, Covishield will be now available in Odisha from January 19 under the national COVID-19 vaccination programme,…

New Delhi: The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday urged countries to recommend all those travelling by air to wear masks in view of the rapid spread of the new Omicron sub-variant…

New Delhi: Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla on Sunday praised India's fight against the COVID pandemic, saying the government and the healthcare workers contributed largely to…

Bhubaneswar: Another health expert of Odisha has dispelled the possibility of 4th wave of COVID in the state despite spread of the variants of the virus in other countries. In a video…