Virus Scare

Bhubaneswar: Chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday directed the officials to remain alert in view of the possibility of spread of COVID-19 during the festive season ahead. Reviewing the COVID-19...

Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 tally in the Odisha capital touched 27,909 on Wednesday with an overnight addition of 239 new cases. Among them, 63 are quarantine while 176 are local contacts....

New Delhi: The government would be ready to vaccinate at least 3 crore people instantly if India had a vaccine today, said a top health ministry official on Tuesday. "We...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha saw another 13 patients succumbing to COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, which took the toll to 1,181 on Wednesday. According to the Health and Family Welfare department,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha reported less than 2000 cases for the third consecutive day on Wednesday with 1931 more people testing positive for the virus in the last 24 hours. The state...

Mumbai: Maharashtra government has put a price cap on N-95, double and triple layer masks for suppliers and private hospitals, state health minister Rajesh Tope said on Tuesday. According to...

New Delhi: The health ministry clarified on Tuesday that digital health identity won’t be mandatory for vaccination against COVID-19 and multiple other identity proofs can be produced by people to...

Bhubaneswar: The total recovered cases of COVID-19 crossed 2.5 lakh as 2622 patients were discharged from hospitals across the state on Tuesday. Of the day's recoveries, maximum 431 were from...

New Delhi: The patients, who have recovered from COVID-19, can again be infected if the antibodies start depleting, said the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Tuesday. Speaking at...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday appealed to the people of the state to follow COVID-19 guidelines during the festival season ahead to prevent the disease from bouncing back....