Virus Scare

Toronto: Canada's head of public health agency has advised people on safe sex practices during the COVID-19 pandemic. Chief Public Health Officer Teresa Tam stated while “sexual health is an...

Bhubaneswar: The BJD MLA from Basudevpur, Bishnubrata Routray, has tested positive for COVID-19. Routray informed this in a Facebook post. The legislator, who is the son of senior BJD leader and...

Pune: The Ministry of Defence notified that the Defence Institute of Advanced Technology in Pune has developed a herbal-based immunity-boosting room freshener designed to contain the spread of COVID-19. The...

Can the plastic waste from discarded PPE (personal protective equipment) kits, masks and disposable testing equipment be recycled and gainfully used? Well, four Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)...

Cuttack: The COVID-19 tally in the Millenium City touched 5569 with 237 more people testing positive for the virus in the last 24 hours. According to the Cuttack Municipal Corporation...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha capital saw the highest single-day spike of 570 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, which pushed the affected tally to 11843. Among them, 221 are quarantine...

Bhubaneswar: Khurda district that reported highest COVID-19 positive cases on Thursday also topped the recovery table as 3278 more patients were discharged from hospitals across the state on Thursday. While...

Bhubaneswar: The Air India has decided to resume direct flight service between Bhubaneswar and Surat from September 9. It will fly passengers between the two cities twice a week on...

Cuttack: The containment zone restrictions have been lifted from New Nimba Sahi (Ward no 42) in the city. The Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) said that the decision was taken after several...

Bhubaneswar: Mass Education Department, functioning from the Annexure Building of Lok Seva Bhawan, here will be shut for 72 hours from Thursday midnight. The decision as taken after detection of...