Virus Scare

Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 cases in Odisha have skyrocketed from 424 on January 1 to 11,607 on January 19, the highest single-day total so far this year. Amid this surge, COVID...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Wednesday expressed concern over rising COVID cases in the state but ruled out imposition of shutdown in present situation. Speaking to mediapersons, here, Health Services...

Bhubaneswar: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has refuted the reports that Omicron variant of the coronavirus is a mild virus and termed the claims as misleading. "Omicron may be less...

Bhubaneswar: To ensure social distancing at marketplaces in the Odisha capital, the Unit-I Haat (vegetable market) was shifted to the Unit-I Boys High School playground on Wednesday. The Bhubaneswar Municipal...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has received TATA MD check OmiSure RT- PCR test kits, which it had ordered earlier this month for detecting the presence of Omicron in samples of people testing...

Geneva: The World Health Organisation (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday that COVID-19 will continue to place a strain on the global healthcare systems. “This pandemic is nowhere...

New Delhi: The number of COVID compensation claims received by some states far exceeds their official fatality count, according to data filed by states in the Supreme Court. In Telangana...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha saw a slight rise in COVID caseload on Wednesday as 11,607 more people tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours. Among them, 991  are in...

Bhubaneswar: The daily COVID caseload continued to rise in the capital city with 1402 cases reported till 9 am of Tuesday taking up total active cases to 9,496. According to...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday said the COVID-19 situation is under control and urged people not to get scared. Reviewing the COVID situation on the virtual mode,...