Virus Scare

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said that one of his daughters has been inoculated with the COVID-19 vaccine developed in the country. Russia has developed the first vaccine...

Rourkela: The COVID-19 tally in Odisha’s Sundargarh district touched 2453 with an overnight addition of 91 new cases. Among them, 79 cases have been reported from Rourkela and 20 among...

Bhubaneswar: Khandapada MLA and editor of Odia vernacular daily ‘Sambad’ Soumya Ranjan Patnaik has tested positive for COVID-19. In a tweet on Tuesday, Patnaik said that he had undergone COVID...

Bhadrak: The COVID-19 tally in Bhadrak district surged to 1068 on Tuesday with an overnight addition of 83 cases. According to the district administration, 79 among them are local contact...

Jeypore: The COVID-19 tally in Odisha's Koraput district touched 1316 on Tuesday with 45 new cases being reported in the last 24 hours. Among them, 17 are from Jeypore Municipality,...

Bhubaneswar:  In view of the COVID-29 pandemic, the state government has decided to conduct the computer-based test of the Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE) from September 9. In a letter...

London: The use of commercially available mouthwashes can “inactivate” Sars-Cov-2 viruses, thereby helping to reduce the viral load and possibly the risk of coronavirus transmission over a short term, according...

Khurda: To curb the surge in COVID-19 cases, the Khurda district administration on Tuesday imposed shutdowns in Chilika block, Banpur block, Balugaon and Banpur NAC. The restrictions will remain in...

New Delhi: With 53,601 new cases registered overnight, India’s COVID-19 tally stands at 22,68,676 on Tuesday. Also, 871 people succumbed to the infection across the country in the last 24...

Washington: A Secret Service agent hurriedly escorted US President Donald Trump from a coronavirus briefing following shooting reported outside the White House on Monday. “There was an actual shooting, and...