Virus Scare

Berhampur: Family members of a COVID-19 deceased have accused the authorities of the Tata COVID Hospital at Sitalapalli in Ganjam district of keeping them in dark about his death. The...

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday closed Rabindra Medical Hall at Bapuji Nagar here after one of its staff tested positive for COVID-19. The other 13 staff and...

Bhubaneswar: The driver and the personal security officer (PSO) of the BJD leader and Badachana MLA Amar Prasad Satpathy have tested positive for COVID-19. Talking to the media on Wednesday,...

The generic Favipiravir in India will be launched in India under the brand name ‘Favivir', Hetero Labs, part of Hetero group announced on Wednesday Quoting from a press release issued...

New Delhi: In a warning to the smokers, the Union Health Ministry has said the use of tobacco products can increase severity of respiratory infections and make people susceptible to...

Berhampur: The surge in COVID-19 cases continued in Odisha's Ganjam district with 245 new cases being reported in the last 24 hours. Among them, 206 are active contact cases, 36 Corona...

Baripada: The COVID-19 positive cases in Mayurbhanj district went up to 623 on Wednesday with 20 fresh local cases reported in the last 24 hours. Out of the new cases,...

The ground seems to be ready for a defense for humans against the coronavirus pandemic. Moderna Inc.’s vaccine candidate protected 16 monkeys in a trial. Its result in 30,000 humans...

Chennai: One of the many fallouts of the coronavirus pandemic and the lockdown following it has been the mental health of people. Reading about and watching on TV, news about...

Bhadrak: The COVID-19 tally in Bhadrak district touched 553 on Wednesday with four new cases being reported in the last 24 hours. All four are local contact cases, the district...