Virus Scare

New Delhi: The first part of the phase-1 trials of India's indigenous COVID-19 vaccine, Covaxin, has produced "encouraging" results, said the principal investigator of the team at Post-Graduate Institute (PGI)...

Bhubaneswar: A former pilot with Air India came as a godsend for 22 Odia workers who were stranded in Sri Lanka for the past four months due to the COVID-19...

Balasore: Following detection of six COVID-19 cases, Kantabania village under Genguti gram panchayats of Sadar block in Odisha's Balasore district was declared as containment zones on Sunday to contain further...

Nayagarh: The sudden rise in the local COVID-19 contact cases in Nayagarh district has triggered panic among the people. In a tweet on Sunday, the district administration has said that...

Sundargarh: The Sundargarh district reported one COVID-19 death and 33 new positive cases in the last 24 hours, which took the toll and affected tally to five and 1053 respectively....

Bhubaneswar:  Self-reporting and self-monitoring are the keys to tackle the spread of COVID-19, said Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner Prem Chandra Chaudhary. “COVID-19 management is a collaborative effort with the...

Cuttack: With the conventional sale of rakhis facing a forlorn prospect in the Twin City due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Cuttack-based graphic designer Ishwar Sahoo has been creating special rakhi...

Mayurbhanj: The Mayurbhanj district reported 22 new cases in the last 24 hours, which pushed the affected tally to 553 on Sunday. Among them, eight have been reported from quarantine...

Bhadrak: The COVID-19 tally in Bhadrak district rose to 522 on Sunday with 10 fresh cases being reported in the last 24-hours. Of the new cases, five have been detected...

Dhenkanal: The COVID-19 positive cases in the district went up to 165 on Sunday with 15 fresh cases reported in the last 24 hours. Out of the new cases, 10...