Virus Scare

Sambalpur: Sambalpur Municipal Corporation (SMC) has sealed a private hospital here for five days after a woman from Sunapali area under Dhanupali police limits tested positive for COVID-19, said an...

Balasore: The district administration has shifted Remuna vegetable market here on Wednesday to ensure proper implementation of social distancing guidelines. The market has been shifted to Krushak Bazaar in front...

Bhubaneswar: While the Odisha government has announced lockdown in the capital city till July 31 as COVID-19 cases have risen sharply, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) plans to conduct about...

Pune: A 30-year-old asymptomatic woman, who flew to Sarjah from Mumbai, cutting short her home quarantine, has been booked by the Hinjewadi police, Pune. The matter came to light after...

New Delhi: The World Health Organization (WHO) has praised India for responding to the coronavirus pandemic with utmost urgency. “India is responding with utmost urgency to COVID-19 from the start....

An online lecture on ‘COVID-19: Global Lockdown -- Environmental Protection’ was organized by the Department of Biodiversity and Conservation of Natural Resources, Central University of Odisha, Koraput. In his inaugural...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 440 patients recovered from COVID-19 in the state on Wednesday. Maximum 83 recovered cases were reported from Khurda, followed by 68 in Ganjam, 49 in Balasore,...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday sanctioned Rs 5 crore each for COVID-19 management in Sundargarh and Jajpur districts. Naveen said that Plasma Bank will be started at IGH,...

Bhubaneswar: Amid the COVD-19 pandemic, the Odisha government on Wednesday decided to curtail new expenditures in non-priority sectors. After the Council of Ministers' meeting, Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy said 2020-21...

Sonepur: The District Magistrate and Collector of Sonepur, in an order dated July 22, clarified restrictions during curfew hours and services exempted in the district during lockdown till July 31....