Virus Scare

Bhubaneswar: COVID-19 recoveries in Odisha crossed 5000-mark and touched 5189 with 243 patients getting cured of the infection on Tuesday. According to the Health Department sources, 59 patients have recovered...

Researchers in China have discovered a new strain of H1N1 swine flu virus that has a "pandemic potential" in pigs. However, the spread is still in the early stages and...

Mumbai: Bollywood perfectionist Aamir Khan's staff members, including his cook, chauffer and bodyguards, have tested positive for COVID-19. The actor took to his Twitter and Instagram handle to confirm this...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Niranjan Patnaik has written to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, suggesting the imposition of complete lockdown or shutdown in all districts, where the virus...

Bhubaneswar: The students of institutions affiliated to Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT) on Tuesday staged a protest against the varsity’s decision to conduct the final semester exams from July...

Cuttack: The Cuttack district administration declared Athagarh as a containment zone after two positive cases of COVID-19 were reported from the area on Tuesday. The clampdown in 18 wards of...

Cuttack: The Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) on Tuesday sealed a private nursing home in CDA Sector-7 area after a staffer tested corona positive. The CMC officials said that the nursing...

Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 tally in Bhubaneswar touched 320 on Tuesday after six more persons tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours. Five among them are local contact...

Mayurbhanj: The COVID-19 tally in Mayurbhanj district touched 208 on Tuesday with seven more persons testing positive for the virus in the last 24 hours. According to a tweet by...

Cuttack: Two persons, including a 52-year-old male healthcare worker of SCB Medical College and Hospital, tested positive for COVID-19 in Cuttack in the last 24 hours. He is a resident...