Virus Scare

The COVID-19 crisis and subsequent lockdown has resulted in entire populations around the world being forced into confinement. Yet, the wheels of the workaday world have not stopped turning. Combining...

  Washington: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has had to retract a statement made a few days ago by its technical head dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, regarding transmission of...

Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 recovered tally touched 2708 in Odisha with 114 more patients being declared cured on Sunday. Sundargarh district reported the highest 30 recoveries followed by Khurda (23), Ganjam...

Aul: Inmates of two quarantine centres - Namauja High School and Badambila Primary School under Badambila Panchayat in the Aul block of Kendrapada district - celebrated Raja Utsav on Sunday....

Khurda: Bhubaneswar on Sunday reported 16 new corona positive cases taking the total number of persons affected by the virus to 122. According to Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), of the...

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and BJP vice-president Baijayant Panda on Sunday greeted the people of Odisha on the occasion of Raja,...

New Delhi: Around 40 employees of Steel Authority of India (SAIL) posted at the head office at Lodhi Road here have tested positive for coronavirus, reported Financial Express (FE). Chairman...

Berhampur: Following the steady rise in the number of COVID patients, the Ganjam district administration on Sunday declared a lockdown in the district till June 30. Ganjam Collector Vijay Amruta...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha reported a coronavirus death for the second consecutive day on Sunday, taking the toll to 11. The Health Department on Sunday tweeted about a 50-year-old COVID-19 patient of...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha reported 186 new corona positive cases in the last 24 hours, taking the affected tally to 3909 on Sunday. According to Health Department sources,  171 cases of these...