Virus Scare

Bhubaneswar: Special Relief Commissioner (SRC), Pradeep Jena on Tuesday clarified that there were no plans to extend the shutdown in 11 districts beyond Saturdays and Sundays. Responding to apprehension amid...

Bhubaneswar: The members of Odisha Abhibhabak Mahasangh on Tuesday staged a dharna near the statue of Mahatma Gandhi at the Gandhi Park here, in protest against the decision of the...

A research study based on satellite images, analysing hospital travel patterns in China's Wuhan, conducted by Harvard Medical School has claimed that COVID-19 could have started there in around August...

Hyderabad: It comes as a moment of pride for Odisha as an Odia research scholar, Dr. Suryasnath Tripathy of IIT Hyderabad has developed a COVID-19 testing kit that costs just...

Geneva: Even with the improving situation in Europe, Head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu, at a press briefing on Monday warned that the coronavirus pandemic is...

Bhubaneswar: Four doctors of AIIMS-Bhubaneswar have tested positive for COVID-19. Among them, three are senior resident doctors from surgery, pathology and pharmacology departments and a junior doctor from dermatology, AIIMS-Bhubaneswar director...

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who had isolated himself at home following complaints of mild fever and cough on Monday, has tested negative for coronavirus.

Bhubaneswar: Students of the BJB Autonomous College in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday staged a demonstration demanding cancellation of the sixth and final semester examinations of the Plus III streams in view...

New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry has deployed high level teams to 15 States/UTs, including Odisha, with more than 50 districts/municipal bodies that are witnessing high case loads and high...

Ganjam: A jawan of the Odisha Special Striking Force (OSSF) has tested positive for the COVID-19. He was on patrolling duty at Temporary Medical Camps (TMCs) under Humma and Khallikote...