Virus Scare

Bhopal: Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya and Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh launched the world’s first intranasal vaccine for COVID-19, iNCOVACC, developed by Bharat Biotech on Thursday, on the...

Cuttack: The Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) on Tuesday opened the online slot booking for availing COVID vaccines in the city. The CMC, in a Twitter post, said the online slot...

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of Odisha government's vaccination drive against COVID from January 19, fresh stock of Covishield vaccines reached the state on Tuesday. According to sources in Health department, 1 lakh...

Bhubaneswar: While masks have returned amid rising coronavirus cases globally, Covishield will be now available in Odisha from January 19 under the national COVID-19 vaccination programme, the Health Department tweeted...

New Delhi: The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday urged countries to recommend all those travelling by air to wear masks in view of the rapid spread of the new...

New Delhi: Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla on Sunday praised India's fight against the COVID pandemic, saying the government and the healthcare workers contributed largely to tackling the...

Bhubaneswar: Another health expert of Odisha has dispelled the possibility of 4th wave of COVID in the state despite spread of the variants of the virus in other countries. In...

New Delhi: 'Kraken,' or XBB.1.5, a new COVID variant that was first detected last year has quickly become the dominant strain in the US. It has now been identified in...

China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said, "We do not believe the entry restriction measures some countries have taken against China are science-based".

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has advised the people to remain prepared for the fourth wave of COVID-19 which is likely to hit the country in March considering its spread in...