Virus Scare

Bhubaneswar: Odisha witnessed a slight increase in COVID positive cases in the last 24 hours compared to previous day. As many as 141 new cases were registered against the previous...

Wahington: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday authorised Merck's COVID pill for high-risk adults. The step comes a day after a similar pill by Pfizer was given...

New Delhi: The cloth mask vs N95 and surgical mask has started again. Experts have warned that Omicron can be unsparing, therefore, it is best to ditch the cloth mask,...

New Delhi: Omicron is likely to necessitate the continuation of work from home (WFH) culture. Now that it seems to be a norm rather than an exception, the central government...

Bhubaneswar: A day after the state government directed district collectors and municipal commissioners to put curbs on congregations and gatherings, the BMC on Thursday announced that Christmas will be celebrated...

Bhubaneswar: The Omicron tally in Odisha touched four on Thursday with two more foreign returnees testing positive for this variant of COVID-19. The two infectees aged 11 and 15  had...

Bhubaneswar: The COVID toll in Odisha touched 8,448 on Thursday with one more patient succumbing to the infection. According to the Health Department, a 104-year-old man from Jajpur district was...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government is bracing up to keep COVID-19 under check, specially after two cases of Omicron variant were detected in the state. Chief Secretary Suresh Mahapatra held a video...

Lucknow: Dimple Yadav, wife of Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, and their younger daughter Tina tested positive for COVID-19 virus on Wednesday, raising a question on the leader's poll campaign...

Sambalpur: Four students of two residential colleges in Dhanakauda block of Odisha's Sambalpur district have reportedly tested positive for COVID-19. The administration has asked the college authorities to isolate the...