Virus Scare

Bhubaneswar: The COVID toll in Odisha touched 8,442 on Saturday with one more patient succumbing to the infection. According to the Health Department, a 66-year-old woman of Mayurbhanj district died...

Mumbai: A total of 16 students of a Ghansoli-based school in Navi Mumbai tested positive for COVID-19 and were admitted to a local COVID Care Centre, according to news agency...

Bhubaneswar: With the number of people affected by Omicron variant of COVID-19 nearing 100 in the country, the state government on Saturday said it is prepared to handle the situation...

San Francisco: The COVID-19 pandemic could extend till 2024 as the lower-dose version of its vaccine for 2-4 years olds generated a weaker immune response than expected, Pfizer Inc said...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha saw a slight rise in daily COVID caseload on Saturday as 169 more people tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours against 154 the previous...

Mumbai: A 29-year-old New York returnee tested positive for the Omicron variant of COVID-19 on Friday, according to a release from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). The release further stated...

New Delhi: The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday announced it has granted emergency approval to the COVID vaccine Covovax, Serum Institute of India's version of the Novavax vaccine. "Even...

New Delhi: Advising people to avoid unnecessary travel and mass gatherings,  the Union Health Ministry on Friday said that there is no evidence that the vaccines will not work against...

Bhubaneswar: The COVID toll in Odisha touched 8,441 on Friday with one more patient succumbing to the infection. According to the Health Department, an 83-year-old woman of Kalahandi district died...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha saw a further decline in the daily COVID-19 caseload on Friday as 154 more people tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours against 173 the...