Virus Scare

Mumbai: A three-and-half-year-old child is among the seven new cases of Omicron reported in Maharashtra on Friday. This takes the total figure for such infections in the state to 17....

Bhubaneswar: In a relief for Odisha, none of the 246 samples of COVID-positive individuals sent for genome sequencing was found infected with the Omicron variant of the virus, Institute of...

Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 toll in Odisha touched 8,431 on Friday with three more deaths being confirmed in the last 24 hours. According to the Health Department, the deaths have been...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha saw a marginal rise in daily COVID caseload on Friday with 286 more people testing positive for the virus in the last 24 hours against 195 the previous...

Cuttack: Lack of information about travel history and details of those who flew in from ‘at risk’ countries to Cuttack district has put the administration in a tight spot. According...

Geneva: Fearing that the Omicron scare could strain global supplies of vaccines once again due to hoarding by rich countries, the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday advised individuals against...

New Delhi: The country has put brakes on its plans for international flights resumption. Scheduled international commercial flights will remain suspended till January 31 amid the alarm over the new...

New Delhi: Going by a study, a combination of vaccination and naturally acquired infection appears to provide maximum protection against the variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The...

Bhubaneswar: Two students of Capital High School here have tested positive for Covid-19, Headmaster Jitendra Naik informed on Thursday. Notably, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) began COVID testing at all...

Bhubaneswar: The daily COVID caseload in Odisha dropped to 195 on Thursday against 255 the previous day. The state had reported 151 new cases on Tuesday, 105 on Monday, 189...