Virus Scare

Indore: A 62-year-old Indore physician has succumbed to the novel coronavirus. It's believed that he's the first frontline worker in India to die of COVID-19. Dr Shatrughan Panjwani had tested...

Bhubaneswar: The government of Odisha is leaving no stones unturned to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the state. After Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced on Thursday that lockdown in...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government had already made it mandatory for people to wear masks when stepping out of their homes. On Thursday, the government announced that those not abiding by...

With religious institutions, including churches, remaining shut across the country to contain the spread of COVID-19, bishops and priests are planning to live stream the prayer services for Good Friday...

Bhubaneswar: The samples of 25 staff of Kar Clinic in Bhubaneswar have tested negative for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The third COVID-19 patient in Odisha had gone to this nursing...

Bhubaneswar: In view of the hardships faced by the aspirants of JEE (Main) 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Testing Agency (NTA) has decided to allow them to...

Bhubaneswar: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has nominated Odisha-born physician Professor (Dr) Digambar Behera as a member of the clinical research group under the National Task Force for...

Bhubaneswar: The sudden spike in COVID-19 patients in Odisha has prompted the state government to increase the number of tests to detected possible cases and three more hospitals will soon...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Cabinet on Thursday decided to extend the lockdown in the state till April 30. “Saving the lives of our people is the top-most priority at this juncture...

Bhubaneswar: While rest of India thinks, Odisha acts and fast. To contain the increasing number of COVID-19 cases, the Odisha government on Thursday extended the lockdown across the state till...