Virus Scare

Johannesburg: The Omicron variant is three times more likely to cause reinfections compared to the Delta or Beta strains, a preliminary study by South African scientists published on Thursday suggested....

Bhubaneswar: Stepping up measures to check the spread of COVID-19 and infections, the Khurda district administration has announced to impose fine on people venturing out of their home maskless. Khurda...

Bengaluru: Five contacts of one of the two persons identified with Omicron strain of COVID-19, have tested positive, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) chief Gaurav Gupta told the media on...

Dhenkanal: The detection of a COVID cluster in Odisha's Dhenkanal on Thursday has spread panic with Omicron variant raising its ugly head in India with two cases being reported in...

New Delhi: Two cases of Omicron Variant have been reported in the country so far and both are from Karnataka, Joint Secretary, Union Health Minister, Lav Agarwal informed on Thursday. While...

Dhenkanal: Sixteen more students of Saikripa Plus-II Science College at Kunjakanta in Odisha's Dhenkanal have tested positive for COVID-19. Of 50 samples sent for test, 16 were found infected on...

Bhubaneswar: With Omicron variant of COVID-19 raising its ugly head, a large number of unvaccinated population has become a headache of the Odisha administration. The government could achieve 86% of...

Bhubaneswar: The daily COVID caseload in Odisha remained above 200 for the third consecutive day on Thursday as 252 more people tested positive in the last 24 hours. The state...

Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 toll in Odisha touched 8,505 on Thursday with two more deaths confirmed in the last 24 hours. According to the Health Department, the deaths were reported from...

New Delhi: Amidst rising concern about Omicron, the new variant of COVID, scientists in South Africa, where it was officially reported first, have issued some new warnings. It cannot possibly...