Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Rising COVID Test Positivity Rate Matter Of Concern For Odisha: Ex-Advisor TO ICMR

Bhubaneswar: As Odisha is witnessing an alarming rise in the COVID-19 cases, the test positivity rate (TPR) in the state…

May 6, 2021

COVID-19: Five States Register Jump In Daily Cases

New Delhi: Five states — Kerala, Maharashtra, Punjab, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh — have reported an upsurge in daily new…

February 20, 2021

Vaccine Roll-Out: Govt To Conduct Dry Run In 4 States Next Week

New Delhi: With the Centre gearing up for the roll-out of COVID-19 vaccine in the country, it has planned to…

December 25, 2020

India’s COVID-19 Tally Crosses 5.7 Million; Toll Crosses 91K

New Delhi: India reported 86,000 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours which pushed the nationwide tally to over…

September 24, 2020

Centre Urged To Take Charge Of COVID-19 Management In Odisha

Bhubaneswar: BJP leader Suresh Pujari has urged the Centre to take charge of COVID-19 management in Odisha. Participating during the…

September 21, 2020

Follow-Up Protocol: Chyawanprash For Recovered Patients To Boost Immunity; Details Here

New Delhi: Amid reports of fatigue, body ache, cough, sore throat, difficulty in breathing among recovered patients, the Ministry of…

September 13, 2020

NTA Disallows COVID-Afflicted Students From Appearing For NEET 2020

Bhubaneswar: Contrary to its earlier decision, the National Testing Agency (NTA), in a fresh notification, has decided not to allow…

September 13, 2020

India’s COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate To Enter 3rd Phase Human Trial, Says Health Ministry

New Delhi: Having yielded encouraging results in the initial phases of its trial, one of the three COVID-19 vaccine candidates…

August 18, 2020

Odisha Among Top Five States To Conduct Most COVID-19 Tests

Bhubaneswar: Odisha is among the top five states to have conducted the most number of daily COVID-19 tests per million…

August 14, 2020

Odisha NHM Under Scanner: Cong Sees Multi-Crore Scam In Cellphone Purchase

Bhubaneswar: Close on the heels of the alleged scams in procurement of masks and PPE kits to fight the ongoing…

July 7, 2020