Coronavirus

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Wednesday registered 868 new coronavirus cases, taking the total tally in the state to 3,10,920. Out of the 868 new cases, 502 were reported from quarantine centres while 366 are local contatcs. District wise breakdown: https://twitter.com/IPR_Odisha/status/1328933678655926273   The total number of active cases...

Beijing: Results from an early-phase clinical trial of a Chinese vaccine candidate, CoronaVac, revealed that the formulation appears safe and induces an antibody response in healthy volunteers aged 18 to 59 years. According to the findings of the phase 1/2 randomised clinical trial, published in...

Bengaluru: India’s total coronavirus cases mounted to 89,12,907 with  38,617 infections being reported Wednesday while the death toll climbed to 1,30,993 with 474 new fatalities. Bengaluru's COVID-19 case fatality rate (1.1 per cent) is the lowest among all major cities in the country, Karnataka Health Minister Sudhakar...

New Delhi: India's COVID-19 caseload went past 89 lakh, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 83 lakh pushing the national recovery rate to 93.52 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated Wednesday. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 89,12,907 with ...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha health department Tuesday said that 1,315 persons who earlier tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered and are being discharged. Out of the 1,315 persons, 144 from Cuttack, 143 from Khordha, 116 from Sundargarh, 87 from Mayurbhanj, 77 from Puri, 74 from Jagatsinghpur, 62...

New Delhi: With the two mRNA vaccine candidates from pharma giants Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna showing effectiveness in preventing Covid-19 in an interim analysis, health experts in India Tuesday said that mRNA vaccine that works on previously unproven technology can be very promising in the fight...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 48 new COVID-19 cases were detected under Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) limits in last 24 hours, BMC said Tuesday. While 11 of them are quarantine cases, remaining 37 are local contact ones. Meanwhile, 64 persons who earlier tested positive for the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha reported 644 new cases of coronavirus infections in the state in the last 24 hours. This information was given by the I&PR Department, Government of Odisha in a tweet Tuesday. Out of the new positive coronavirus cases, 371 persons were in quarantine while...

Wuhan: Authorities in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, found that three frozen beef samples tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, local health authorities have said. The batch of products dispersed in 1,006 boxes, weighing 27 tonne, were imported from Brazil to customs in...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha health department said Monday that 1,297 persons who earlier tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered and are being discharged. Out of the 1,297 persons, 142 are from Khordha, 133 from Mayurbhanj, 111 from Cuttack, 100 from Baleswar, 76 from Anugul, 74 from Sundargarh,,...