Coronavirus

New Delhi: The national expert group on vaccine administration for COVID-19 met for the first time Wednesday. The panel delved on the procurement mechanisms for the COVID-19 vaccine, including both indigenous and international manufacturing along with guiding principles for prioritisation of population groups for vaccination. The...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha health department Wednesday said that 1,673 persons who earlier tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered and are being discharged. Out of the 1,673 persons, 389 are from Ganjam, 177 from Khurdha, 163 from Sundargarh, 126 from Cuttack, 120 from Koraput, 100 from Puri,...

Cuttack: As many as 85 new COVID-19 cases were detected under Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) limits in last 24 hours, CMC said Wednesday. While 24 of them were reported from containment zones, 27 were home quarantine cases. 13 of them were from institutional quarantine centres...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government slightly modified Wednesday its earlier order on weekend shutdown in four districts and relaxed norms to allow people to unfurl the National Flag, August 15. The fresh notification said that people can unfurl the National Flag in the four districts of...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 187 new COVID-19 cases were detected under Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) limits in last 24 hours, BMC said Wednesday. While 104 of them were reported from quarantine centres, remaining 83 are local contact ones. Meanwhile, 107 persons who earlier tested positive...

Bhubaneswar: As Odisha’s COVID-19 caseload crossed 50,000-mark and death toll mounted to 305, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Wednesday said the state government has decided to take the fight against pandemic to the next level by enhancing testing in the coming weeks. Patnaik highlighted that Odisha...

New Delhi: Scepticism has marked Russia’s approval of a COVID-19 vaccine. Several scientists around the world, including in India, suggest it hasn’t been tested properly. They also said that there may not be enough evidence to prove the efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine. Announcing the...

Bhubaneswar: The world is currently being ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic. Everybody is doing their bit to keep coronavirus away and not get infected by the virus. A large number of protective measures are being implemented by people across the world to stay safe and...

Barcelona: A Barcelona player has tested positive for the coronavirus, the club said Wednesday, adding that he is not in its Champions League squad. Barcelona did not identify the player but said he had ‘not been in contact with any of the senior team players...

Raipur: A 65-year-old COVID-19 patient undergoing treatment at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) allegedly committed suicide by jumping off the second floor of the building in Chhattisgarh's capital Raipur, police said Wednesday. The incident took place in the C-block of the institute...