Coronavirus

Cuttack: As many as 53 new COVID-19 cases were detected under Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) limits in last 24 hours, CMC said Monday. Among the new cases, six cases were reported from institutional quarantine centres, 18 were home quarantine cases and 19 were from containment...

Digapahandi: A 37-year-old engineer succumbed to the COVID-19 virus here in Ganjam district Monday. Tragically, less than a month back his father also fell prey to the COVID-19, virus, July 14. The deceased has been identified as U Satyanarayan Rao of Bazar Sahi in Digapahandi...

Cuttack: Following the High Court order the Odisha Government will take decision on opening of temples and other religious institutions in near future, said Law Minister Pratap Jena, Monday. Notably, hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) Orissa High Court directed the state government to take...

Cuttack: There is no more unoccupied Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in Cuttack district to treat coronavirus-infected patients as all the beds have been filled following a rapid surge in COVID cases across the district. It may sound untrue, but it is the reality. There are...

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police arrested two persons Monday for allegedly uploading audio clips criticising the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation  (BMC) for COVID-19 mismanagement. The audio clips were uploaded on social media platforms. Allegedly, the audio clip was a conversation between two persons who were discussing COVID-19...

Rayagada: Coronavirus has brought many good samaritans to the front. It has also showed up the dark side of inhumanity that lies buried deep in our society. Fearing coronavirus infection, not a single person came forward to shoulder the body of a man who, while...

Moscow: Russia is reportedly going ahead with its plan to register the world's first COVID-19 vaccine this week before it starts mass vaccination in October, despite safety concerns raised from several quarters, including the WHO. Russia's Deputy Health Minister Oleg Gridnev recently revealed plans to...

Chhatrapur: The increasing number of positive cases in Ganjam district was once linked to more number of tests. But the district has been reporting fewer number of single-day cases despite more number of tests, informed the district’s COVID-19 cell. Informing journalists through graphs, facts and...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Monday reported 1,528 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total tally in the state to 47,455. 14 more deaths took the death toll due to COVID-19 to 286 in the state, informed the Health and Family Welfare Department. Out of the 1,528 new cases,...

New Delhi: India, the third country worst hit by COVID-19 pandemic, recorded a spike of 62,064 coronavirus cases Monday, pushing the total tally to 2,215,074. The country tested a record over 1,000 deaths in a single day. The number of recoveries mounted to over 15...