Coronavirus

Bhubaneswar: City-based civil society groups have urged the Odisha government to take cue from Chhattisgarh in providing education to children who are not able to attend online classes due to lack of digital resources. They have asked the Odisha government to bring a similar alternative...

Sambalpur: Sambalpur Police Sunday said that Section 144 of CrPC had been imposed at several places of Sambalpur district as a preventive measure to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the areas. The district administration has declared several areas under Khetrajpur Police Station and Burla Police...

Bhadrak: More number of local contact COVID-19 patients were detected from Bhadrak district than that of quarantine centre ones Sunday, adding to the headache of district administration here. Bhadrak reported 58 new COVID-19 cases Sunday. Of them, while only one is from institutional quarantine centre,...

Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 pandemic has forced people all over the world to cover their faces with masks. While some of the people consider the mask as an extra burden on their daily life, a short film titled ‘Mask’ has brought glory to Odisha as it...

Mumbai: Veteran actor Satish Shah Sunday revealed that he had tested positive for COVID-19 last month and thanked the medical staff for ‘restoring’ his health back to normal. The 69-year-old actor, best known for his work on shows like ‘Sarabhai vs Sarabhai’ and ‘Yeh Jo...

Bhubaneswar: Taking part in a feast organised on occasion of a shraddha ritual at Kancha Sahi near Kapliprasad area in Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) limits has proved costly for many as 16 persons as all of them tested positive for COVID-19 Saturday. The shraddha feast being...

Puri: COVID-19 warriors are regularly facing various harassments and non-cooperation from people in the state. A similar case came to light after Brahmagiri Tehsildar Kishore Chandra Panda lodged a complaint at Brahmagiri police station Sunday for allegedly being attacked and misbehaved by family members of COVID-19...

Wellington: New Zealand Sunday marked 100 days since it stamped out the spread of the coronavirus, a rare bright spot in a world that continues to be ravaged by the disease. Life has returned to normal for many people in the South Pacific nation of...

New Delhi: During a session held at the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM), the health experts stressed the need for inclusion of vitamins and minerals in daily diet to build immunity for the battle against the COVID-19. The present pandemic has...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 1,734 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in last 24 hours bringing the total number of infections so far in Odisha to 45,927, official data suggested Sunday. According to Department of Information and Public Relations (I&PR) of the state government, out of...