Coronavirus

Bhubaneswar:  A COVID-19 positive person from Mancheswar area under Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has spread the infection to 26 persons of that area, BMC said Wednesday. All the 26 persons are males and work for a flour mill located in Mancheswar. BMC officials informed that...

Rayagada: The spread of the deadly COVID-19 virus has reached Rayagada district. With 96 new COVID-19 cases detected from the district Wednesday, the district administration declared complete shutdown for seven days across the district, informed Rayagada district collector Pramod Kumar Behera. The shutdown will be in...

Mumbai: As economic uncertainty continues in the wake of the rising number of coronavirus cases, gold futures on the Multi-Commodity Exchange (MCX) Wednesday touched a new high and neared the Rs 50,000 per 10 gram mark. The August contract on MCX earlier in the day...

Cuttack:  After several persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Parida Sahi of Sankarpur area (ward no 37) and Bari lane of Khatbin Sahi (ward no 15) under Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC), the CMC declared the two areas as containment zones until further orders. Sankarpur was...

Kandhamal: After several bank employees of various banks across Kandhamal district tested positive for COVID-19, Wednesday, the district administration closed all the banks in the district for seven days. Kandhamal Collector Dr Brundha D said that the decision to close the banks has been taken as...

Bhubaneswar: With corona positive cases passing one million marks in India and resulting in more than 25,000 deaths, it is needless to mention that the outbreak has affected people across all sections of the society and entertainment industry is not an exception. While the pandemic...

Bhadrak: Amid increasing cases of COVID-19 in Bhadrak, telemedicine service was launched at the district headquarters hospital Tuesday, so as to quicken the treatment of patients. The administration has issued two toll free numbers 7655050867/76555050868 for people to seek treatment. CDMO Dr Santosh Kumar Patra...

New Delhi: After almost a three-week-long battle with the coronavirus disease, a 42-year-old doctor employed at Delhi's National Health Mission took his last breath in All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) trauma centre. Dr. Javed Ali had tested positive for coronavirus June 24, was...

Malkangiri: In a bizarre act, residents in Pasranpalli village under Padia block in this district did the unthinkable when researchers across the globe are struggling for a vaccine to ward off the threat of Covid-19, a report said. Reports said around 50 children of the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Wednesday reported 1,078 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total tally in the state to 19,835. The Health and Family Welfare Department also reported five additional deaths due to COVID-19. https://twitter.com/HFWOdisha/status/1285808641317040129 Out of the 1,078 new cases, 721 were reported from quarantine centres while...