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Russian COVID19 Vaccine Sputnik-V’s price fixed for Indian market. Dr Reddy’s Laboratories has priced the imported doses of vaccine at an MRP of Rs 948 + 5% GST per dose.

Severe lapses continue to surface in COVID19 management in Odisha as family members keep receiving calls days after the death of their patient.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday eased the mask-wearing guidelines for fully vaccinated people in the US, allowing them to stop wearing masks outdoors in crowds and in most indoor settings.

As many as 18 elephants were killed in lightning strikes at a forest in Nagaon district of Assam on Thursday. Preliminary investigation reveals that the jumbos were killed due to electrocution caused by lightning, however, the exact reason will be known only after post-mortem.

Breaking all records, Odisha witnessed the biggest spike in the pandemic with detection of as many as 12390 Covid-19 positive cases in the last 24 hours. The state has not only recorded the highest daily spike in Covid cases but also broke all records with 22 deaths in a day, which is also the highest so far.

Liquor will be made available at doorsteps during the 14-day state-wide lockdown in Odisha.

Triggering concerns, an inmate of a COVID19 quarantine centre in Odisha has gone missing.

Odisha government will set up separate vaccination sites in districts & towns for people who do not have approved identity cards, but are eligible for COVID-19 vaccination.

As per the India Meteorological Department, a low pressure has formed and it is very likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm over southeast Arabian Sea & adjoining Lakshadweep by may 16th.

State capital Bhubaneswar received heavy thundershowers affecting normal life and the movement of the people on Thursday afternoon.

As the deadly second wave of the Coronavirus pandemic sweeps the country, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) today postponed its exam.

Another major violation of COVID19 lockdown guidelines surfaced in Odisha after a wedding feast was raided by police in under Ambajhar Nuapali village under Khallikote of Ganjam district.

Following careful examination, the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) on Wednesday accepted the recommendation of Subject Expert Committee (SEC) and accorded permission to conduct the Phase II/III clinical trial of Covid-19 vaccine - Covaxin in the age group 2 to 18 years, to its manufacturer Bharat Biotech Ltd.

India's cumulative caseload hit 2.37 crore after detection of over 3.62 lakh new Covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours. As many as 4,120 succumbed to the virus during the period.

BJP MP from Bhubaneswar and party’s national spokesperson Aparajita Sarangi on Wednesday lashed out at the Congress for allegedly misleading people over Covid-19 vaccination.