Coronavirus

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has received 30,000 'OmiSure' RT-PCR test kits for early detection of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, a senior health department official said. Odisha's Director of Health Services Bijay Mohapatra said: "The trial run of the Omisure kits are in progress. It...

Amaravati: A youth committed suicide after testing positive for Covid-19 in Andhra Pradesh's Chittoor district, police said. The man jumped to death from the fourth floor of a building Tuesday night. The incident occurred in Kuppam town. According to police Vijay Achari (30) had consumed...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday told the state governments to reach out to the families who lost their loved ones to Covid-19, and emphasised, the governments should not wait for them to file applications to claim compensation. A bench comprising Justices M.R. Shah and...

Mumbai: Actor Fardeen Khan has tested positive for Covid and says he is asymptomatic. Fardeen, who is the son of late veteran star Feroz Khan, took to Twitter on Wednesday to share the news. "Tested positive for C-19. Fortunately I am asymptomatic. Sending my best...

Mumbai: Popular TV actor Shaheer Sheikh, who is known for starring in shows such as 'Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai' and 'Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi', has urged everyone to pray for his father, who is suffering from severe Covid infection. Shaheer took to...

JERUSALEM: A fourth shot of COVID-19 vaccine boosts antibodies to even higher levels than the third jab but it is not enough to prevent Omicron infections, according to a preliminary study in Israel. Israel's Sheba Medical Center has given second booster shots in a trial...

New Delhi/Davos: Israel has developed a "variant radar" dedicated to gathering intelligence on emerging COVID-19 variants across the world and it helped the country react to fast-spreading Omicron even before it got its name, its Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Tuesday. Addressing the World Economic...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government Tuesday asked the officials to make the Information, Education and Communication (IEC) campaign against Covid-19 more prescriptive and useful for the people already infected by the virus. Reviewing the awareness building and IEC activities under implementation in the state, Chief Secretary...

Amaravati: Telugu Desam Party (TDP) national president and former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has tested positive for Covid-19. The leader of opposition in Andhra Pradesh Assembly on Tuesday tweeted that he has tested positive. He has isolated himself at his residence at...

La Paz: Two members of Bolivia's national football team have tested positive for COVID-19, taking the total number of infected players in the Verde squad to eight. Striker Bruno Miranda and goalkeeper Daniel Vaca were ordered to self-isolate on Monday evening and will undergo new...