Coronavirus

Beijing: New coronavirus cases in northern Chinas Hebei province have more than doubled as officials move to lock down an area that is home to about 7.5 crore people. Officials announced 51 new cases Thursday, bringing Hebeis total to 90 since Sunday. Most of the...

New Delhi: The BCCI wrote Thursday to Cricket Australia (CA) seeking relaxation in hard quarantine protocol of Brisbane for the fourth Test to go ahead. The BCCI reminded the host board that the visitors are done with the strict isolation. The two boards had agreed...

New Delhi: Indian economy is estimated to contract 7.7 per cent in 2020-21 compared to 4.2 per cent growth in the previous fiscal. The contraction will happen mainly on account of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. As per the first advanced estimates of the...

New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry has informed states and Union Territories (UTs) that they are likely to receive the first supply of COVID-19 vaccine shortly. The ministry has asked them to remain prepared to accept these consignments. Odisha is one of the states that...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday expressed concern over large gatherings of farmers protesting against the new farm laws at Delhi borders and asked the Centre whether they were ‘protected’ against the spread of COVID-19. The top was hearing a plea seeking various reliefs including...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Monday registered 230 new coronavirus cases, taking the total tally in the state to 3,31,151. Out of the 230 new cases, 134   were reported from quarantine centres while 96 are local contacts. District wise breakdown: https://twitter.com/IPR_Odisha/status/1347046912688496645 The total number of active cases in the...

London: The most common symptom of COVID-19 is losing sense of smell or taste and a new study suggests that it takes around 21.6 days to recover from the symptoms in mild cases. The reduced or distorted ability to smell during sniffing or eating is...

Indore: A senior official of AAI Cargo Logistics and Allied Services Co Ltd (AAICLAS) on Wednesday said the work to deliver two crore doses of COVID-19 vaccine to 41 destinations across the country from Pune by January 8 is underway. On the sidelines of a...

Bhubaneswar: With Odisha all set for massive vaccination programme against COVID-19, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has asked concerned officials to launch an awareness campaign to dispel misconceptions on vaccine. Naveen Patnaik chaired a meeting Wednesday to review the COVID-19 situation and readiness made for the...

New Delhi: As a simulation of the actual execution of the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out that is expected to begin in a few days, another round of dry run will be conducted in all districts across states and UTs, except UP and Haryana, January 8 to ensure efficient planning and...