Coronavirus

New Delhi: Global pharma major Pfizer has said its COVID-19 vaccine is being priced in a way that will help governments to ensure that there is little to no out-of-pocket costs for their people. The pharma major also said that it is making its best...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Tuesday registered 351 new coronavirus cases, taking the total tally in the state to 3,25,147. Out of the 351 new cases, 203 were reported from quarantine centres while 148 are local contacts. District wise breakdown: https://twitter.com/IPR_Odisha/status/1339458293735989249 The total number of active cases in the...

New Delhi: India's COVID-19 caseload rose to 99.56 lakh with 24,010 new infections being reported in a day, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 94.89 lakh, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated Thursday. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 99,56,557...

Washington: COVID-19 is associated with a higher need for ventilators, more admissions into intensive care units (ICUs), and nearly five times the risk of death among hospitalised patients than those suffering from the flu, according to a study. Researchers at the Washington University School of...

New Delhi: The government is making all efforts to support and promote development of vaccine for COVID-19. However, there is a need to strengthen cold chain logistics and remove COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, experts said Wednesday. Currently in India, there are more than 30 groups both...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered Wednesday a total of 358 new COVID-19 recoveries taking the total number of recovered patients in the state to 3,20,208. This information was shared by the Health and Family Welfare (H&FW) Department, Government of Odisha in a series of tweets. All the...

Hyderabad: The principal of a primary government school in Telengana was arrested Wednesday. It has been alleged that the principal has repeatedly sexually exploited five girls aged seven to 11. The school is located in Bhadradri Kothagudem district. According to the ‘NDTV’ website, the sexual...

Nanjing: An imported frozen food sample in the city of Wuxi, east China's Jiangsu Province, tested positive for the novel coronavirus, local authorities said Tuesday. The sample was taken from a batch of frozen sliced pig ears imported from the United States as part of...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Tuesday registered 407 new coronavirus cases, taking the total tally in the state to 3,24,796. Out of the 407 new cases, 236 were reported from quarantine centres while 171 are local contacts. District wise breakdown: https://twitter.com/IPR_Odisha/status/1339086799667269632 The total number of active cases in the...

New York: As America begins a historic vaccination campaign, the US Food and Drug Administration posted a preliminary analysis confirming the safety and effectiveness of the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Moderna in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health, bringing it ever closer to an...