Coronavirus

New York: Metformin, a generic medication for managing blood sugar levels in patients with diabetes, has been linked to significantly reduced COVID-19 death risks in women in an observational study. It also reduces inflammation proteins like TNF-alpha that appear to make COVID-19 worse, said the...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Friday India’s vaccination programme against COVID-19 would begin as soon as a go-ahead from scientists is given. Narendra Modi asserted that healthcare workers involved in treating coronavirus patients, frontline workers and old people suffering from serious conditions would...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Friday registered 377 new coronavirus cases, taking the total tally in the state to 3,20,0394. Out of the 377 new cases, 215 were reported from quarantine centres while 162 are local contacts. District wise breakdown: https://twitter.com/IPR_Odisha/status/1334745008881070081 The total number of active cases in the...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired Friday an all-party meeting with leaders of various political outfits. Top Union Ministers were also present in the meeting. Narendra Modi had called the meeting to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic situation in India, sources said. Floor leaders from...

United Nations: An additional 207 million people could be pushed into extreme poverty by 2030, due to the severe long-term impact of the coronavirus pandemic, bringing the total number to more than a billion, a new UN Development Programme (UNDP) study has revealed. According to...

New Delhi: India's COVID-19 caseload rose to 95.71 lakh, while the total number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 90 lakh pushing the national recovery rate to 94.20 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated Friday. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 95,71,559 with...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court stayed Thursday the Gujarat High Court direction asking the state to forthwith come up with notification that any person found to be not wearing face mask in public place or violating social distancing norm be mandated to do community service...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha health department Thursday said that 629 persons who earlier tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered and are being discharged. Out of the 629 persons, 73 are from Angul, 65 from Sundargarh, 60 from Khordha, 44 from Mayurbhanj, 39 from Nuapada, 36 from Jharsuguda,...

Bhopal: They managed to beat the Bhopal gas tragedy that occurred December 2 and 3 exactly 36 years ago, but they fell plea to COVID-19. Well we are talking of 102 people in this city who have died due to the pandemic COVID-19. They had...

Wuhan (China): Secrecy and cronyism at China's top disease control agency led to widespread test shortages and flaws that hampered the early response to the coronavirus outbreak, an Associated Press investigation has found. China's Centre for Disease Control and Prevention gave test kit designs and...