Coronavirus

Washington: Researchers have discovered new drug compounds that target a protein which enables the novel coronavirus and other viruses with pandemic potential to replicate in human cells, an advance that may lead to new therapeutics for COVID-19. According to the researchers, including those from the...

New Delhi: India's COVID-19 caseload went past 88 lakh, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 82 lakh, pushing the national recovery rate to 93.09 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated Sunday. The total number of...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Sunday registered 753 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total tally in the state to 3,08,659. Out of the 753 new cases, 434 were reported from quarantine centres while 319 are local contacts. District wise breakdown: https://twitter.com/IPR_Odisha/status/1327847777045340160 The total number of active cases in...

Cairo: Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah has mild symptoms after testing positive for the coronavirus and is due to spend at least the next week self-isolating in Egypt, the national team doctor said. In an interview with The Associated Press, Mohamed Abou Elela said Salah's attendance...

Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 53.8 million, while the deaths have surged to 1,309,780, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Sunday morning, the total caseload and death toll stood at 53,843,270 and 1,309,784, respectively, the University's Center for...

Washington: Scientists have found a key factor which may explain why the novel coronavirus predominantly affects adults and older people while seeming to spare younger children, an advance that may lead to the development of new treatment strategies for COVID-19. According to the researchers, including...

New York: Scientists have claimed that by the end of 2020, approximately 300,000 infants could be born to mothers infected by SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The study, published in the Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Diseases, revealed that exposure to COVID-19...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha health department Saturday said that 1,271 persons who earlier tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered and are being discharged. Out of the 1,271 persons, 146 are from Khordha, 116 from Cuttack, 103 from Balasore, 94 from Mayurbhanj, 66 from Anugul, 58 from Jagatsinghpur,...

Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 positive tally in Odisha has increased to 3,07,906 while the toll crossed the 1,500-mark, said a health official Saturday. With 15 more persons dying of the virus in the last 24 hours, the COVID-19 toll in Odisha touched 1,510. Sundargarh district registered...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 51 new COVID-19 cases were detected under Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) limits in last 24 hours, BMC said Saturday. https://twitter.com/bmcbbsr/status/1327571745633488896 While 16 of them are quarantine cases, remaining 35 are local contact ones. Meanwhile, 71 persons who earlier tested positive for...