Coronavirus

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Saturday registered 902 new coronavirus cases, taking the total tally in the state to 3,07,906. Out of the 902 new cases, 523 were reported from quarantine centres while 379 are local contacts. District wise breakdown: https://twitter.com/IPR_Odisha/status/1327493930305216513 The total number of active cases in...

New Delhi: With 44,684 new coronavirus infections and 520 deaths in the past 24 hours, India's overall tally stood at 87,73,479 Saturday, as the toll touched 1,29,188, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said. Currently, there are 4,80,719 active cases, whereas 81,63,572 patients have...

New York: As the US was preparing for the final approval of COVID-19 vaccines and distribution, the politics behind it reached a new level with President Donald Trump threatening to withhold them from New York state because Governor Andrew Cuomo had been a sceptic of...

Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 53.2 million, while the deaths have surged to 1,301,020, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Saturday morning, the total caseload and death toll stood at 53,281,350 and 1,301,021, respectively, the University's Center for...

New York: Roughly 20 million people could be vaccinated against the coronavirus in December, the chief of the Donald Trump administration's vaccine coordination program said today. Anywhere from 25 to 30 million people could be vaccinated each month afterward. The speed depends on a big...

New York: Researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have revealed that face masks worn to stop the spread of COVID-19 can trigger bouts of eczema in people with sensitive skin and allergies. Eczema is a condition that causes inflamed, itchy, cracked, and rough skin. The most...

Thiruvananthapuram: A 64-year-old Kerala man, who believes himself to be an amateur scientist, has developed a hot air inhaler which could keep even the Coronavirus at bay, but authorities are yet to put their stamp of approval on it. As of now it is just a...

New York: Based on its current trajectory, America is hurtling towards an ominous coronavirus death toll of more than 400,000 by next spring, according to the new projections by a predictive model used often by data crunchers in Donald Trump's White House coronavirus task force....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha health department Friday said that 1,504 persons who earlier tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered and are being discharged. Out of the 1,504 persons, 139 are from Sundargarh, 127 from Khordha, 122 from Cuttack, 93 from Mayurbhanj, 76 from Anugul, 76 from Nuapada,...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 54 new COVID-19 cases were detected under Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) limits in last 24 hours, BMC said Friday. https://twitter.com/bmcbbsr/status/1327204130738225154 While 17 of them are quarantine cases, remaining 37 are local contact ones. Meanwhile, 72 persons who earlier tested positive for...