Coronavirus

San Francisco: SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said that he tested positive for COVID-19 and then negative on the same day. Musk, who is having symptoms of a "typical cold" and "nothing unusual so far," did four tests on Thursday. "Something extremely bogus...

Washington: Researchers have found that the drug fluvoxamine seems to prevent some of the most serious complications of the illness from COVID-19 and make hospitalization and the need for supplemental oxygen less likely. Fluvoxamine is used commonly to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), social anxiety disorder...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Friday registered 1,018 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total tally in the state to 3,07,004. Out of the 1,018 new cases, 585 were reported from quarantine centres while 433 are local contacts. District wise breakdown: https://twitter.com/IPR_Odisha/status/1327123420191059969 The total number of active cases in...

New Delhi: With 44,879 new coronavirus infections and 547 deaths in the past 24 hours, India's overall tally stood at 87,28,795 Friday, as the toll touched 1,28,688, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said. Currently, there are 4,84,547 active cases, whereas 81,15,580 patients have...

Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 52.6 million, while the deaths have surged to 1,291,920, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Friday morning, the total caseload and death toll stood at 52,643,939 and 1,291,921, respectively, the University's Center for...

New York: Researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have revealed that they have seen rise in death, rehospitalization, and problems with basic activities, jobs, mental health and finances in COVID-19 recovered patients. According to the study, published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, within two...

Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, researchers have developed a special type of cotton face mask that kills up to 99.9999 per cent of bacteria and viruses within 60 minutes of daylight exposure. During the Covid-19 pandemic, many people have become accustomed to wearing cotton face masks...

New Delhi: If you are infected with COVID-19, don't worry. Jeevan Seva will provide you and your family safe commute to hospitals and healthcare facilities in the national capital round the clock. The Delhi government came up with the "free of cost" facility Thursday with...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha health department Thursday said that 1,264 persons who earlier tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered and are being discharged. Out of the 4,048 persons, 161 are from Khordha, 110 from Angul, 79 are from Sundargarh, 76 from Balasore, 76 from Bolangir, 74 from...

New Delhi: AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria in an interview to IANS said we may reach a stage down the line where we may have a good amount of immunity, and the people may feel that there is now good immunity and the utility of the...