Coronavirus

New Delhi: The Serum Institute of India (SII) and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Thursday announced the completion of enrolment for Phase 3 clinical trials for coronavirus vaccine COVISHIELD in India. The SII), the world's largest vaccine manufacturer by volume, and ICMR, the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Thursday registered 986 new coronavirus cases, taking the total tally in the state to 3,05,986. Out of the 986 new cases, 572 were reported from quarantine centres while 414 are local contacts. District wise breakdown: https://twitter.com/IPR_Odisha/status/1326753818340593664 The total number of active cases in...

New Delhi: With 47,905 new coronavirus infections and 550 deaths in the past 24 hours, India's overall tally stood at 86,83,916 Thursday as the fatality toll touched 1,28,121, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said. Currently, there are 4,89,294 active cases, whereas 80,66,501 patients...

Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 52 million, while the deaths have surged to 1,282,790, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Thursday morning, the total caseload and death toll stood at 52,048,827 and 1,282,796, respectively, the University's Center for...

Mumbai: Actor Sonu Sood had earlier announced that he was writing a book recounting his experience of helping migrant workers during the COVID-19 lockdown. Well it seems that the writing is finally over as Sonu Sood has now revealed the book’s title. It will be...

Researchers have identified a new "hidden" gene in SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for Covid-19, that may have contributed to its unique biology and pandemic potential. In a virus that only has about 15 genes in total, knowing more about this and other overlapping genes --...

Strains of the novel coronavirus on surfaces like metal, leather, and plastic can be killed quickly when treated with argon-fed, cold atmospheric plasma, says a new study. Plasma is one of the four basic states of matter and can be created by heating a neutral...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi hit out at family-run parties while thanking the Bihar voters or bringing back NDA to power. Narendra Modi said that they are the biggest threat to the democracy. He also lamented that even a national party (Congress) had fallen...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha health department Wednesday said that 1,340 persons who earlier tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered and are being discharged. Out of the 1,340 persons, 159 are from Khordha, 106 from Sundargarh, 99 from Cuttack, 86 from Bolangir, 76 from Kendrapara, 71 from Bargarh,...

Kolkata: Doctors expressed concern over flouting of COVID-19 safety norms in local trains after services were resumed Wednesday. Local trains had stopped plying in this city and other parts of West Bengal since lockdown was implemented in March. However, flouting of COVID-19 guidelines by the...