Coronavirus

Beijing: China indefinitely suspended Thursday air travel from India. The decision to bar non-Chinese flyers to return to China was taken following a spike in COVID-19 cases in last week’s Vande Bharat Mission (VBM). While commercial flights between India and China have not resumed, Air...

New Delhi: An Indian government-backed COVID-19 vaccine could be launched as early as February. If that COVID-19 vaccine is launched it would be months earlier than expected. The last-stage trials of the vaccine is scheduled to begin this month, senior government scientist Rajni Kant was...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Thursday reported 1,385 new cases of coronavirus, taking the total tally in the state to 2,97,274  . Out of the new positive cases, 798 persons were in quarantine while the remaining contracted the disease locally. The death toll in Odisha rose to 1,378...

New Delhi: India's COVID-19 tally climbed to 83.64 lakh with 50,210 new cases in a day, while 77,11,809 people have recuperated so far pushing the national recovery rate to 92.20 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data Thursday. The total coronavirus cases mounted...

Washington: The United States set another record for daily confirmed coronavirus cases as states around the country posted all-time highs, underscoring the vexing issue that confronts the winner of the presidential race. The surging cases and hospitalisations reflect the challenge that either President Donald Trump...

Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases was nearing the 48 million mark, while the deaths have surged to more than 1,223,450, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Thursday morning, the total caseload and death toll stood at 47,997,816 and 1,223,456, respectively,...

Bhubaneswar:  Odisha recorded a total of 1,520 new COVID-19 recoveries in the last 24 hours, the Health and Family Welfare (H&FW) Department, Government of Odisha said in a tweet Wednesday. All the recovered patients have been released from their respective treatment facilities. The total number...

Mumbai: Cinema halls, drama theaters, multiplexes, swimming pools and yoga institutes in Maharashtra can reopen outside containment zones from November 5, the state government said Wednesday. Cinema halls, multiplexes and drama theaters will be allowed to operate with 50 per cent of seating capacity. However,...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha reported 1,474 new cases of coronavirus infections in the state in the last 24 hours. This information was given by the I&PR Department, Government of Odisha via a tweet Wednesday. Out of the new positive coronavirus cases, 855 persons were in quarantine while...

London: In what could explain why some patients suffer from long COVID-induced lung problems, a new investigation of deceased patients has shed light on possible lung damage caused by the novel coronavirus. The study shows the unique characteristics to the SARS-CoV-2 virus and may explain...