Coronavirus

London: Well finally a bright ray of hope. The COVID-19 vaccine being developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca has been very successful in the Phase III of human trials. ‘The Sun’ reported Monday that a hospital in London has been asked to be ready to...

Bhubaneswar: The third phase of the human of the indigenous COVID-19 vaccine COVAXIN, will commence at a private hospital here soon, an official said Monday. The search for a suitable vaccine for COVID-19 has almost reached the final stage. This information was shared by Dr...

Bhubaneswar: With 141 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, Angul district topped the list of COVID-19 affected districts, relegating Khurda, which had been at the top over the last month, to third position. Odisha reported 1,480 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24...

Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar Monday said that he had tested coronavirus positive and got himself admitted to a private city hospital. Making an announcement on the social media, Nationalist Congress Party senior leader Pawar, 61, said he was asymptomatic but as advised...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Monday reported 1,480 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total tally in the state to 2,82,695. Out of the 1,480 new cases, 858 were reported from quarantine centres while 622 are local contacts. https://twitter.com/IPR_Odisha/status/1320602681920999424 The total number of active cases now stands at17,281. PNN

New Delhi: With a fresh spike of 45,148 coronavirus infections and 480 deaths in 24 hours, India's tally Monday stood at 79,09,959. In a respite, the country logged the lowest new cases since July. Out of the total Covid-19 cases, 6,53,717 are currently active, 71,37,228...

Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases was nearing the 43 million mark, while the deaths have increased to more than 1,152,770, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Monday morning, the total number of cases stood at 42,918,008, while the death toll...

New Delhi: In view of the approaching winter season, health experts said Sunday that they are worried about ‘Twindemic’. They said it is highly possible that people may contract both influenza and the COVID-19 infection during the winter season. It will result in devastating consequences....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha reported Sunday the recovery of 2,071 COVID-19 patients. This is the sixth successive day when the number of recoveries far exceeds the number of new infections. Earlier in the day, the state had reported 1,633 new cases of COVID-19 infections. The new recoveries...

Portimão (Portugal): Six-time world champion Lewis Hamilton became the most successful Formula One (F1) driver of all time in terms of race wins Sunday with his 92nd career victory at the Portuguese Grand Prix here at the Algarve International Circuit. Lewis Hamilton had equaled Ferrari...