Coronavirus

Lisbon: On average, men produce more COVID-19 antibodies than women, say Portuguese researchers, adding that, 90 per cent of the patients have detectable antibodies up to seven months post contracting the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The results, published in the European Journal of Immunology, also show that...

Geneva: The World Health Organization's (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that the world was still at 'a critical juncture' in its fights against the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and called for 'immediate action' as several countries have reported a resurgence in new confirmed cases....

Washington: Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has said that if he is elected in the November 3 election, he will make COVID-19 vaccines free for all Americans. "Once we have a safe and effective vaccine, it has to be free to everyone -- whether or...

New Delhi: After dipping below 47,000 four days back, a spike in daily fresh corona cases has once again been recorded. A total of 53,370 new infections and 650 deaths reported in the last 24 hours has taken India's total tally to 78,14,682, data from...

Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has surpassed the 42 million mark, while the deaths have soared to 1,143,290, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Saturday morning, the total number of cases stood at 42,114,524, while the death toll surged to...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha health department Friday said that 2,377 persons who earlier tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered and are being discharged. Out of the 2,377 persons, 394 are from Khordha, 204 from Angul, 162 from Balasore, 126 from Mayurbhanj, 122 from Cuttack, 109 from Sundargarh,...

New Delhi:  Convalescent plasma therapy, which uses the blood of recovered COVID-19 patients as a potential treatment, has shown limited effect in reducing the progression to severe disease or death in a trial conducted in India, scientists say. The study, published in the British Medical...

Cuttack: As many as 74 new COVID-19 cases were detected under Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) limits in last 24 hours, CMC said Friday. While 19 of them were home quarantine cases, 14 were from institutional quarantine centres and the remaining 41 were local contact ones....

Bhubaneswar: As many as 189 new COVID-19 cases were detected under Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) limits in last 24 hours, BMC said Friday. While 47 of them are quarantine cases, remaining 142 are local contact ones. Meanwhile, 267 persons who earlier tested positive for the...

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to save the life of a critical patient Commissionerate Police created Friday a ‘Green Corridor’ from a private hospital in Nayapalli to the Biju Patnaik International Airport. This was done to facilitate the shifting of patient Abhay Kumar Jena belonging to...