Coronavirus

Bhubaneswar: A total of 1,913 new cases of COVID-19 infections were reported from the state in the last 24 hours, the I&PR Department, Government of Odisha said in a tweet Thursday. Among the new COVID-19 patients 1,109 were in quarantine while 804 persons contracted the...

Sao Paulo: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro overruled his own health minister Wednesday. He rejected the announced purchase of 46 million doses of ‘CoronaVac’, a potential vaccine against COVID-19 being tested in Sao Paulo state. Jair Bolsonaro said that no such purchase will be made. Health...

Bhubaneswar: In the last 24 hours 2,716 new patients have recovered from the COVID-19 infection in the state, the Health and Family Welfare (H&FW) Department, Government of Odisha said in a tweet Wednesday. This is the second successive day when the number of new recoveries...

Sydney: Sydney and Canberra are emerging as potential venues to host India’s limited-over series against Australia. The series will take place when India leave for Australia next month. The Indian team were initially supposed to land in Brisbane. However, Queensland state health authorities won’t allow...

Boston: Anti-inflammatory drug ‘tocilizumab’ has been shown to reduce mortality by 30 per cent among critically ill COVID-19 patients. This happens when the drug ‘tocilizumab’ is administered within the first two days of hospitalization. This is according to a study led by an Indian-origin researcher...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 239 new COVID-19 cases were detected under Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) limits in last 24 hours, BMC said Wednesday. While 63 of them are quarantine cases, remaining 176 are local contact ones. Meanwhile, 302 persons who earlier tested positive for the...

New Delhi: A very large amount of COVID-19 vaccines are likely to be manufactured in India. This is because India has strong and robust private sector partners, said Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation CEO Mark Suzman. In an interview, Mark Suzman noted that India is...

Kabul: At least 11 women were trampled to death when a stampede broke out Wednesday among thousands of Afghans. The Afghans were waiting in a soccer stadium to get visas to leave the country, officials said. The Afghans were trying to get visas to neigbouring...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha reported 1,931 new cases of coronavirus infection in the state in last 24 hours, state I&PR Department said in a tweet Wednesday. Out of the new positive cases, 1,120 persons were in quarantine while 811 contracted the disease after coming in contact with...

Bhubaneswar: The Health and Family Welfare Department (H&FW), government of Odisha said in a tweet that 2,622 new COVID-19 patients have recovered from the infection in the last 24 hours. This is the second successive day when the number of recoveries is more than the...