Coronavirus

New Delhi: There has been no scarcity in oxygen supply in the last 10 months. The daily production capacity has been enhanced to 6,862 metric tonne by September. The production capacity is projected to further increase to 7,191 metric tonne by the end of October,...

New Delhi: Patients who have recovered from Covid-19 can again get infected by the virus once the antibodies of the viral disease start depleting, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said on Tuesday. "According to the Centre for Disease Control (USA), you call it...

Singapore: Researchers in Singapore have developed a breath test to detect COVID-19 within a minute as authorities are working on a roadmap for the phase three of easing of safety measures in the country. A person would simply have to blow into a disposable mouthpiece...

New Delhi: With the onset of festival season, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an impassioned appeal Tuesday to people to follow COVID-19 guidelines. Narendra Modi said this is not the time to be careless as the virus is still around. Even a small negligence can...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik appealed Tuesday to the people of the state not to become complacent in the fight against COVID-19. The chief minister said that with the festive season approaching people should remain extra-cautious. Otherwise there will again be a spike in...

Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar city reported 229 fresh COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours taking the tally to 27,670, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) said in a tweet Tuesday.  Among the fresh cases detected, 47 were reported from quarantine centres while 182 contracted the virus locally. The...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will share a message with the nation at 6.00pm Tuesday.  “Will be sharing a message with my fellow citizens at 6.00pm this evening,” Narendra Modi said in a tweet. Modi has addressed the nation a number of times during...

New Delhi: India Tuesday recorded 46,790 new coronavirus cases, which was less than what it registered on July 28 when for two consecutive days the fresh cases were 47,703 and 48,513, before going all the way up steadily to 97,894 September 17. It last recorded...

New York: In a fight against the novel coronavirus, scientists have found that certain oral antiseptics and mouthwashes may have the ability to inactivate human coronaviruses. The results, published in the Journal of Medical Virology, indicate that some of these products might be useful for...

New York: Antibody levels in the blood of COVID-19 patients drop rapidly during the weeks after their bodies have cleared the novel coronavirus, and symptoms have subsided, according to a study. In the absence of approved, effective treatments for COVID-19, some hospitals have been treating...