Coronavirus

Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 3.98 crore, while the deaths have soared to more than 1,112,530, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Monday morning, the total number of cases stood at 39,884,616 and the fatalities increased to 1,112,535,...

Kolkata: They are at it again. They mean West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Both Mamata Banerjee and Jagdeep Dhankar were Sunday embroiled in a war of words. The governor accused the state police of being ‘highly politicised’. It immediately drew...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has registered 2,610 new cases of COVID-19 recoveries in the last 24 hours said a Health and Family Welfare Department tweet Sunday evening. All the cured persons have been discharged from their respective treatment facilities spread across Odisha. The new recoveries have taken...

New Delhi: Kerala has witnessed a spike in coronavirus infections recently. Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said Sunday that the state was paying the ‘price for gross negligence’ during Onam festivities. Harsh Vardhan said unlocking of services along with an increase in travel for trade...

Bhubaneswar: COVID-19 related safety measures are being flouted with impunity at the BMC-run hospital here at Old Town, alleged some persons who visited the hospital recently. Apart from Old Town residents, people from nearby areas like Sishupalgarh and Dhauli depend on this hospital. Hundreds of...

Patna: Senior journalist from Keonjhar district Dhirendra Kumar Rout succumbed to COVID-19 Sunday. He was 62. Rout, a resident of Keonjhar town, breathed his last while undergoing treatment at a Cuttack based private hospital. Fondly called 'Kandiri bhai', Rout was well-known as an organiser apart...

New Delhi: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan Sunday admitted that India is in the community transmission stage. However, it is limited only to certain districts and states. The statement has come in the backdrop of West Bengal's Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's admission Monday that the community...

Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 39.6 million, while the deaths have soared to more than 1,108,800, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Sunday morning, the total number of cases stood at 39,608,809 and the fatalities increased to 1,108,800, the...

Beijing:  China's health authority has confirmed the detection and isolation of living novel coronavirus on the outer packaging of imported frozen marine fish the port city of Qingdao. It is for the first time in the world that living novel coronavirus has been isolated from...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 2,019 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in last 24 hours bringing the total number of infections so far in Odisha to 2,68,364, official data suggested Sunday. According to Department of Information and Public Relations (I&PR) of the state government, out of...