Coronavirus

Bhubaneswar: Odisha reported 2,604 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, 1,511 persons were in quarantine while the remaining contracted the disease after coming in contact...

New Delhi: Around 8,000 more cases were seen in the daily spike as 63,509 fresh infection were reported in 24 hours, taking the total Covid tally to 72,39,389 Wednesday. After 55,342 new cases were reported Tuesday giving a sense of a downward trend, the Indian...

New Delhi: Around 8,000 more cases were seen in the daily spike as 63,509 fresh infection were reported in 24 hours, taking the total Covid tally to 72,39,389 Wednesday. After 55,342 new cases were reported Tuesday giving a sense of a downward trend, the Indian...

Mumbai: Actor Kangana Ranaut is in attack mode again and this time also it is the Shiv Senal-led MVA government in Maharashtra which is her target. The other two allies of the government are NCP and the Congress. In a fresh attack Tuesday, Kangana Ranaut...

Lisbon: Portugal and Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo has tested positive for coronavirus. Giving this information Tuesday, the Portuguese Football Federation said that Cristiano Ronaldo has been dropped from the national squad for their Nations League match against Sweden to be played Wednesday. The federation has...

Cuttack: As many as 98 new COVID-19 cases were detected under Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) limits in last 24 hours, CMC said Tuesday. While 20 of them were home quarantine cases, 33 were from institutional quarantine centres and the remaining 45 were local contact ones....

Mumbai: A special court here Tuesday remanded Deepak Kochhar, husband of former ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar, in the custody of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) till October 17. Deepak Kochhar was arrested by the ED in September under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA)...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha health department Tuesday said that 2,796 persons who earlier tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered and are being discharged. Out of the 2,796 persons, 582 are from Khordha, 179 from Cuttack, 148 from Jajpur, 135 from Angul, 127 from Puri, 120 from Nabarangpur,...

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has informed Governor BS Koshyari that a decision on reopening places of religious worship will be taken after careful consideration of the COVID-19 situation in the state. Responding to a letter by Koshyari a day earlier, Uddhav Thackeray wrote...

Washington: How long can one expect COVID-19 illness to last? It all depends says doctors.  Most coronavirus patients have mild to moderate illness and recover quickly. Older, sicker COVID-19 patients tend to take longer to recover. That includes those who are obese, or have high blood...