Coronavirus

Bargarh: With the COVID-19 pandemic showing no signs of letting up in Bargarh district, the district seems to be steadily emerging as the new COVID-19 hotspot in Odisha. The district Friday reported 86 fresh COVID-19 cases. Sohela block in the district reported maximum cases of...

Oslo: The United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) won Friday the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to combat hunger and food insecurity around the globe. The organisation provided assistance to almost 100 million people in 88 countries last year. “I think this is...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered 2,697 new cases of COVID-19 infections Friday according to a tweet by I&PR Department, Government of Odisha. The department said that among the new cases 1,576 persons were in quarantine. The remainder of the newly-infected persons contracted the disease by coming in...

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 tally of cases went past the 69-lakh mark with 70,496 infections being reported in a day. However, the active cases of COVID-19 infection fell below the nine-lakh mark after a month comprising 12.94 per cent of the total caseload. This information was shared Friday by...

Kolkata: Expressing concern over the unrelenting surge in COVID-19 cases in Bengal, doctors here have written to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. The doctors have urged Mamata Banerjee to take stricter measures to restrict public gatherings during Durga puja. They have said that if public gatherings...

Mumbai: Superstar Salman Khan has extended support to the ‘Jan Andolan’ campaign. He has asked people to follow COVID-19 appropriate behaviour. In the process Salman Khan has ended up getting trolled by netizens. Social media users slammed him for staying mum about the ongoing debate...

Washington: President Donald Trump vowed Thursday not to participate in next week’s debate with Democratic nominee Joe Biden. Donald Trump took the decision after organisers announced that it will take place virtually. They had no option as the president has been diagnosed with COVID-19. “I’m...

Cuttack: As many as 159 new COVID-19 cases were detected under Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) limits in last 24 hours, CMC said Thursday. While 44 of them were home quarantine cases, 30 were from institutional quarantine centres and the remaining 85 were local contact ones....

Baripada: There have been instances when frontline workers fighting the pandemic COVID-19 have fallen victim to the deadly virus. Doctors, nurses, health workers have been working tirelessly around the clock to protect people from COVID-19 infection. In the process some of these frontline workers have...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha health department Thursday said that 3,312 persons who earlier tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered and are being discharged. Out of the 3,312 persons, 658 are from Khordha, 262 from Cuttack, 153 from Balasore, 151 from Nuapada, 128 from Jharsuguda, 121 from Mayurbhanj,...