Coronavirus

Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus has surpassed 33.8 million, while the deaths have increased to nearly 1,012,900, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Thursday, the total number of cases stood at 33,874,283 and the fatalities rose to 1,012,894, the University's Center...

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: According to a recent study, cardiac arrest is common in critically ill patients who are infected with COVID-19. It is also associated with poor survival rate, particularly among patients who are aged 80 years or older, say researchers. The research findings published in...

New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs announced Wednesday a detailed guideline of the Unlock 5 phase which will be effective from October 1. Despite the coronavirus tally going past the 62-lakh mark in India, Wednesday, the Home Ministry stated that there would be more...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha reported Wednesday the recovery of 4,219 COVID-19 patients from various districts of the state. These COVID-19 patients have been discharged from their respective treatment facilities. The new recoveries took the total tally of recovered patients to 1,85,700 in Odisha. It also brought down...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday refused to postpone UPSC civil services preliminary exam, to be held October 4, because of COVID-19 pandemic and floods in several parts of the country. A bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar, B R Gavai and Krishna Murari asked...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Wednesday registered 3,443 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total tally in the state to 2,19,119. 14 fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 842. Out of the 3,443 new cases, 2,017 were reported from quarantine centres while 1,426 are local contacts....

New Delhi: India's COVID-19 caseload raced past 62 lakh on Wednesday with 80,472 infections being reported in a day, while the number of people recuperating from the disease surged to 51,87,825 pushing the recovery rate to 83.33 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry...

New Delhi: With a spike of 80,472 coronavirus cases and 1,179 deaths in 24 hours, India's tally Wednesday mounted to the grim 62 lakh-mark with a total of 62,25,763 cases. Out of the total cases, 9,40,441 are currently active, 51,87,825 have been discharged, while 97,497...

New Delhi: Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu tested positive Tuesday for COVID-19. However, his condition is stable and there is nothing to worry about, doctors have said. He is however, asymptomatic and in good health. Venkaiah Naidu has been advised home quarantine. His wife Usha Naidu has...

New Delhi: Serum Institute of India (SII) said Tuesday it along with Gavi and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will manufacture an additional up to 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses for India and low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The latest collaboration between the partners...