Coronavirus

Bhubaneswar: As many as 325 new COVID-19 cases were detected under Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) limits in last 24 hours, BMC said Sunday. While 107 of them are quarantine cases, remaining 218 are local contact ones. Meanwhile, 384 persons who earlier tested positive for the...

New Delhi: In the last 24 hours 94,612 people have recuperated from COVID-19 the Health Ministry data said. Hence the total number of recoveries in India has surged to 43,03,043. It has taken the national recovery rate to 79.68 per cent, the Health Ministry said Sunday. Sixty...

New Delhi: Dues of four major domestic airlines to the Airports Authority of India have more than doubled between February and July. This has happened due to the coronavirus pandemic. The four airlines are IndiGo, SpiceJet, GoAir and AirAsia India. However, the domestic airline that...

New Delhi: India's COVID-19 pandemic lockdown is now giving headaches to the national security agencies. Youth, left jobless during the pandemic, are reported to be joining the banned rebel groups such as the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) and other such, in droves. Adding...

Bhubaneswar: COVID-19 patients who have recently recovered from the disease should be more careful because they may be more susceptible to other viral diseases. Dr Pragyan Routray warned the recovered patients against taking the disease lightly after recovery. “Normally, those who have strong immune systems...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Sunday registered a record spike of 4,330 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total tally in the state to 1,79,880. The death toll increased to 701 in the state with 10 new fatalities in the last 24 hours. Out of the 4,330 new cases,...

New Delhi: India's single-day recoveries surpassed the number of new infections for the second consecutive day Sunday, with 94,612 people having recuperated from COVID-19, even as the total caseload sprinted past 54 lakh, according to the Union Health Ministry's data. A total of 94,612 people...

Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 30.6 million, while the deaths have increased to more than 955,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Sunday morning, the total number of cases stood at 30,674,077 and the fatalities rose to 955,440,...

New York: Masks made with common household fabrics help prevent the spread of viruses like COVID-19 as researchers have found that they are considerably effective at blocking droplets similar to those that may be released by speaking, coughing and sneezing, even as a single layer....

Cuttack: As many as 275 new COVID-19 cases were detected under Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) limits in last 24 hours, CMC said Saturday. While 98 of them were home quarantine cases, 83 were from institutional quarantine centres and the remaining 94 were local contact ones....