Coronavirus

Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 28.6 million, while the deaths have increased to over 918,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Sunday morning, the total number of cases stood at 28,650,588 and the fatalities rose to 918,796, the...

Beijing: Domestic air travel in Wuhan, the epicentre of the global coronavirus outbreak, has returned to pre-pandemic levels, authorities say. The virus was first detected in Wuhan late last year and the city underwent a draconian 76-day lockdown as its hospitals struggled to deal with...

Cuttack: As many as 211 new COVID-19 cases were detected under Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) limits in last 24 hours, CMC said Saturday. While 68 of them were home quarantine cases, 50 were from institutional quarantine centres and the remaining 93 were local contact ones....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha health department Saturday said that 3,217 persons who earlier tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered and are being discharged. Out of the 3,217 persons, 647 are from Khordha, 281 from Mayurbhanj, 275 from Cuttack, 218 from Bargarh, 206 from Rayagada, 126 from Ganjam,...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 480 new COVID-19 cases were detected under Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) limits in last 24 hours, BMC said Saturday. While 182 of them are quarantine cases, remaining 298 are local contact ones. Meanwhile, 642 persons who earlier tested positive for the...

Bhubaneswar: At a time when COVID-19 cases are spiralling out of control in Odisha, a piece of good news came in the form of the state government allowing sale of COVID-19 drug Favipiravir tablet and Remdesivir injectable formulation across the state. With the Drugs Controller...

Jeypore: Minister for Textiles, Handlooms and Handicrafts, Padmini Dian was shifted from Jeypore COVID-19 hospital to SUM Hospital in Bhubaneswar Saturday. She had tested positive for COVID-19 September 3 and her health condition has allegedly been deteriorating. After detection, she had been under home isolation....

Chhatrapur: It has been five days since the ‘Oxygen Checking Campaign’ was launched in Ganajm district with 12,35,740 persons being screened till September 11. Informing about the progress of the campaign in a tweet, Ganjam district collector Vijay Amruta Kulange Saturday said that as many...

Johannesburg: At this very moment a vast world exists that's free of the coronavirus, where people can mingle without masks and watch the pandemic unfold from thousands of miles away. That world is Antarctica, the only continent without COVID-19. Now, as nearly 1,000 scientists and...

New York: Severely ill COVID-19 patients on ventilators are placed in a prone (face down) position because it's easier for them to breathe and reduces mortality. However, a new study shows that life-saving position can also cause permanent nerve damage in these vulnerable patients. According...