Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has made coronavirus test mandatory for any person to be produced before a magistrate for remand as over 500 inmates and 30 officials of different jails in the state have been detected as COVID-19 positive. In a modification of the COVID...
New York: Researchers across the world are working against time to find a possible vaccine to fight against the coronavirus. Some of the vaccine candidates are in the phase II and phase III of human trials. Some of the researchers are also trying to find...
Chhatrapur: Two more recovered COVID-19 warriors who have recovered from the infection have donated plasma Thursday in Ganjam. The District Collector of Ganjam, Vijay Amruta Kulange and SP Brijesh Kumar Rai praised both for their contribution in the fight against COVID-19. The two COVID-19 warriors...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Minister of Textile and Handicrafts, Padmini Dian is the latest to have tested positive for COVID-19 Thursday. The Minister is presently under home quarantine. The minister has requested those who have come in contact with her in the past few days to get...
London: Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline say they are beginning human trials of a potential vaccine for COVID-19 after positive results from preclinical testing. The drugmakers said Thursday they plan to test the vaccine on 440 adults at 11 sites in the US, with the first results...
New Delhi: India's cumulative tests for detection of COVID-19 surged to 4,55,09,380 with a record 11,72,179 tests being conducted in a single day Wednesday, ICMR officials said. India's per day testing capacity has crossed 10 lakh, they said. “India witnesses an unprecedented surge in testing....
New Delhi: With 83,883 fresh coronavirus infections in 24 hours, India's tally mounted to 38,53,406 Thursday, while the death toll climbed to 67,376 with 1,043 more fatalities, said the Health Ministry. Out of total confirmed cases, 8,15,538 are the active cases, while a total of...
Bhubaneswar: Khurda district has surpassed Ganjam district in reporting the highest number of COVID-19 cases. While the infections are rising alarmingly in the state capital, Ganjam is currently seeing a decline in the number of cases. Latest data released by the state Health department showed...
Beijing: Beijing's main international airport Thursday began again receiving international flights from a limited number of countries considered at low risk of coronavirus infection. Passengers flying in from Cambodia, Greece, Denmark, Thailand, Pakistan, Austria, Canada and Sweden, must show a negative nucleic acid test for...
Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases was nearing the 26 million mark, while the deaths have increased to over 861,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Thursday morning, the total number of cases stood at 25,934,466 and the fatalities rose to...
Two crucial developments – one in Maharashtra and the other in Gujarat – in quick succession show two opposing sides...
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The BJP and the Congress seem to believe that they are going to reap rich political dividends through their conflicting...
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What was considered India’s demographic dividend is beginning to appear less like an opportunity and more like a warning signal....
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By Aakar Patel Headline from this week: “Pune Police withdraws conversion law provisions from 2 cases after officials find Act...
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