Coronavirus

Cuttack: As many as 204 new COVID-19 cases were detected under Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) limits in last 24 hours, CMC said Friday. While 74 of them were home quarantine cases, 56 of them were from institutional quarantine centres and the remaining 74 were local...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 354 new COVID-19 cases were detected under Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) limits in last 24 hours, BMC said Friday. While 152 of them were reported from quarantine centres, remaining 202 are local contact ones. Meanwhile, 295 persons who earlier tested positive...

New Delhi: Coronavirus has impacted the qawwals and artistes associated with them in a big way given the challenging circumstances posed by the pandemic. The qawwals say the Central and state governments should think about the plight of the artistes and help them to tide...

New Delhi:  As COVID-19 vaccine trials move ahead at a break-neck speed, an approved vaccine is likely to hit the Indian market by the first quarter of 2021, Bernstein said in a report. Globally, there are 4 candidates that are close to approval by the...

Los Angeles: N95 masks are being widely worn by healthcare workers treating COVID-19 patients. There is this idea that the N95 masks are designed to be used only once. However, the N95 masks can be worn and used up to three after effective decontamination. This...

Toronto: Well cats may turn out to be more useful to the human beings… cat medicine to be precise. The world is seeing a plethora of research to tackle the pandemic coronavirus. Now scientists have come up with another medicine which they feel can be...

New Delhi: The cumulative tests for detection of COVID-19 have reached 3,94,77,848 in the country, and more than one crore samples have been tested in the past two weeks, the Union Health Ministry said, highlighting that the Tests Per Million have increased to 28,607. India has...

New Delhi: Medical students will now learn about pandemic management along with its social, legal and other aspects in the MBBS course. This will happen as India’s apex medical education regulator has introduced a new module to better prepare doctors for challenges posed by pandemics...

New Delhi: Six Ministers of opposition-ruled states moved Friday the Supreme Court. The six states are seeking review of the Supreme Court’s order permitting the Centre to conduct NEET and JEE entrance exams this year. The six states do not want the exams to be...

Chhatrapur: People can have access all government offices across Ganjam district from September 1. This information was given by Parul Patwari special ADM (Chhatrapur) during an interaction with the media here Friday. Government offices have been inaccessible for the public for some time now after...