Coronavirus

Khurda: In order to check the steep rise in positive COVID-19 cases in some blocks and NACs of Khurda district, the administration has decided to impose certain restrictions. Officials of the Khurda district administration have decided to impose shutdown in two blocks and two NACs from...

Rourkela: In view of continuous increase in COVID-19 positive cases in Sundargarh district, the district administration has decided to launch triple antigen test in the Rourkela city of the district within a week. North division revenue commisoner Niranjan Sahu said that the district administration is...

Los Angeles: Hollywood star Antonio Banderas revealed Monday he has tested positive for coronavirus. Incidentally Monday was the 60th birthday of Antonio Banderas, who even have a perfume line named after him. The Oscar nominee, who shared his diagnosis on social media, said he feels...

Chennai: The traditional ‘Siddha’ system of medicine has come in more than handy in the treatment of COVID-19 patients in Tamil Nadu. So far nearly 6,000 people in Tamil Nadu have been cured of the contagion in dedicated facilities across the stat. This information was...

Amaravati: Three officials of a private hospital were arrested Monday in connection with the August 9 fire mishap which killed 10 patients at a star hotel converted to a COVID-19 care facility in Vijaywada. Ramesh Hospitals leased the star hotel and converted it into a...

Bhubaneswar: A whopping 1,236 coronavirus infected patients tested negative Monday for the disease in Odisha and were discharged from their respective treatment centres across the state. This information was given in a tweet by the Health and Family Welfare Department, government of Odisha. With the...

Kozhikode: People of Malappuram have come in for praise for saving several passengers of the Air India Express (AIE) plane crash here that left 18 dead. Air India itself has said ‘Taking a bow to HUMANITY’ and ‘We owe you a lot’ to praise the...

Bangalore: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa has recovered ‘completely’ from COVID-19 and was discharged Monday from a private hospital here. BS Yediyurappa’s discharge came nine days after being admitted, the Karnataka government said in a release. . The 77-year old Yediyurappa was admitted to the...

Dubai: This is indeed a strange case. One of the victims of Friday’s Dubai-Kozhikode flight was declared positive for COVID-19 infection after his death. The person was infected by the coronavirus earlier too while in the UAE. He had tested negative for coronavirus before boarding...

Korukonda: In its fight against coronavirus, the Malkangiri district administration Monday issued a new notice regarding the timetable for shops across the district. The new timetable will be in force from Mondays to Fridays. As per the notice, all the shops across the district have...