Coronavirus

Bengaluru: Striker Mandeep Singh is the latest member of the Indian men's hockey team to test positive for the novel coronavirus. He is, however, asymptomatic. "Mandeep Singh, a member of the Indian men's hockey team, who was given the COVID-19 test (RT PCR) along with...

Tehran: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has predicted that the COVID-19 pandemic will continue for another six months in the country which is currently the hardest-hit in the Middle East. As of Monday, the total number of coronavirus cases in Iran stood at 326,712, with 18,427...

Madrid: Atletico Madrid have confirmed that two members due to travel to Lisbon Monday for the quarterfinals of the Champions League have tested positive for coronavirus. "Yesterday, Saturday 8 August, all members of the first team and the club's expedition to Lisbon underwent PCR tests...

Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 19.7 million, while the deaths have increased to over 729,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Monday morning, the total number of cases stood at 19,778,566 and the fatalities rose to 729,692, the...

New Delhi: The Centre has asked states and Union Territories (UTs) to quickly process claims under the Rs 50-lakh insurance scheme for frontline healthcare workers engaged in COVID-19 duties as the cover is available till September. In a letter to the states and UTs, Union...

Bhadrak: The Covid-19 pandemic has brought several activities to a grinding halt. But it has not been able to stop a ten-year-boy from hailing Kulana village under Bhanadaripokhari block in Bhadrak district from fulfilling his commitment to the environment by planting varities of trees on...

New Delhi: Breastfeeding or sourcing breast milk from milk banks with standard precautions is safe in COVID-19 times, experts said.         A human milk bank or breast milk bank is a service which collects, screens, processes, and dispenses by prescription human milk. This human milk is...

Srinagar: A senior doctor in Kashmir who was on the forefront of the battle against COVID-19 died at a hospital here Sunday after contracting the disease, officials said. Dr Mohammad Ashraf Mir, a resident of Pampore area of south Kashmir's Pulwama district, passed away in...

Cuttack: Family members of a deceased COVID-19 patient have alleged the person was not provided adequate facilities at the SCB Medical College and Hospital here. They alleged negligence by the hospital management and said it led to the death of the virus-affected person. Sources said,...

Dhenkanal: In view of increasing number of cases of COVID-19, Dhenkanal District Collector Bhumesh Chandra Behera declared Sunday total shutdown in Kamakhyanagar NAC from August 10 to 12.  Out of the 29 fresh COVID-19 cases reported from the district Sunday, Kamakhyanagar NAC accounted for 19...