Coronavirus

Cuttack:  Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) Friday said that 81 more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the city in past 24 hours. While 38 of them were reported from containment zones, 26 were home quarantine cases. Five of them were from institutional quarantine centres...

United Nations: A 350 per cent increase in phishing websites was reported in the first quarter of the year. Most of the phishing was targetted hospitals and healthcare systems. In the process the phishing of websites hindered their work responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. This...

Washington: Scientists have found five medical indicators in the blood of COVID-19 patients. These five medical indicators are associated with higher odds of death due to the disease. The medical findings can help physicians better predict clinical outcomes of those infected with the novel coronavirus....

Keonjhar: The COVID-19 tally of Keonjhar district crossed 1,000 mark Friday with 16 new cases. The total coronavirus infected cases in the district now stands at 1,008. Of the fresh 16 cases of COVID-19, 14 have contracted the virus locally and the remaining two are...

New Delhi: Serum Institute of India (SII), the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer by volume, has entered into a new landmark partnership with Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to accelerate the manufacture and delivery of up to 100 million doses...

Nabarangpur: The Nabarangpur district administration Friday announced a three-day long shutdown in the district starting from Saturday. In view of the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in Nabarangpur, district collector Ajit Kumar Mishra imposed the shutdown while exercising the power conferred under section 2, 3...

Khurda: A day after Khurda SP tested positive for COVID-19, district collector Sanat Mohanty’s COVID-19 test was conducted Friday. SP Ajay Pratap Swain had welcomed the newly appointed collector on his first day of resuming his duty. As he came in direct contact with the...

Hyderabad: Aurobindo Pharma Limited is working on developing several viral vaccines including one for COVID-19. The candidate has been approved for funding by the Department of BioTechnology. Aurobindo Pharma has given this information in its latest annual report. “During the year (FY20), we have further...

Moscow:  The world is racing against time to find the vaccine which will stop the spread of the pandemic coronavirus. It should be stated here that six coronavirus vaccines are currently in phase three of human trials.  However, Russian media has reported recently that one...