Coronavirus

Amaravati: Desperation for alcohol can lead to unnecessary destruction and loss of human lives. At least nine people died Friday after allegedly consuming sanitiser in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh, police said. The toll may rise as a number of others are being treated in...

Dhenkanal: Officials of the Dhenkanal district administration will be implementing weekend shutdowns till August 30 to prevent the spike of COVID-19 cases in Dhenkanal. The weekend shutdown will come into effect from August 1. The shutdown will be implemented under the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897, Disaster...

Nimapara: A Class IX science student, studying at the Nimapara DAV School here in Puri district, is drawing all the attention for creating a ‘Robotic Nurse’. He says this new creation can help in the fight against coronavirus. Soumendra Mishra, the developer of the ‘Robotic...

New Delhi: India’s largest bank State Bank of India (SBI) posted Friday an 81 per cent spike in standalone net profit at Rs 4,189.34 crore. This achievement for the State bank of Indian happened for the first quarter of current fiscal as bad loans declined. ...

New York: A German shepherd named ‘Buddy’, was the first confirmed case of coronavirus infection in a pet dog in the United States. The pet German Shepard has died here, according to a report. In June, the USDA’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) had announced...

Thiruvananthapuram: A 29-year-old man enroute to his home town Kanyakumari from Kozhikode had to end his journey midway as health officials found him coronavirus positive. The man works as a contract worker in Kozhikode. According to the health department officials, he was unwell for the...

Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Friday withdrew the containment zone tag from Unit-4 market and markets operating in the adjacent area. The market is now open for traders as well as the public. The containment zone order was lifted as no fresh cases were reported during...

Koraput: After several employees and patients tested positive for COVID-19, the Out Patient Service (OPD) service in Saheed Laxman Nayak Medical College and Hospital  was suspended for five days, informed District Collector Madhusudan Mishra. The doctors and hospital staff who had come in contact with...

Washington: It couldn’t have got murkier than these. The United States has alleged that Chinese government-linked hackers have targetted biotech company Moderna Inc. This leading US-based company is close to finding a vaccine for coronavirus. The US has alleged that hackers made a bit to...

Washington: Implementation of physical distancing policies nationally is associated with significant reductions in transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19. Reduced community mobility also helps in spreading of COVID-19, according to researchers, including one of Indian origin. Hence physical and social distancing must be...