Coronavirus

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Bannerjee announced Tuesday the extension of lockdown in containment zones till August 31. However, in a separate development, a leading virologist blamed the Trinamool Congress-led government for the spread of COVID-19 in West Bengal. There will be complete lockdown...

Washington: US President Donald Trump has highlighted the progress on the development of a vaccine for COVID-19, in an effort to project optimism about the administration's response to the ongoing pandemic, it was reported. Trump Monday visited a biotech facility in North Carolina to boast...

New Delhi: As the confirmed COVID-19 cases in India have spiked to 14,83,156 of which 33,425 people have died, the falling fatality rate at 2.25 per cent as per latest government reports has come as a ray of hope. The Case Fatality Report (CFR) has...

Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar city reported 215 fresh COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours, taking the tally to 2,365, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) said. Among the fresh detected cases, 150 were reported from quarantine centres while 65 contracted the virus locally. At the same time, 130 patients...

Daringibadi: In view of the spike in COVID-19 cases in Kandhamal district, the administration declared Tuesday a 10-day lockdown from July 29 to August 7. District Collector Brundha D directed the authorities of every block and NACs in the district to enforce the lockdown studiously....

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 fatality rate is progressively falling from 3.33 per cent on June 18 to 2.25 per cent as on date. The recovery rate which was around 53 per cent in mid-June has increased to more than 64 per cent. This information was...

Ganjam: Three COVID-19 infected patients who were the first ones to receive plasma therapy treatment in Ganjam district have recovered. Among the three were two women. This information was given by the officials of the district administration Tuesday. The three patients were undergoing treatment at...

Bhubaneswar: Contributing a major stake towards the management of the COVID-19 pandemic situation in the city, the ‘1929 Call Centre’ at the Bhubaneswar Operations Centre (BOC) of the Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited (BSCL) has handled nearly 700 incoming calls and made around 6,000 calls to...

New York: Moderna Inc and Pfizer Inc have launched two 30,000-subject trials of COVID-19 vaccines. These trials could clear the way for regulatory approval and widespread use by the end of this year. This information was given by representatives of the two companies, Tuesday. The...

Chhatrapur: Despite Ganjam being the worst COVID-hit district in the state, people here barely seem to follow COVID safety guidelines issued by the local administration, if official data is anything to go by. The administration, meanwhile, appears helpless despite carrying out massive sensitisation drives and...