Coronavirus

Puri: In a shocking case of COVID violation, three youths in a car were spotted flouting lockdown norms openly Sunday in front of Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri  despite the imposition of strict COVID guidelines in Puri town and around the temple. The police have started...

Khurda: After a soldier from 6TH India Reserve Battalion under N. Arjunpur Panchyat of Khurda block in the district tested positive for COVID-19 in last 24-hours, Sarpanch of the respective panchayat Md. Yakub declared complete shutdown for 72-hours in two villages. Yakub has taken the...

Cuttack: As many as 57 new COVID-19 cases were detected under Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) limits in last 24 hours, CMC said Sunday. Among the new cases, 11 cases were reported from institutional quarantine centres, 36 were home quarantine cases and the two from a...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch Monday ‘high throughput’ COVID-19 testing facilities in Noida, Mumbai and Kolkata, which will ramp up testing capacity and help strengthen early detection and treatment in the country, the Prime Minister's Office said. The virtual launch event will...

Balasore: In its bid to support the fight against COVID-19, the Integrated Test Range (ITR) here -- a DRDO centre for performance evaluation of missiles - has deployed a sophisticated drone to spray sanitisers over Balasore town, where around 100 cases have been recorded. The...

Bargarh: Amid travel restrictions, market closure and various forms of lockdown in place, the agricultural sector has been badly hit in Bargarh district. It is especially so for the dairy farmers of the district. The dairy farmers of Bargarh block Sunday poured their day’s yield...

Cuttack: Panic gripped Ravenshaw University staff residing on the campus after a youth tested positive for COVID-19 Saturday. The university authorities called in the fire brigade and a sanitisation drive was started in the university Sunday morning. According to a source, a youth who works...

Berhampur: Following the detection of 43 coronavirus positive cases in Berhampur Circle Jail, a 50-bed special COVID-19 hospital started operation inside the jail premises here in Ganjam district Saturday, deputy inspector general (Jail) Raghunath Majhi said. Also read: 43 new COVID-19 positive cases detected in...

Tirupati: At a time when many people may be panicky over coronavirus spread, a 101-year-old woman in Andhra Pradesh has won the battle against the disease as her doctor asserted that her willpower made her survive the health ordeal. The centenarian has since become an...

Brasilia: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced that he has tested negative for the COVID-19, more than two weeks after he was first diagnosed July 7. The coronaviruss-sceptic President made the announcement on Saturday via social media, where he posted a photo in which he is...