Coronavirus

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Saturday reported 1,320 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total tally in the state to 24,013. The death toll across the state reached 130 with ten additional deaths, informed the Health and Family Welfare Department. https://twitter.com/HFWOdisha/status/1286896665056514048 Out of the 1,320 new cases 887 were...

London: People who are obese or overweight are at increased risk of death or severe illness from COVID-19, a report by Public Health England (PHE) said Saturday as the government prepares to introduce measures to confront the problem. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has pledged to...

Washington: The total number of global coronavirus cases has topped 15.6 million, while the deaths have increased to over 638,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Saturday morning, the total number of cases stood at 15,668,380, while the fatalities rose to 638,243, the...

Bhubaneswar:  A wing of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and a healthcare initiative formed by Indian and Norwegian governments have launched a study to detect coronavirus infection from cough sounds of people using artificial intelligence (AI), an official said. A mobile App has been...

Cuttack:  Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) Friday said that 93 more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the city in past 24 hours. While 75 of them were home quarantine cases, three were from institutional quarantine centres and one was reported from a paid quarantine...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha health department Friday said that 808 persons who earlier tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered and are being discharged. Out of the 808 persons, 35 are from Cuttack, 30 from Malkangiri, 22 from Gajapati, 19 from Balasore, 19 from Khurdha, 18 from Bargarh,...

Bhubaneswar:  Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Friday said that 248 more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the city in past 24 hours. While 207 of them are quarantine cases, remaining 41 are local contact ones. Meanwhile, 29 persons who earlier tested positive for the...

Bhadrak: As many as eight police personnel have tested positive for COVID-19 in Bhadrak, district police superintendent Rajesh Pandit tweet Friday. “Eight police personnel have tested Covid positive. The #CovidWarriors were performing their duties as frontline workers. We wish them speedy recovery,” the tweet read. Notably,...

Koraput: With detection of several COVID-19 positive cases under Jeypore Municipality area, Koraput district administration Friday declared complete shutdown for four days in the civic body limits. According to Koraput collector Madhusudan Mishra, the shutdown will remain in force from July 24 to July 28 midnight....

London: Jordan Henderson was voted ‘Player of the Year’ by soccer writers Friday after captaining Liverpool to their first English league title in 30 years. Jordan Henderson also played a leading role in raising money for Britain's health service during the coronavirus pandemic. Jordan Henderson...