Coronavirus

New Delhi: The phase-I human clinical trial of India's first indigenously-developed vaccine against novel coronavirus, Covaxin, began at the AIIMS here on Friday with the first dose of the injection given to a man, who is in his 30s. Already, over 3,500 volunteers have registered...

New Delhi: It is not that coronavirus and the lockdown implemented to prevent its spread affects a person physically. Coronavirus infects and at times is a killer… is now a well-established fact. But then there are far reaching effects of the disease both mentally and...

Beijing: The former chairman of a state-owned real estate company who publicly criticised President Xi Jinping's handling of the coronavirus pandemic has been expelled from the ruling Communist Party and will be prosecuted on corruption charges, the party announced Friday. Ren Zhiqiang, who had become...

Berhampur: Biju Jatana Dal MLA from Polasara Assembly constituency Srikant Sahu and his wife have tested positive for COVID-19, Odisha health department said Friday. According to a source in Ganjam district administration, the MLA contracted the virus locally. The district health department has transferred the MLA...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Assembly will remain shut till July 31 in view of five employees testing positive for COVID-19, speaker Surjya Nayaran Patro said Friday. According to a source, a standing committee meeting was held at the Assembly several days ago. An MLA who had taken part...

Bengaluru: In a shocking incident a COVID-19 patient's flat in the city's eastern suburb along with that of her neighbour was sealed with metal sheets, leading to an uproar and forcing Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Commissioner N. Manjunatha Prasad to express regrets and promise...

Cuttack: Rekindling hope amongst the thousands of COVID-19 patients across the state, a 48-year-old woman who received plasma therapy treatment has recovered from the disease. The state health and family welfare department informed that she will be discharged from the hospital Friday. Notably, the woman...

Angul: The quickness that the Angul district administration is showing to sanitise office spaces is not seen when it comes to local areas that have reported positive COVID-19 cases. This allegation has been leveled by some town dwellers. According to some locals, a couple from...

Puri: Four wards of the the Penthakanta area of this city has been declared as a ‘Containment Zone’ for 10 days after 20 people tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 48-hours. This information was given by Puri District Collector Balwant Singh here Friday. The...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha reported the highest single-day spike in coronavirus infected persons with 1,594 people testing positive for the disease in the last 24 hours. This is the third successive day when coronavirus cases have breached the 1,000- mark. Six new deaths were reported in the...