Coronavirus

Cuttack: Staff deputed at containment zones like Puruna Rausapatna, Pratapnagari, Parida Sahi, Shankarpur and Khatbin Sahi in town by Cuttack Municipality Corporation (CMC) have been seen discharging their duties without proper protective gears like gloves and shoes, sources said. These employees are stationed at the...

Bargarh: Amid the spike of the COVID-19 cases in Bargarh district, the district administration has decided to enforce a six-day shutdown in half of the district where the number of COVID-19 cases are the highest in number. The shutdown will be in force from 9:00pm...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Thursday reported 1,264 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total tally in the state to 21,099. The Health and Family Welfare Department also reported six additional deaths in the state due to COVID-19, taking the death toll to 114. https://twitter.com/HFWOdisha/status/1286179767297798144 Out of the 1,264...

Malkangiri: Even as COVID cases are rapidly rising in Malkangiri, the district reported 66 new cases Wednesday. The spurt in infections has caused headache for people and the administration even as fears of community spread prevailed in most pockets. What is alarming is that, of...

New Delhi: With the highest-ever single-day spike of 45,720 cases, India's COVID-19 tally crossed the 12-lakh mark Thursday, while the death-toll mounted to 29,861 with a record 1,129 fatalities in a day, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The country crossed the 12-lakh mark just three days after...

United Nations: World leaders will submit pre-recorded video statements for the United Nations General Assembly session in September, the 193-member organisation has decided, as heads of state and government will not be physically attending the annual gathering due to the coronavirus pandemic and the high-level...

Washington: The total number of global coronavirus cases has surpassed the 15.1 million mark, while the deaths have increased to over 621,800, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Thursday morning, the total number of cases stood at 15,166,401, while the fatalities rose to...

Geneva/Zurich: Researchers are making ‘good progress’ in developing vaccines against COVID-19, with a handful in late-stage trials, but their first use cannot be expected until early 2021, a World Health Organization (WHO) expert said Wednesday. WHO is working to ensure fair vaccine distribution, but in...

Brasilia: Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro again tested positive for the novel coronavirus, indicating he must remain in isolation, the president's office said. Following his third positive test, taken on Tuesday, the office in Brasilia issued a statement saying the head of state was nevertheless "in...

New York: Pfizer, which has struck a nearly $2 billion deal with the US government to deliver 100 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine developed in collaboration with its German partner BioNTech, is hoping to seek regulatory approval for a vaccine ‘as early as October’...