Coronavirus

New Delhi: The Retailers Association of India (RAI) said Monday all essential shops, including kiranas, general trade shops and supermarkets, must be allowed to operate till 9.00pm every day. It said that ‘local lockdowns and ad-hoc restrictions’ in many states are having a distressing impact...

Jeypore: In view of the spike in COVID-19 cases, the Koraput district administration Monday declared a one-week lockdown in four civic bodies and four panchyats in the district. The lockdown will be in force from July 21 to July 27. The decision has been taken...

Bhubaneswar: Are you buying vegetables regularly? Be careful, or else there is every possibility of the deadly coronavirus entering your house along with the vegetables and infect your family members. Almost all vendors in weekly and daily markets and in colonies procure vegetables from the...

Dhaka: Bangladesh’s state medical research agency has approved a third-phase trial of a potential COVID-19 vaccine. The COVID-19 vaccine has been developed by China’s ‘Sinovac Biotech Ltd’. It should be stated here that COVID-19 infections are on the rise in Bangladesh. ‘Sinovac’ has been looking...

Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar city Monday reported 49 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the total tally in the city to 1231, said BMC. Among the freshly detected cases, 34 were reported from quarantine centres while 15 contracted the virus locally. At the same time, 24 patients have also...

Kendrapara: Sonu Sood has been hailed as the real hero for standing with the poor and helping thousands of migrant workers return home. The actor has been winning hearts with his kindness and love. Everyone is mighty pleased with his help and is thanking him...

Nabarangpur: Amid the spike in the coronavirus cases in Nabarangpur district, the administration has decided to enforce a two-day complete shutdown beginning midnight Monday. This information was given Monday by District Collector Ajit Kumar Mishra. He said the shutdown will continue till midnight of July...

Cuttack: As many as 16 new COVID-19 cases were detected in Cuttack city under Cuttack Municipality Corporation (CMC) Monday. Among the new cases, six cases were reported from institutional quarantine centrers, eight home quarantine cases and two local contacts. https://twitter.com/CMCCuttack/status/1285138471779135496 After the fresh detection, the...

Koppal: Ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) legislator from Karnataka's Koppal district Paranna Munavalli tested positive for coronavirus, an official said Monday. "As Munavalli, 58, is asymptomatic, he is in home quarantine at Gangavathi and under treatment after he tested positive for the infection on Sunday,"...

Sonepur: With four new COVID-19 cases detected from 15 panchayats under Birmaharajpur block in Subarnapur district Monday, the district administration declared complete shutdown in the panchyats starting from Monday till July 31. While the state government has already announced weekend shutdown in 11 hotspot districts,...