Coronavirus

Washington: The United States shattered its daily record for coronavirus infections Thursday. The country reported more than 77,000 new cases as the number of deaths in a 24-hour period rose by nearly 1,000. It seems that there is no let up to the spread of...

Bhubaneswar: In view of the rising cases of COVID-19 in certain areas of the state, the Odisha government Thursday re-imposed 14-day lockdown in four districts of the state and Rourkela Municipal limits to contain the spread of the disease. Addressing a press meet through video-conferencing, Chief...

London: Pakistan left-arm spinner Kashif Bhatti has been allowed to join the rest of the squad in Worcester. This happened after he tested COVID-19 negative twice as per the England and Wales Cricket Board’s (ECB) protocols. The 33-year-old Kashif Bhatti had earlier tested positive after...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha health department Thursday said that 401 persons who earlier tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered and are being discharged. Out of the 401 persons, 98 are from Jajpur, 84 from Ganjam, 46 from Sundargarh, 36 from Gajapati, 30 from Jharsuguda, 17 from Keonjhar,...

New Delhi: India has 3,31,146 active COVID-19 cases, which is around a third of the country’s total tally that rose to 9.68 lakh Thursday. This information was given by the Union Health Ministry. The Health Ministry credited targetted measures for the steady decline in active...

Dhamnagar: In order to curb the spread of coronavirus in Dhamnagar NAC of Jajpur district, collector Gyanaranjan Das Thursday announced a 72-hour-shutdown for the NAC. The shutdown will begin from Friday 5am and will stay in force till 5am July 20. Collector Das has requested...

Berhampur:  Police in this city have collected Rs 76,000 as fine from 310 persons for not wearing masks in 24 hours. Ganjam district has emerged as the top hotspot of coronavirus infection in Odisha. Hence to prevent the spread of the dreaded virus, rules are...

Berhampur: Residents of Kanisi area in Ganjam district were seen plucking tomatoes Thursday afternoon from a very unusual place- a busy road. The bizarre incident took place when a truck carrying a consignment of tomatoes turned turtle on the middle of the road. The truck...

Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Thursday said that 60 more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the city in past 24 hours taking the tally in the city to 919. Among the fresh detected cases, 40 were reported from quarantine centres while 20 contracted...

New York: Researchers have developed a surface coating, which, when painted on common objects like doorknobs or light switches, can inactivate SARS-CoV-2 in one hour, the virus that causes COVID-19. According to the study, published in the journal ‘ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces’, the results...