Coronavirus

New Delhi: As fitness freaks and health-focused people stay inside due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the demand for online shopping of activewear and fitness gear products has surged in India. According to ‘NorthAlp’, an online shopping portal that exclusively focuses on sports activewear and fitness...

London: Strategies for the safe reopening of low and middle-income countries (LMICs) in response to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic must recognise that preserving people's health is as important as reviving the economy, say researchers, including one of Indian-origin. In the study, published in the European...

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman reviewed Monday the implementation of the recently announced insurance scheme for health workers battling COVID-19. Nirmala Sitharaman emphasised the need for speedy settlement to help reach the benefits to the nominees at the earliest. The Rs 50 lakh insurance...

Shillong: A case was filed Monday against 41 people who attended a wedding, violating the COVID-19 protocol, officials said. The wedding was held June 27 in Guwahati, Assam and a reception was held here July 2. Magisterial inquiries have revealed that all the 41 who...

Amaravati:  A scuffle over not wearing the mandatory face mask ended in the death of a teenage girl here. The teenage girl was trying to save her father from a group of attackers. They had attacked her father for not wearing a mask in Rentachintala...

New Delhi: Drug firm Glenmark Pharmaceuticals said Monday it has cut price of antiviral drug ‘Favipiravir’. The drug is sold under the brand name ‘FabiFlu’ for the treatment of patients with mild to moderate COVID-19 infection. The price of ‘Favipiravir’ has been reduced by 27 per...

Khurda: Even as coronavirus positive cases are on the rise in Khurda, the district administration has chalked out plans to open two COVID-19 care centres. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between officials the district administration and Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital,...

Kolkata: Ashok Kumar, a key member of India’s 1975 World Cup-winning hockey team, will be conferred with the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ by Mohun Bagan. The honour will be bestowed on Ashok Kumar on the occasion of Mohun Bagan’s foundation day. However, due to the COVID-19...

Berhampur: Ganjam district has emerged as worst hotspot for COVID-19 infections in Odisha. This has happened due to the return of migrant workers belonging to the district from other states. However, one would be surprised to know that amid the ongoing crisis, the administration has...

Mumbai: Kyun Ho Gaya Na actor Vivek Oberoi has shared his prayers for the Bachchan family after they tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Taking to Twitter, he wrote, “Our prayers for the well being and quick recovery of the family,” while retweeting a news...