Nabarangpur: A BSF jawan who was kept at a temporary medical centre (TMC) here in this district after his recovery from COVID-19 has escaped. The incident occurred July 10 and the same day the commandant of the 15th BSF Battalion lodged an FIR with Nabarangpur...
Chhatrapur: Amid the huge spurt in coronavirus cases, the Ganjam district administration is planning to open eight COVID Care Centres (CCC) and District COVID Health Centres (DCHC) soon for treatment of COVID-19 patients, Sunday. The CCC and DCHC will be operational at both government and...
Beijing: Chinese vaccine developer ‘CanSino Biologics’ is in talks with Russia, Brazil, Chile and Saudi Arabia governments. ‘CanSino Biologics’ wants to launch Phase III trial of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine, its co-founder said Saturday. China’s success in driving down COVID-19 infections has made it harder...
Chhatrapur: In a video message released Sunday, Ganjam District Collector Vijay Amruta Kulange requested people not to take paracetamol tablets to suppress COVID-19 symptoms. He said that paracetamol tablets may reduce body temperature but will not destroy the COVID-19 virus. By consuming paracetamol without consulting...
Cuttack: The Cuttack Municipality Corporation said Sunday that the shutdown restrictions in Cuttack city and CMC area will be lifted Monday. “Cuttack will be free from shutdown tag from Monday ie 13th July, 2020,” the CMC said. However, weekend shutdown restrictions will continue in the...
New Delhi: Test results may come out negative even if one has contracted COVID-19, experts have warned, advising that those showing symptoms of the disease must be treated without waiting for a confirmatory test to prevent aggravation of the infection. There have been several cases where patients showing...
Mumbai: In a video message Sunday, veteran star – MP Hema Malini put an end to the rumours of her hospitalization. Hema Malini said she is ‘completely fine’ and ‘healthy’. The 71-year-old actor dismissed the reports by sharing a 28 second-long clip on Twitter from...
Mumbai: Actor Abhishek Bachchan Sunday morning posted on Instagram to reiterate that his father Amitabh Bachchan and he have mild symptoms of Covid-19. He requested all "to stay calm and not panic". "Yesterday, both my father and I tested positive for COVID-19. Both of us...
Kabisuryanagar: Coronavirus situation in Kabisuryanagar block and Kabisuryanagar NAC areas in Ganjam district continues to deteriorate with each passing day, if official numbers are anything to go by. With panic setting in, people here are getting reluctant to go to hospital to get their swabs...
New York: Taking a cue from recent studies that examine Covid-19 transmission by and among children, researchers say that children infrequently transmit Covid-19 to each other or to adults and schools can and should reopen in the fall while adhering to social distancing guidelines. The...
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) in its latest report released recently has castigated India for...
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Climate justice should become one of the most important points when discussing climate change. The harsh reality of human-induced climate...
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A foreign outlet interviewed me this week and at the end of it, after we had wrapped up, the interviewer...
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Uttar Pradesh’s latest babu reshuffle, while seemingly routine, is difficult to view in isolation. The Yogi Adityanath government has moved...
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