Coronavirus

Khurda: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's office Friday lauded a sub-inspector employed in COVID-hit Berhampur for rejoining his duty immediately after recovering from coronavirus infection. The sub-inspector, identified as Bibhuti Bhusan Sethy, was also appreciated by Berhampur SP for his dedication. "Appreciation for #CovidWarrior Sub-Inspector B.B.Sethy,...

Berhampur: Three journalists in Berhampur city of Ganjam district have tested positive for COVID-19, Friday. Out of the three journalists one is a photo journalist and two are reporters. All the four journalists have been admitted to the dedicated TATA COVID hospital in Sitalapalli and...

Cuttack: Cuttack reported 16 more COVID-19 cases in the city Thursday. Among them, 13 cases are from institutional quarantine centres, one is a paid quarantine case and the rest two have contracted the virus locally, CMC said on Twitter. Of the local contact cases, one...

Bhubaneswar: The state government has declared complete shutdown of Odisha Assembly for Friday and suspended all operations after a relative of an employee tested positive for COVID-19, informed Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro. As per regular schedule, the Assembly will remain close during the weekend shutdown...

Ganjam: The migration-prone Ganjam district in Odisha is close to registering 3,500 COVID-19 positive cases. The COVID-19 hotspot district reported 320 new cases Friday. The current COVID-19 cases in Ganjam districts stand at 1,674. So far 1,707 people have recovered from the disease. The death...

Beijing: It is as if the threat of coronavirus is not enough for the world. Now comes the threat ‘unknown pneumonia’. China has warned its citizens living in Kazakhstan of a local ‘unknown pneumonia’. It said that this ‘unknown pneumonia’ has a ‘much higher’ fatality...

Beijing: Two World Health Organisation (WHO) experts will spend the next two days in the Chinese capital here. The WHO experts will lay the groundwork for a larger mission to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. One animal health expert and one epidemiologist will...

Choudwar:  A COVID-19 positive warder in Choudwar jail of Cuttack district has spread the infection to eight prisoners.  This information was given by prison officials Thursday evening. Out of the eight, three are under-trial prisoners. Sources said, the warder tested positive for COVID-19 Monday. They...

Toronto: Researchers have found that pasteurising breast milk using a common technique inactivates severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) making it safe for use. According to the study, published in the CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal), current advice is for women with coronavirus disease...

Rourkela: Keeping in mind the surging COVID-19 cases in Rourkela the Sundargarh district administration has ordered for weekend shutdowns in the city till July 31. The weekend shutdown will come into effect from July 11. Sundargarh Collector Nikhil Pavan Kalyan ordered for the weekend shutdown in...