Coronavirus

New Delhi: India recorded the highest single-day spike of over 24,879 new coronavirus cases and 487 deaths in the last 24 hours, pushing the total tally to 7,67,296 with 21,129 deaths, Health Ministry's data revealed Thursday. According to the data, out of total 7,67,296 cases,...

Washington: The overall number of global COVID-19 cases has surpassed the 12 million mark, while the deaths have increased to more than 548,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Thursday morning, the total number of cases stood at 12,009,301, while the fatalities rose...

New Delhi: Pharma major Cipla said Wednesday it has launched its generic version of anti-viral drug remdesivir at a price which is among the lowest globally. The pharma major said it is looking to supply over 80,000 vials within the first month. The company, however,...

Washington: Desperate to solve the deadly conundrum of COVID-19, the world is clamouring for fast answers and solutions from a research system not built for haste. The ironic, and perhaps tragic, result: Scientific shortcuts have slowed understanding of the disease and delayed the ability to...

Sundargarh: The COVID infection cases are steadily rising in the Steel City and other parts of Sundargarh district. As many as 95 people in Rourkela alone have tested positive over last two days. According to the district administration, all these cases were detected in Sector...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha recorded the highest number of recoveries on a single day with 303 COVID-19 patients being discharged Wednesday. All the 303 had been undergoing treatment at various COVID-19 facilities across Odisha. The high recovery rate also demonstrates the high standards the state has set...

Sonepur: With COVID-19 positive cases spiking rapidly in Odisha, the Subarnapur district administration said in a notification Wednesday that all people returning from 13 hotspots in the state will have to undergo 14-day home/institutional quarantine. The 13 hotspot COVID-19 districts that have been identified are...

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee took umbrage Wednesday over the Central Board of Secondary Education’s (CBSE) decision to drop topics such as ‘citizenship’, ‘federalism’ and ‘partition’ in an effort to rationalise its curriculum amid the COVID-19 crisis. The chief minister appealed to the...

London: Neurological complications of COVID-19 may include delirium, brain inflammation, stroke, and nerve damage. This has been published according to a study. It also says some of these symptoms may not be a direct consequence of the novel coronavirus infection but due to the immune...

Bhubaneswar:  Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Wednesday said that 46 more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the city in past 24 hours. While 22 of them are home quarantine cases, remaining 24 are local contact ones. Meanwhile, 18 people recovered from the deadly disease...