Coronavirus

Nuapada: Nuapada is known for migration of labourers. Owing to the COVID situation, the district is witnessing a reverse migration of workers from other states since Unlock-1 came into force. Reports said, 65,344 migrant labourers, who were stranded in other states, have come back to...

New Delhi: With a record single-day surge of 24,850 coronavirus infections and 613 fatalities, India's COVID-19 caseload zoomed to 6,73,165, while the death toll due to the disease climbed to 19,268 Sunday, according to the Union health ministry. With this, the country has recorded over 20,000...

Sambalpur: Even as COVID infection cases are on the rise in Sambalpur, four more staff of Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT) in Burla in Sambalpur district tested positive for COVID-19. Section 144 has been imposed at three places in Burla town for five...

Berlin:  The World Health Organization says it is ending a trial into whether anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine helps patients hospitalised with COVID-19. WHO said Saturday it has “accepted the recommendation” from the committee overseeing the trial to discontinue testing of hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir, a drug combination...

Washington: The overall number of global COVID-19 cases has increased to more than 1.1 crore, while the deaths have soared to over 528,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. Sunday morning, the total number of cases stood at 11,199,747, while the fatalities rose to 528,953,...

Ganjam: A COVID-19 warrior died in the line of duty at Buguda area in Ganjam district Saturday. The deceased has been identified as an anganwadi worker who was posted at Kholakhali quarantine centre. She had been suffering from cold and cough for a week. That...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha health department Saturday said that 229 persons who earlier tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered and are being discharged. Out of the 229 persons, 91 are from Ganjam, 29 from Khurdha, 26 from Gajapati, 15 from Jharsuguda, 12 from Bolangir, 11 from Jagatsinghpur,...

Cuttack: Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) declared Mali Sahi slum as Containment Zone Saturday after it reported 13 COVID-19 cases Friday. Out of total swab samples tested from Mali Sahi slum near Ranihat in Cuttack town, 13 were reported to be positive. In order to check...

Bhubaneswar:  Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Saturday said that 45 more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the city in past 24 hours. While 37 of them are home quarantine cases, remaining eight are local contact ones. 31 persons also recovered in last 24 hours,...

Bhubaneswar: With COVID-19 situation deteriorating in Ganjam district with each passing day, Odisha government Saturday deputed two IAS and six OAS officers to the district to manage the situation there. The General Administration & Public Grievance Department vide an order issued Saturday appointed Parul Patawari,...