Coronavirus

Bhubaneswar: Odisha health department Wednesday said that 164 persons who earlier tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered and are being discharged. Out of the 164 persons, 48 are from Ganjam, 31 from Jagatsinghpur, 26 from Balasore, 25 from Cuttack, 12 from Jajpur, 12 from Khurdha, ...

New York: Researchers have identified a library of molecules that can potentially shut down a protein involved in the novel coronavirus genome replication process, an advance that may lead to the development of new therapeutics for COVID-19. According to the scientists, including those from Columbia...

Bhubaneswar:  Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Wednesday said that 12 more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the city in past 24 hours. While four of them are home quarantine cases, remaining eight are local contact ones. "Further contact tracing is still continuing. Primary contacts...

Sambalpur: Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT) in Burla was sealed for seven days, Wednesday, following the death of a lecturer’s husband reportedly due to COVID-19. The lecturer has also tested positive for the disease. “VSSUT has been sealed for seven days,” informed vice-chancellor...

After Patanjali Ayurved Limited faced sharp criticism and government’s scrutiny for launching 'Coronil’, a drug it claimed can cure Coronavirus, the company’s CEO Tuesday said that they never claimed that the drug “can cure or control coronavirus”. The shift in the statement comes after an...

Bangkok: A cafe in Thailand's Chiang Mai province has filed a damage lawsuit against the US government for allegedly spreading the COVID-19 pandemic, it was reported Wednesday. Sawet Wianthong, the owner of Ooh Cafe at DK Park food centre, filed the case in court onJune...

Mumbai: Aamir Khan’s mother has tested negative for coronavirus, the actor announced Wednesday. "Hello everyone, I am most relieved to inform everyone that Ammi is Covid 19 negative. Thank you everyone for your prayers and good wishes Folded hands Love. A," Aamir tweeted. On Tuesday,...

Mumbai: Television actress Mohena Kumari has finally tested COVID-19 negative after a month-long battle with the virus. The actress took to Instagram to share the news with her fans Wednesday. "We finally tested Negative of coronavirus... after a month! We'd like to thank all the...

Balasore: Balasore police Tuesday recovered the body of a migrant woman who allegedly committed suicide at a quarantine centre in the district. Her body was found hanging from a tree inside the premises of a quarantine centre in Jayarampur High School under Jayarampur village in the...

Panaji: A BJP MLA from Goa has tested positive for coronavirus, a senior state health official said Wednesday. The legislator was admitted to Margao-based ESI Hospital, a specially designated facility for COVID-19 patients, after his test came out positive on Tuesday, the official said. "The...