Coronavirus

Mumbai: A large number of Hindi films are headed for a direct release on streamer ‘Disney+ Hotstar’. This is because theatres have remained closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Hindi films that have headed the digital way are superstar Akshay Kumar’s Laxxmi Bomb, and...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government received Monday the first consignment of ‘Remdesivir’ and ‘Favipiravir’ medicines for treatment of COVID-19 patients. Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Health and Family Welfare Department, PK Mohapatra said Remdesivir medicine will be used only in the treatment of moderate to severely ill...

Chhatrapur:  A complete shutdown of six days has been enforced in Chhatrapur NAC in Ganjam district. The shutdown will come into effect from Tuesday. This information was provided by district administration officials here Monday. The shutdown will be implemented as there has been a sharp...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government's Health Department said Monday that a total of 203 patients have recovered from coronavirus in the state and are being discharged from their respective hospitals. They were being treated at various COVID-19 facilities across Odisha. Ganjam district which had earlier reported the...

Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh asked Monday the BJP-led Centre to return donations received from Chinese companies in the PM-CARES Fund, amid the India-China border tensions. Addressing a press conference here, Amarinder Singh alleged that the PM-CARES Fund which has been set up to...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 25 new COVID-19 cases were reported from the capital city Monday, taking the total number of cases in the city to 314. While only two of them were home quarantine cases, the remaining 23 are local contacts, informed the Bhubaneswar Municipal...

Hyderabad: Telangana Home Minister Mohammed Mahmood Ali has tested positive for COVID-19. He was admitted to a private hospital in Hyderabad on Sunday night. Health officials described his condition as stable. Ali had participated in Haritha Haram, a plantation programme, with top police officials June...

Cuttack: The Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) has declared the CDA area as a containment zone after a resident from this locality tested positive for COVID-19. The area coming under the containment zone is from plot no. D-47 to D-49 in south, from plot no. D-1...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Monday reported 245 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total tally in the state to 6,859. Out of the 245 new cases, 214 were reported from quarantine centres while 31 are local contacts. Official sources also reported two more deaths in the state, taking...

Hyderabad: A heart-wrenching video of a young COVID-19 patient complaining of negligence by a state-run hospital in Hyderabad and saying goodbye to his father has gone viral over social media. "Though I told them that I can't breathe, they removed the ventilator. I am fed...