Coronavirus

Athgarh: The inspector-in-charge (IIC) of a police station under Athgarh subdivision in Cuttack district has tested positive for COVID-19, Athgarh SDPO Alok Ranjan Ray Sunday said. As a precautionary measure to contain the spread of the virus in the nearby areas, the district administration has...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Sunday reported 264 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total tally in the state to 6,614. Three additional deaths took the toll across Odisha to 21, informed the Health and Family Welfare department. "Regret to inform the demise of three #COVID19 positive patients while under...

Seoul: South Korea has confirmed 62 additional cases of the coronavirus over a 24-hour period, as the country continues to grapple with new clusters after easing social distancing rules. The additional cases reported Sunday took the total to 12,715 with 282 deaths. The Korea Centers...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha health department Saturday said that 184 persons who earlier tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered and are being discharged. Out of the 184 persons, 48 are from Ganjam, 45 from Khurdha, 31 from Balasore, 12 from Gajapati, 10 from Bhadrak, six from Jagatsinghpur,...

Berhampur: Concerned over the increasing cases of coronavirus in Ganjam district, Collector Vijay Amruta Kulange urged rural people in the district to not enter into urban areas of the district for the next 15 days. The decision has been taken as a preventive measure to...

 Nimapada: An 18-month-old boy tested positive for COVID-19 from a quarantine centre in Bhiligram panchayat under Nimapada block in Puri district. This information was given Saturday by BDO Manoj Kumar Behera and Sarpanch Swarnamudra Maharana. The baby boy along with his family had returned from...

Bhubaneswar: As many as nine people from the capital city tested positive for COVID-19 Saturday. While one of them is a home quarantine case, all the remaining eight are local contacts, informed the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation in a tweet. They all have been shifted to...

New Delhi: S&P Global Ratings said Friday that the Indian economy is in deep trouble with growth likely to contract by 5 per cent this financial year. "India's economy is in deep trouble. Difficulties in containing the virus, an anemic policy response, and underlying vulnerabilities,...

London: To survive the Covid-19 pandemic, families the world over are trying to strike balance between daily routines and other more emotionally-laden and inspirational activities that go well beyond their daily schedules in order to counter massive disruption to their everyday life, say researchers. For...

New York: A 26-country review compiled from 131 studies, the largest systematic review to date of children and young adults with COVID-19, has found that majority of children with COVID-19 fared well clinically compared to adults during the first four months of the pandemic. While...