Coronavirus

Bhubaneswar: Scores of skilled and semi skilled workers from Ganjam district are contemplating to migrate to other states in search of better livelihood options after the Covid-19 situation improves. Since May 3 this year, the district has been witnessing return of more than 2 lakh...

Mumbai: With 1,144 new cases of COVID-19, the tally in this city increased to 69,625 Wednesday while 38 more patients succumbed to the infection. It took the death toll here to 3,962, the city civic body said. According to a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) release,...

London: All the English cricketers vying for places in the squad for the upcoming Test series against West Indies returned negative for COVID-19. This information was given Wednesday by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). The ECB confirmed that a total of 702 COVID-19...

Bhubaneswar: With the increase in number of coronavirus infection among healthcare workers in hospitals, the state government has issued an order asking the private healthcare institutions to bear the treatment cost of its staff, if infected with COVID-19 on duty. The Directorate of Medical Education...

Kolkata: Anything that is anti-coronavirus is now the most eagerly liked product in the world. An Indian textile company has recognised this sentiment. The company is quick to realise the need for clothes that will help to sanitise the wearer from COVID-19. So it has...

Belgrade: Novak Djokovic’s parents defended their son Wednesday for organising the Adria Tour events. They blamed another tennis player for spreading the coronavirus at a series of exhibition matches hosted by the top-ranked player. Novak Djokovic and his wife tested positive for the virus Tuesday....

New Delhi: Trouble and controversy seem to be chasing Patanjali Ayurved since they launched Tuesday the new COVID-19 cure kit. Now a licensing official in Uttarakhand has said that Patanjali never disclosed that its new medicine kit was for coronavirus when it applied for a...

New Delhi: Indian Armed Forces personnel, who need to be quarantined after coming back from leave or temporary posting, will not be required to undergo COVID-19 testing before, during and after the quarantine period unless symptomatic, according to a revised protocol. The revised protocol, issued...

Beijing: Co-existing medical conditions like heart disease and hypertension may lead to fully recovered COVID-19 patients testing positive for the viral infection again. This is according to a study which says most such patients with re-positive outcomes for COVID-19  ‘tend to return negative eventually’. Researchers...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha health department Wednesday said that 135 persons who earlier tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered and are being discharged. Out of the 135 persons, 49 are from Ganjam, 19 from Khurdha, 16 from Kalahandi, 14 from Jagatsinghpur, seven from Balasore, six from Cuttack,...