Coronavirus

New Delhi: Eight days after recording three lakh COVID-19 cases, India went past the four lakh-mark Sunday with the biggest single-day spike of 15,413 new infections, while the death toll rose to 13,254 with 306 new fatalities, according to Union Health Ministry data. India took...

Bhanjanagar: Fear of community transmission sparked panic here in Ganjam district after 10 traders tested positive for coronavirus, a report said Saturday. The affected traders, all residents of various villages under Bhanjanagar block, tested positive for the virus Friday evening.  This has sparked concern among...

Makangiri: Director General of Police (DGP) Abhay Saturday visited Malkangiri district and underscored the need for fast-tracking of infrastructure development with the strengthening of security system in the district. He paid visit to Swabhiman area and inaugurated the building of a new police station. The...

Nayagarh: Filing of a modification petition in the apex court for review of the stay order on Puri Rath Yatra has put the spotlight on the petitioner--- a student of minority community in this district. Aftab Hussain is a resident of Narayanpatna village under Itamati...

Dhaka: Former Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza has tested positive for COVID-19, becoming the second high-profile cricketer to be infected with the deadly virus. Last week, former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi had tested positive for the contagious disease. Mortaza was reportedly unwell for the last couple...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha health department Saturday said that 237 persons who earlier tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered and are being discharged. “The untiring efforts of our Covid Warriors has led to an all time high recovery of 237 #COVID19 patients in a day! We salute...

Kolkata: Four family members of BCCI President and former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly have tested positive for Coronavirus. Ganguly’s elder brother Snehashish Ganguly, the secretary of Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) has been infected by COVID-19, the health state department said Friday. Also, Snehashish's wife...

Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 death toll increased to 12 in Odisha after a 60-year old male from Puri district succumbed to the virus, said the health department Saturday. "Regret to report the death of a 60-year old Covid positive male of Puri district, while under treatment...

Cuttack: Continuing its effort to develop equipments to fight coronavirus, the government Industrial Training Institute (ITI) at Khapuria here has developed a multi-station hand sanitiser dispenser. The institute had earlier developed an automatic hand sanitiser dispenser. “It has the virtue of making many people free...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Saturday reported 179 new cases, taking the total tally in the state to 4,856. Out of the 179 new cases, 150 were reported from quarantine centres while 29 are local contacts, Khurda reported 27 new cases, Angul 6, Nabarangpur 1, Jagatsinghpur 4, Cuttack...