Coronavirus

New Delhi: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain, who is in hospital for COVID-19 treatment, has been diagnosed with pneumonia and is being shifted to an ICU as his condition has deteriorated, a senior official said Friday. According to doctors treating him, the 55-year-old minister has...

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to restart livelihoods of migrant workers and others who have lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 16 district level helpdesks have been set up to link them with various livelihood based schemes and employment opportunities, including the Mahatma Gandhi...

Islamabad: Pakistan's coronavirus death toll reached 3,229 with 136 more fatalities reported in the last 24 hours, while the total number of infections jumped to 1,65,062, the health ministry said Friday. As many as 61,383 patients have recovered so far from the disease. According to...

Toronto: Coughing, fever and difficulty in breathing are common symptoms of COVID-19. However, a new case study has found that pink or red eye is also a reason to be tested for the disease. The study has been published in the Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology....

Washington: Democratic presidential nominee and former vice- president Joe Biden is slowly stealing a march over incumbent President Donald Trump. Joe Biden has an impressive 12-point lead over Trump in the race for the White House. This is according to a Fox News opinion poll....

Puri: Srikhetra Surakhya Bahini and Srijagannath Sena, two local outfits of Puri, have called for a six-hour bandh in the Holy City Friday seeking organisation of this year’s Rath Yatra June 23. “The strike will be in force from 6 am to 12 noon Friday. It...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Friday reported 165 new COVID-19 cases taking the total tally in the state to 4,677. Out of the 165 new cases, 140 were reported from quarantine centres while 25 are local contacts. Ganjam district reported the highest number of cases with 41, Gajapati...

Beijing: China reported 37 new coronavirus cases Friday including 25 here. Currently 183 patients are undergoing treatment in the national capital. The city has implemented wartime measures to arrest the COVID-19 spread, health authorities said Friday. The National Health Commission (NHC) said that 32 new...

New Delhi: India Friday saw another record spike of 13,586 new COVID-19 cases in a single-day, pushing the tally to 3,80,532, while the death toll rose to 12,573 with 336 new fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data. In some positive news, the number of recoveries...

Bolangir: Bolangir is known for high labour migration. Every year, thousands of people migrate to other states in search of work. Most of them work in brick kilns. Sadly, the spread of COVID-19 and the ongoing lockdown has made the lives of migrant labourers miserable. The...