Coronavirus

Berhampur:  A 45-year-old woman was killed Wednesday after being hit by an ambulance carrying a COVID-19 patient in Ganjam district. According to a source, the incident took place on the premises of the MKCG Medical College and Hospital here in Ganjam district. The deceased has...

Toronto: While higher heat and humidity may slow the spread of COVID-19 there is a flip side to this theory. Longer hours of sunlight are associated with a higher incidence of the disease, according to a study. The research has been published in the journal ‘Geographical...

New Delhi: A Metropolitan Magistrate of a district court, here, has tested positive for COVID-19. Her courtroom and chamber are being sanitized. The Saket court judge tested positive Tuesday. She had last attended the court June 3. Advocates and court officials who visited her courtroom...

New Delhi: Amid the coronavirus pandemic, thermal coal imports at India’s major ports saw a 35.94 per cent decline to 12.29 million tonne (MT) in the first two months of the current financial year. This information was given by the Indian Ports’ Association (IPA). Coking...

New Delhi: A 35-year-old Border Security Force (BSF) jawan has succumbed to coronavirus. The total number of fatalities in BSF due to the pandemic rose to three, a senior official said Wednesday. This is the 14th coronavirus death among the paramilitary or the Central Armed...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha health department Wednesday said that 149 persons who earlier tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered and are being discharged. Out of the 149 persons, 57 are from Ganjam, 26 from Khurda, 11 from Bolangir, eight from Jagatsinghpur, seven each from Balasore, Jajpur and...

Jalgaon (Maharashtra): In a shocking incident, an 82-year-old woman from Bhusaval was found dead inside the hospital she had gone missing from. The old woman had gone missing for the last eight days. She was found dead inside the toilet, police said Wednesday. The Jalgaon...

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said Wednesday his government will implement the ‘Centre’s decision’. The Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Delhi, Anil Baijal had recently passed an order. It overturned the decision on reservation of state-run and private hospitals in the national capital for...

Sundargarh: Hundreds of COVID-19 warriors in the state have been striving hard to save the lives of affected people during the coronavirus pandemic often overlooking their own plights. Medicine specialist Dr Sanjay Kumar Dash, who has been working at NTPC temporary COVID-19 hospital in Sundargarh...

Jaipur: The Rajasthan government sealed all state borders Wednesday in view of a surge in COVID-19 cases. All movement to and from the state will be regulated. No person can enter Rajasthan without a 'No Objection Certificate' (NOC) from the state or leave without a...