Coronavirus

Bhadrak: He is a popular and well-known face in the whole of Bhadrak and neighbouring districts. His voice mesmerised large crowds for hours at a time. But with the outbreak of coronavirus and the subsequent lockdown that came with it singer Kumar Gautam’s life has...

Kolkata: It is that part of the year when clay modellers in the Kumurtuli locality in this locality starts getting busy. Orders come in for idols of goddess Durga from all parts of West Bengal. It is from the income during this period that they...

Loisingha: With yet another resident from Budhipadar village under Jogisorda panchayat in Loisingha block of Bolangir district being tested positive for coronavirus infection Friday, the sarpanch announced a 24-hour shutdown starting 6am in all the villages under the panchayat. Sources in the health department said...

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray announced Friday financial assistance of Rs 100 crore for Raigad distric. The Raigad district bore the brunt of cyclone ‘Nisarga’ three days ago. Uddhav Thackeray made the announcement while on a visit to Alibaug taluka of Raigad district. It...

Washington: Healthy young people may have an increased risk of stroke if they are infected with the novel coronavirus. This may happen if young people are not showing any symptoms of the disease. This has recently been revealed by a small observational study. The researchers...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court asked Friday private hospitals whether they are ready to provide treatment to COVID-19 infected patients at the charges prescribed under the government’s ‘Ayushman Bharat’ scheme. The ‘Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana’ is aimed at providing health cover...

Beijing: The last three coronavirus patients in Wuhan, the first epicentre of the COVID-19, have been discharged. The central Chinese city has recorded zero cases of the virus after mass testing of about 10 million people, state-media reported Friday. According to the China’s National Health...

Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has decided to sponsor gifts or cash to the children born on board ‘Shramik Special’ trains. However, the train will have to operate on the ECoR network. This is an effort to support the new mothers, ECoR officials said....

New Delhi: There is a need to increase forest cover in urban areas to create and enhance their lung capacities. This was stated by Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar at an event Friday here. The event hosted virtually was mark the ‘World Environment Day’. During...

Bhubaneswar: Thirteen news cases of COVID-19 were reported in the state capital in the last 24 hours, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) said Friday. Out of the 13 new COVID-19 cases, seven people who are in home quarantine have been infected by the virus while...