Coronavirus

Bhubaneswar: A five member team of technocrats including two Odias created an app to help track and trace COVID-19 patients. The app, called iTrac, helps create QR codes for venue tracking, for temperature scanning, for tracing contact made by a coronavirus positive person, administers self-quarantine...

Angul: At a time when it seems there is no relenting in coronavirus crisis with more number of positive cases coming to fore every day, in Angul, out of total 19 positive cases, 15 have recovered from the disease. Of them, 13 were admitted to...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha reported 80 fresh cases of COVID-19 Saturday, taking the total tally in the state to 1,269, informed the Health and Family Welfare department. Out of the 80 new cases, 71 were at quarantine centres, two were kept under home quarantine while the remaining...

New Delhi: As Lockdown-4 brought in easing of restrictions across the country, India crossed the 1.25 lakh mark coronavirus cases with the total number rising to 1,25,101, the Union Health Ministry data revealed Saturday. Of the total cases, 69,597 are active, 51,783 have recovered while...

Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has increased to over 5.2 million, while the death toll surged past 338,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Saturday morning, the total number of cases stood at 5,210,065, while the death toll increased to...

Beijing: Chinese health authority said Saturday that it saw no new confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Chinese mainland Friday. No deaths related to the disease were reported Friday, according to the National Health Commission, adding that it received reports of two new suspected cases. One...

New Delhi: Speaking in the opposition meeting attended by 22 parties, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Friday said that the COVID-19 lockdown has not yielded results. "We had two motives of the lockdown - to contain the disease and curb its spread but the infection is...

New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry Friday said that the doubling rate of Covid-19 cases now stands at 13.3 days, which is far better than 3.4 days since the beginning of the lockdown. Covid-19 cases would have also increased exponentially in the absence of the...

Mumbai: Senior Congress leader and party spokesperson Sanjay Jha Friday surprised everyone with the announcement of him being tested positive for coronavirus. "I have tested positive for Covid-19 . As I am asymptomatic I am in home quarantine for the next 10-12 days. Please don't...

Mumbai: Top financial company, Indiabulls has asked close to 2,000 employees to resign. Most of those asked to resign have been told not to report for work after May 31. It has termed the lay off as normal attrition process. Indiabulls employs close to 26,000...