Coronavirus

Bhubaneswar: As many as 91 persons tested positive for COVID-19 Sunday bringing the total number of infections so far in Odisha to 828, official data suggested. The state has so far recorded four deaths to the contagion. According to Information and Public Relations (I&PR) Department...

Beijing: China has reported 17 new coronavirus cases, including 12 asymptomatic infections, while officials in Wuhan, where the outbreak originated, continued vigorous testing of its over 11 million residents after new clusters of COVID-19 emerged in parts of the city. China's National Health Commission (NHC)...

Washington: US President Donald Trump says the US will reopen, ‘vaccine or no vaccine’, as he announced an objective to deliver a coronavirus vaccine by year end. He likened the vaccine project, dubbed "Operation Warp Speed", to the World War Two effort to produce the...

A nationwide IANS-C-Voter survey shows losses in jobs and incomes across the board along with rising concerns over possible job losses. But there seems to be hope too. There has never been any doubt since March 25, 2020, ever since the lockdown came into effect...

Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has increased to over 4.6 million, while the death toll has surpassed 311,000, according to Johns Hopkins University. As of Sunday morning, the total number of cases stood at 4,634,068, while the death toll increased to 311,781,...

Geneva:  Spraying disinfectant on the streets, as practised in some countries, does not eliminate the new coronavirus and even poses a health risk, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned Saturday. In a document on cleaning and disinfecting surfaces as part of the response to the...

Venice: The Italian government announced Saturday that it will throw open its borders next month, effectively ending Europe’s longest and strictest coronavirus lockdown just as the summer tourism season gets under way. Both regional and international borders will open June 3, with the government eliminating...

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to increase revenue in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic, Odisha government Saturday enhanced the Value Added Tax (VAT) imposed on petrol and diesel. The VAT on petrol was hiked by six per cent while the same on diesel was increased by...

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Saturday decided to restrict its and district courts’ functioning to urgent matters only till May 23, in view of the prevalent situation of COVID-19 pandemic. As per the government data, till now the coronavirus has infected 85,940 persons and...

Uttarkashi: A man who had run away from his home over 60 years ago, leaving behind his young wife and children, has found doors shut on him even before his likely return home as an octogenarian. The family members of 80-year-old Surat Singh Chauhan of...