Coronavirus

Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) said that a number of treatments are under clinical trials for the treatment of COVID-19, but none of those were yet approved. "There are hundreds of clinical trials that are underway, and the reason we need to wait for...

Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has increased to over 4.5 million, while the death toll has surpassed 307,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Saturday morning, the total number of cases stood at 4,538,406, while the death toll increased to...

New Delhi: As the deaths increase due to COVID-19, the burial of bodies continue to take place at ITO cemetery here but the cemetery supervisor complains about non-availability of PPE and not getting health insurance. Cemetery Supervisor Mohammed Shamim said, "Delhi Police, doctors, sweepers have...

Bhubaneswar: Several Odia students pursuing B Ed at Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Agartala in Tripura have appealed to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik through a video message for their rescue. As many as 80 students have been pursuing B Ed in Sanskrit at the Ekalavya Campus of...

Bhubaneswar: Director General of Police (DGP) Abhay, Friday, said that no migrant heading towards their home during lockdown should walk on roads in the state and assured that the government will provide all possible support to them. The top cop said that the state government...

New Delhi:  The stimulus packages announced by the government so far to mitigate the economic impact of COVID-19 will dent the fiscal deficit by 0.6 per cent of the GDP or Rs 1.29 lakh crore in the ongoing financial year, said a report by State...

New Delhi: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan Friday said that the total recovery rate of COVID-19 patients in the country has been recorded at 34.06% and the Doubling Rate improved from 3.4 days in the pre-lockdown week to 12.9 days in the last week. During...

Till even a few days the general notion was that the COVID-19 virus can be transmitted through coughing, sneezing and even by touch. Well if you thought if you had taken precautions to prevent such an occurrence, brace yourself once more. The transmission of the...

New Delhi: In the third tranche of Rs 20 lakh-crore package announced by the Prime Minister, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Friday came up with an 11-point plan for farmers' welfare, fisheries and food processing. The third tranche of measures being announced today focuses on agriculture...

Moscow: Russia has confirmed 10,598 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, raising its total tally to 262,843, the second highest in the world, according to the country's coronavirus response centre Friday. The death toll grew by 113 to 2,418, while 58,226 people have...