Coronavirus

Sambalpur: The Indian Institute of Management, Sambalpur (IIM-S) has decided to conduct the end term examinations of first year MBA students online. IIM-S will be using the online proctoring system in view of the lockdown imposed to prevent Coronavirus spread. This is the first any...

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court sought the response Friday of the AAP government on several pleas challenging the levy of 70 per cent ‘special corona fee’' on the MRP of all liquor brands in the national capital. A bench of Chief Justice DN Patel...

Mumbai: Actress Richa Chadha felt the need to educate her staff about dos and dont's of COVID-19 that she herself has been following diligently for the last two months. She has now made easy-to-understand videos for her staff in order to educate them about issues...

New Delhi: India cricketer Ravindra Jadeja Friday said that there's still a long way to go in fight against the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and that's why the citizens should all do their part by staying at home. "I am staying home to fight against COVID-19,...

New Delhi: Amid the nationwide lockdown to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus, the Indian Railways Friday said that it has ferried more than 11.5 lakh stranded people since May 1 in over 1,000 Shramik Special trains. Railway and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on...

Bhubaneswar: The Health and Family Welfare Department, government of Odisha informed Friday that eight more coronavirus infected patients have recovered. The new additions took the tally of recovered patients to 166. Among the eight who have recovered four are from Jajpur district, two from Bhadrak...

London: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), an anti-malarial drug termed potential 'game-changer' for COVID-19 by President Donald Trump, does not significantly reduce admission to intensive care or death in patients hospitalised with pneumonia due to COVID-19, warn researchers in yet another study on the effects of the drug....

Balasore: The number of COVID-19 positive cases in Balasore district went over the three-figure mark Friday, with 12 more persons contracting the disease. The total number of positive coronavirus cases in Balasore district now stands at 102. Among the 12 new cases, four are from...

Allentown (US): President Donald Trump said Thursday that he intends to prepare the country for future pandemics. Donald Trump added that he will do so by restocking the national stockpile of medicines. He added that he will bring back critical manufacturing back to the US....

Washington: A clinical trial has begun in the US to evaluate whether the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, given together with the antibiotic azithromycin, can prevent COVID-19 hospitalization and death, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Hydroxychloroquine is approved by the US Food and Drug...