Coronavirus

New Delhi: With 3,525 new cases reported in the last 24 hours, the COVID-19 tally in India reached 74,281, the Union Health Ministry said Wednesday. Of the total cases, 47480 are active and 2,415 are fatalities so far while at least 24,385 people have recovered...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha recorded a whopping 101 COVID-19 positive cases Wednesday morning, taking the total tally in the State to 538. While Ganjam reported 52 cases, 33 cases have been detected in Balasore, 7 each in Jajpur and Sundargarh and two cases in Keonjhar. This is...

New York: Global COVID-19 deaths has surpassed 290,000, reaching 290,269, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University. A total of 4,238,703 cases have been reported from over 180 countries and regions across the world, the CSSE said on...

Wuhan: No new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were reported in central China's Hubei Province on Tuesday, the provincial health commission said Wednesday. As of Tuesday, the province had 598 asymptomatic cases under medical observation, after six such cases were added and...

Bhopal: With 81 out of 201 new corona positive cases till Tuesday evening, Indore continued to be the major hotspot in Madhya Pradesh. The overall tally moved close to 3,986 foiling the government's moves to flatten the curve. Of the four hotspots Bhopal 30, Ujjain...

Bhopal: Three harrowing stories of the travails of migrant labourers from Madhya Pradesh through the lock down were vying for media space almost simultaneously during the weekend in the national and international media. The common refrain is that the government could have planned the migration...

Mumbai: As coronavirus rages across India, many filmmakers and producers are planning a different course of action. Big ticket releases such as Amitabh Bachchan’s Gulabo Sitabo may bypass theatres and premiere directly on streaming platforms. The streaming platform is being seen as a potential saviour...

Washington: Dr Anthony Fauci, the top infectious disease expert in the United States has warned the Congress. He has said if the country reopens too soon during the coronavirus pandemic, it will result in ‘needless suffering and death’.  Anthony Fauci is among the health experts...

New Delhi: The Congress termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address Tuesday as one that gave the country a headline. The Congress also said the nation is disappointed by his ‘failure’ to address the woes of millions of migrants. Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said the...

Wuhan: Wuhan administration plans to conduct coronavirus tests on the Chinese city’s entire population. This decision was taken after new cases emerged for the first time in weeks in Wuhan, the state media reported. The global pandemic started from this city only. state media reported...