Coronavirus

Bhubaneswar: As many as 5,000 cops under Commissionerate Police have tested negative for coronavirus, informed Police Commissioner Sudhansu Sarangi. After the news of 250 policemen in Mumbai infected by the virus reached Odisha, the Commissionerate Police rose to the situation and subjected its policemen to...

Washington: The personal assistant of Ivanka Trump, US President Donald Trump's daughter and senior White House adviser, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the media reported. But the assistant, who worked in personal capacity for Ivanka Trump, has not been around her for weeks,...

Washington: A top aide to US Vice-President Mike Pence has tested positive for COVID-19 one day after another White House staff member was diagnosed with the virus. Pence's press secretary Katie Miller tested positive Friday, a day after President Donald Trump's valet, the BBC reported....

Chhatrapur: Tension mounted in Arjyapalli area under Chhatrapur block of Ganjam district late Thursday night when officials tried to lodge Surat returnees at a quarantine centre. Some non-resident Odia workers arrived there in a bus. Panicked over fear of infection, locals opposed the returnees. They...

Washington: Twitter has somewhat disputed the US governments claim that thousands of accounts on its platform that were disseminating misinformation related to coronavirus pandemic originated in China in coordination with Russia. The US state department Friday accused China of colluding with Russia to manipulate social...

New Delhi: Total number of Covid-19 cases in the country mounted to 59,662 Saturday, with 3,320 cases and 95 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said. Of the total, 39,834 are active cases, 17,846 people have recovered, and 1,981 people...

Islamabad: The number of COVID-19 cases surged to a record high in Pakistan as the governments of Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Balochistan announced the partial easing of lockdown measures imposed to curb the spread of the virus. Friday, the country registered 1,807 cases...

Bhubaneswar: Three more persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Odisha, taking the total tally in the state to 287. All three cases were reported from Mayurbhanj district. According to the Health and Family Welfare department, the total number of active cases in Odisha now stands...

Cairo: Turkey confirmed 1,848 new COVID-19 cases, bring the total number to 135,569, while Iran's total number of infections increased to 104,691. The death toll from the coronavirus in Turkey surged to 3,689 after 48 new fatalities were added in the past 24 hours, Turkish...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed the measures required to address the health and economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic with his Italian counterpart Giuseppe Conte over a phone call. Over a phone call Friday, PM Modi also conveyed his condolences for the loss...