Coronavirus

Bhubaneswar: The total number of COVID-19 cases in Odisha reached 284 Saturday as Ganjam, Bhadrak and Sundargarh districts reported 14 new ones. According to the Health and Family Welfare department, the number of active cases in Odisha stands at 219 while the number of recoveries...

Bhubaneswar: The Public Health Engineering (PHE) workers’ association, Friday, strongly opposed the decision of Water Corporation of Odisha’s (WATCO) plans to expand its territories beyond Bhubaneswar amidst the novel coronavirus outbreak. WATCO, which is responsible for the drinking water supply and sewerage management in Bhubaneswar,...

New Delhi: With Indians now being online like never before due to COVID-19 restrictions, searches for queries like e-learning, work from home jobs and recipe in 5 minutes have seen massive growth and these clues to digital searches can help brands craft a strategy for...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) Friday appointed social activist and advocate Pradeep Kumar Patnaik to enquire into the allegations of denial of treatment to patients suffering from serious diseases like cancer on the ground of Covid test. The director of Acharya Harihar Regional...

New York: If life feels more stressful now than it did a few decades ago, or even before the COVID-19 started, you're not alone, a new study has found that life may be more stressful now than it was in the 1990s. The researchers from...

London: Over 80 per cent of people are not planning to conceive during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, perhaps putting to rest suggestions that the lockdown could lead to a rise in birth numbers, say researchers. The main reasons that led people to this decision included...

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to meet the rising demands of health professionals in the wake of coronavirus outbreak, the state government has trained 8,325 medical and nursing students for Covid-19 duty. This was revealed during a high-level meeting held under the chairmanship of   Chief Secretary...

Lakhanpur: Even though the lockdown continues to be in force across the country to contain COVID-19, five desperate migrant workers from Ganjam district managed to find their way back by riding bicycles all the way from Varanasi. According to a source, the workers who had...

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray Friday ruled out deployment of army to control crowds in Mumbai, but hinted at lockdown extension as the "virus chain" has not yet been broken. In an address to the state late this evening, Thackeray dismissed all speculation raging...

Bhubaneswar:  A truck driver from Mumbai Friday tested positive for novel coronavirus in Odisha, the Information and Public Relations (I&PR) Department of Odisha government said. “5th Health Update, 8th May. One positive case. 42 yr Male, Mumbai. He is a Truck driver of Mumbai. Met...