Coronavirus

Bhadrak: After three COVID-19 positive cases were detected from Bhadrak district Tuesday, the Bhadrak district administration Wednesday deployed drones over 21 contaminant zones in the district to keep a watch on the residents of the sealed villages. Collector Gyana Das took to the twitter and...

New York: Amid shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) due to the (COVID-19) pandemic, a team of US surgeons has created a new process to disinfect disposable N95 respirator masks that allows health care workers to reuse their own masks for up to 20 times....

New Delhi: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain Wednesday said about 200 health workers in Delhi have tested positive for coronavirus. "Over 200 health workers have tested (COVID) positive. This is confirmed that the cases are very few from the COVID dedicated hospitals," Jain told the...

New Delhi: Budget passenger carrier SpiceJet will not pay April and May salaries to its pilots, barring those who have been flying cargo flights. In an email to the airline's pilots, Captain Gurcharan Arora, Chief of Flight Operations, said: "We will not be getting any...

Tokyo: Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stated it will be impossible to host the Olympics even next year if the ongoing coronavirus pandemic cannot be contained till then. The 2020 edition of the multi-national event was pushed back to 2021 in wake of COVID-19 crisis...

Beijing: China Tuesday went on the offensive against international criticism over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, accusing US politicians of barefaced lies’. The new virus first emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan late last year before spreading across the world, and countries including...

Bhubaneswar: A vehicle customised to appear like a giant coronavirus is roaming across Bhubaneswar to raise awareness among denizens of the city pertaining to the deadly disease. Pramod Muduli, a resident of Khandagiri area, has turned his scooter into the coronavirus vehicle. He designed his...

Beijing: Men and women are equally likely to contract the deadly coronavirus (COVID-19), but men are more than twice as likely to die from the disease as compared to women, warn researchers. The results, published in the journal Frontiers in Public Health, suggest that additional...

Cuttack: Orissa High Court Tuesday decided to cancel summer vacations for both the High Court and subordinate courts in the state. “In the exigencies caused by COVID-19 and declaration of Lockdown in the State of Odisha the Hon’ble Court after due consultation with the Advocate...

Puri: Paddy procurement in Puri district for 2020 Rabi season will start from May 8, additional district collector Pradeep Kumar Sahoo has said. A decision in this context was taken in a meeting held Tuesday among farmers’ representatives, government officials and public representatives of the...