Coronavirus

New York: Urban slums are uniquely vulnerable to coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, say researchers, adding that to help such people, governments should focus on providing basic needs, including freshwater, sanitation and providing payments for lost work. According to the study, government-enforced social isolation may help relatively...

Rourkela: In a bid to contain COVID-19 outbreak, Rourkela Municipal Corporation (RMC) Tuesday sealed off Sector-18 market in the town and declared it to be a containment zone. Four platoons of police have been deployed in the area to enforce the shutdown. According to Sundargarh...

Buenos Aires: Argentina has banned all internal and international commercial flights until September 1 due to the coronavirus pandemic, authorities said. The country's National Civil Aviation Administration issued a decree Monday, banning ticket sales for commercial flights to, from or within Argentina, while describing September...

Colombo: Some 4,000 Sri Lankan Navy personnel and their families have been quarantined after at least 185 military members tested positive for the novel coronavirus, officials said Tuesday. Some 181 of the virus-positive military personnel are from the Navy who were among the first responders...

New Delhi: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan Tuesday said that the coronavirus pandemic has come in India as a blessing in disguise as it has given impetus to various activities under the Make in India project. The Health Minister while addressing a video conferencing with...

Mumbai: Playback legend Lata Mangeshkar has thanked chef-turned-author-turned-filmmaker Vikas Khanna for donating 1000 PPE kits to the Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital, built in the memory of her late father. Mangeshkar took to Twitter to express her gratitude to Khanna. "Namaskaar, Michelin Star Chef Shri @TheVikasKhannaji ne...

Bhadrak: After three fresh case detected from Bhadrak district Tuesday morning, the district administration has identified 32 Gram Panchayats as surveillance zones as a precautionary measure to contain the spread of the deadly virus from ground zero level, said District Collector Gyana Das. “The district...

Bahanaga: Balasore district administration Tuesday sealed 12 entry points to Bishnupur village under Bahanaga block as a precautionary measure to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the district. According to a source in the administration, the decision was taken after 16 people in the block...

New Delhi: No house help and no option to step out have made many feel like being locked up in the "Bigg Boss" house. But former "Bigg Boss" contestant Hina Khan says that participating in the reality show and experiencing the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown have...

New Delhi: A senior official of the Niti Aayog Tuesday tested positive for novel coronavirus (COVID-19) after which the entire building was sealed as a precautionary measure to contain the spread of the pandemic. According to senior officials of the Niti Aayog, an official working...