Coronavirus

Kolkata: A senior doctor employed with the West Bengal government died at a hospital here Sunday, his family members said. A 34-year-old man also became a victim of COVID-19 at the same facility, sources said. Doctor loses battle against coronavirus Sixty-year-old Dr Biplab Kanti Dasgupta...

Puri: At this time of the year, Narendra Tank situated in the holy city is full of life and activities. However, this time, the pandemic coronavirus has completely brought life to a standstill. The ‘Chandan Yatra’ festival which is celebrated every year with gaiety and...

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson returns to work at 10 Downing Street in London Monday, three weeks after he was admitted to a hospital here as his coronavirus symptoms worsened. The 55-year-old has been recuperating at his prime ministerial countryside retreat at Chequers in...

People infected with the novel coronavirus can transmit the infection one-to-three days before symptoms start to appear, according to a study published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). According to the CDC, fever, cough, and shortness of breath or difficulty breathing...

The Aarogya Setu app, launched by the Union government April 2, was meant to be a tool to fight COVID-19 in the country. That said, the app is battling negative perception amid concerns of privacy violations. Despite having been downloaded at least 7.5 crore times...

Cuttack: Odisha DGP Abhay took to social media Sunday to thank the residents of Bhadrak, Jajpur and Balasore for making the 60-hour shutdown successful. It had been imposed to prevent the community spread of the pandemic COVID-19 in the three districts. The shutdown was relaxed...

Chhatrapur: Khalikote police has been lauded for helping out a woman in distress living at Keshpur under Khalikote block in Ganjam district. Police have provided her with all the essential commodities she and her three-year-old daughter needs during the ongoing lockdown. They have promised to...

Sundargarh: The Nala Road area and its nearby localities under Rourkela Municipal Corporation (RPC) have been declared a ‘containment’ zone after one person tested positive Sunday for COVID-19. Along with this development, the Sundargarh district administration has also decided to extend the shutdown in the...

New Delhi:  Supply chain movement, permits for enterprises and passes for workers are the key hurdles for industry to restart operations, industry body CII said in a survey. Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) based its views on findings of a nation-wide survey conducted by it...

New Delhi: CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury Sunday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his government’s handling of the coronavirus situation in the country and charged that democratic accountability is grossly missing in his style of governance. In a letter to the prime minister, Yechury...