Coronavirus

Paris: According to a latest study in France, nicotine could protect people from getting infected with coronavirus. It still remains to be seen whether nicotine could be used as a vaccine or treat the deadly disease. Researchers at a top Paris hospital came the conclusion...

Coimbatore: The founder of an English news portal has been arrested here on charges of carrying ‘false’ and ‘provocative’ reports against the local administration and government over COVID-19 relief works, police said Friday. Andrew Sam Rajapandian, who runs ‘Simplicity’ portal, was arrested Thursday on a...

Mumbai: In a glaring example of official apathy, the bodies of two suspected COVID-19 patients were left unattended for several hours in a civic-run hospital in Andheri locality. Sources said Friday that one of the bodies remained for more than 20 hours in the isolation...

Bhubaneswar: Total number of COVID-19 positive cases in the state reached 94 by Friday evening as five cases were reported from Bhdarak in the day. "Four New Positive Cases in Bhadrak. 40 Yrs Male, 29 Yrs Male, 41 Yrs Male & 24 Yrs Male. Two...

Mumbai: Actor-producer Anushka Sharma’s first web production, an Amazon Original series, Paatal Lok, will launch May 15.  ‘Amazon Prime Video’ unveiled Friday the logo and the release date of the series. It has been produced by Anushka’s ‘Clean Slate Films’. Actors in the web series...

Shanghai: Forget coronavirus – it is like a nightmare that has long gone, at least for China. The country is in the throes of a multibillion-dollar splurge on new football stadiums. It has ramped up ambitions to be a superpower in the sport and host...

New York: Two pet cats in New York have been infected with the novel coronavirus, becoming the first pets in the United States to test positive for the virus, federal agencies said. The two cats, which live in separate areas of New York state, have...

Mumbai: Superstar Shah Rukh Khans wife Gauri Khan took to Instagram to share a glimpse of their office, which has now been converted into a quarantine facility amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. At the initial stage of the novel coronavirus outbreak in India, Shah Rukh...

New Delhi: International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman Shashank Manohar might get a couple of months’ extension as the board meeting is set to be postponed. This is due to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. Manohar was supposed to step down in June. In all...

London: A microbiologist has become the first human to be injected for the human trial phase of a vaccine in the UK against the novel coronavirus. The vaccine is being developed by a group of scientists at the Oxford University. First volunteer Elisa Granato is...