Coronavirus

Kozhikode: A four-month-old baby girl, who had tested positive for COVID-19 and suffering from congenital heart disease, died in a hospital here early Friday. She suffered cardiac arrest, officials said. This is the third COVID-19 death and the first infant fatality Kerala where two elderly...

London: The coronavirus-ravaged world was hoping that some sort of vaccine will soon emerge to fight the deadly disease. There had been widespread hope that anti-viral drug ‘Remdesivir’ could be used for curing coronavirus affected patients. WHO report However, a document which was published accidentally...

New York: US President Donald Trump, who has been accused of being scientifically challenged, has tried to play scientist but ended up with a serious flub when he made a science fiction leap to sending light waves inside the body to destroy the COVID-19 virus....

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government directed Friday all district collectors to provide kerosene to non-ration card holders for domestic use during lockdown. Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain said that non-ration card holders will be provided with two litres of kerosene per family....

Rae Bareli: The Uttar Pradesh government relocated doctors and paramedics treating COVID-19 patients in Rae Bareli district Wednesday after they released videos highlighting horrible living conditions at a quarantine centre set up in a government-run hospital. Rae Bareli has reported 43 active COVID-19 cases so...

Bhubaneswar: The ongoing lockdown implemented to prevent the spread of coronavirus has prevented a son from attending the last rites of his father. Sukanta Pradhan could not be present Thursday at his father’s cremation at Ranpur in Nayagarh district. He could only see his father’s...

Jharsuguda: The Jharsuguda district administration has allowed some large, medium and small scales industries to start operations Friday. This has been done to offset the economic losses that Odisha has suffered due to the lockdown, said a government source. District Collector Saroj Kumar Samal has...

New York: New York City will provide 500,000 free halal meals for Ramzan, according to Mayor Bill de Blasio. Announcing the programme, de Blasio said on Thursday: "One of Ramzan's most noble calling is to feed the hungry, it is a crucial part of how...

New Delhi: India’s World Cup-winning former opener Gautam Gambhir performed the last rites of his deceased domestic help. He did so after her mortal remains could not be sent to her home in Odisha due to lockdown. Gambhir, also a Lok Sabha from the BJP,...

Washington: The US House of Representatives has approved a new coronavirus stimulus package valued at $484 billion which includes loans for small business, increased funding for virus testing and assistance to hospitals. The vote on Thursday came amid a tense atmosphere in which Democrats and...