Coronavirus

Another investigation in California has discovered the number of individuals affected by the coronavirus might be multiple times higher than it was perceived earlier. The study from Stanford University, which was out Friday and currently not reviewed, tested samples of 3,330 individuals in Santa Clara...

Jajpur: At least eight people were arrested for attacking two government officials who were enforcing COVID-19 guidelines in Gopinathpur village under Rasulpur block of Jajpur district, the police said here Sunday. Three of the arrested have been identified as Razan Khan, Parvez Khan and Sophian...

Deogarh: Following the direction of School and Mass Education Department, teachers in all the districts of the state have been distributing textbooks for Class-I to VIII students at their doorsteps. Quite on the lines, teachers of Deogarh Sunday started home delivery of books at the...

Panaji: Goa may be one test away from being declared a green zone -- a central government classification for zero Covid-19 cases -- but the opposition has accused the state government of undue haste to get the 'coronavirus free' endorsement, without enough scientific validation. According...

Berlin: Germany is bracing toward what has been dubbed "a new normal" amid the coronavirus pandemic with the relaxation of some of the restrictive measures in place to stop the transmission of the disease. Commercial spaces less than 800 metres squared will be permitted to...

Ahmedabad: A migrant worker living in a village close to the Indo-Pak border in Gujarat has chopped off his own tongue. He has done so thinking the ‘sacrifice’ would prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. The incident has occurred at Nadeshwari village close to...

Balasore: With Balasore district registering its first COVID-19 positive case Saturday, the district administration has sealed all nine entry points to Neliabag where the patient resides. In a bid to contain the spread of the virus, the administration has announced ward no 27, 28 and...

Angul: As many as 104 contractual healthcare service providers employed in Angul district headquarters hospital (DHH) have alleged that they have not received their salaries for last three months. Employed by District Mineral Fund (DMF) authority, these employees include attendants, pharmacists, staff nurses and ambulance...