Coronavirus

Kolkata: Confined to their respective homes amid a nationwide lockdown to contain the coronavirus pandemic, Bengal cricketers will take one-on-one online sessions from their batting consultant VVS Laxman to “rectify the mistakes” that they committed during the Ranji Trophy season. Bengal had reached the Ranji...

Madrid: Spain has reached 20,000 deaths for the coronavirus pandemic and total infections increased to more than 190,000. Spain’s health authorities reported 565 deaths in the last 24 hours. Only the United States and Italy have more deaths. New infections rose by nearly 4,500. More...

Mumbai: The Maharashtra government Saturday decided to pay Rs 2,000 each to over 12 lakh registered construction workers in the state who have lost their livelihoods due to the ongoing coronavirus lockdown. The curbs, which were imposed March 24, were later extended till May 3....

Tehran: Iran Saturday announced 73 new deaths from the coronavirus, raising the official toll to 5,031 as the government allowed small businesses to reopen in Tehran as they already have in the provinces. It was the seventh day that the number of deaths in the...

Ludhiana/Chandigarh: The 52-year-old Ludhiana assistant commissioner of police, who was undergoing treatment for COVID-19 at a private hospital, died Saturday. ACP (North) Anil Kohli breathed his last at the SPS hospital, Ludhiana, civil surgeon Rajesh Bagga said. On Friday, the Punjab government had given its...

Berlin: As unemployment rises and many around the world face the first rent payments after losing their jobs, governments are wrestling with when and how to ease restrictions designed to control the coronavirus pandemic. Mandatory lockdowns to stop the spread of the new virus, which...

Bhubaneswar: After a brief lull of two days, the state government Saturday said a fresh case of COVID-19 has been detected in Balasore district. “Patient Details of #Covid19 #Odisha Case no: 61. One 58 years Old Male of Balasore District Tested Positive for #Covid19 (18th...

Jharsuguda: Work on transforming the old district headquarters hospital at Mangalbazaar in Jharsuguda town into a dedicated COVID-19 hospital is going on at a rapid pace, a district administration official said Saturday. With April 20 fixed as the deadline to get all works completed, hospital’s...

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister Pratap Chandra Sarangi has requested Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to issue instructions to the authorities to hold extensive consultations with all stakeholders on the nature and scale of the Rath Yatra this year. In a letter to the Chief Minister, Sarangi requested...

Berhampur: MKCG Medical College and Hospital (MKCGMCH) here in Ganjam district received another suspected COVID-19 patient Saturday. According to a source in the district administration, police rescued him from Berhampur railway station. The man was running a high temperature and was also coughing at the...