Coronavirus

Angul: Five grocery shops were sealed at Kumurisingh and Kurudul localities in Angul district Tuesday for flouting COVID-19 lockdown norms. Based on a tip-off, police along with magistrate sealed off three shops in Kumurisingh and two shops in Kurudul locality, Angul IIC Ramesh Chandra Bisoi...

Mumbai: India head coach Ravi Shastri has termed the ongoing fight against COVID-19 crisis as a 'mother of all World Cups' which the countrymen have to win at all cost by coming together. On Wednesday, Shastri posted a video on his Twitter handle wherein he...

Mumbai: Actor Aayush Sharma has undergone huge transformation amid the coronavirus lockdown. On Tuesday, he took to Instagram and shared that he has shaved his head. "Bald look or badass look... kaisa laga,* Aayush wrote along with his mirror-selfie in which he is seen flaunting...

New York: The death toll from COVID-19 in New York City (NYC) increased by some 3,700 to exceed 10,000 after including those who presumably died of the disease but never got tested for the coronavirus, according to the US media reports. The city's Health Department...

Kendrapara: An exclusive 110-bedded COVID-19 hospital was made operational Wednesday in Kendrapara district. The dedicated hospital has 110-bed with 10 ICU facilities, 24-hour diagnostics, pharmacies, kitchens and other amenities. Doctors, nurses and other staff will be deployed to provide 24-hour patient care. Besides, it will...

New Delhi: The total number of confirmed cases of novel coronavirus in India mounted to 11,439 stated the data published by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Wednesday. Of these, 9,756 are active cases of COVID-19, 1,305 individuals have recovered and discharged from the...

New Delhi: The detection of potentially pathogenic coronavirus in Indian bats stresses the need for enhancing screening for novel viruses in them, according to a study by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). This study was a step towards understanding the coronavirus circulation in...

New Delhi: The next set of stimulus measures from the government will have a clear focus on concerns of SME segments that have been hit hard due to Covid-19 outbreak and resultant nationwide lockdown. Sources in the government said that the Finance Ministry has suggested...

Washington: US President Donald Trump announced that his administration is halting the nation's funding to the World Health Organization (WHO). Addressing the daily briefing at White House Tuesday, Trump said, "I am directing my administration to halt funding while a review is conducted to access...

Gandhinagar: A Congress legislator from Gujarat's Jamalpur Khadia, a part of a coronavirus hotspot in Ahmedabad, was found to be positive for the dreaded virus Tuesday. Significantly, Imran Khedawala had met Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and other top officials Tuesday afternoon regarding the outbreak. As...