Coronavirus

New Delhi: Six hundred and two hospitals have been earmarked as dedicated COVID-19 facilities in India in coordination with states with a capacity of 1,06,719 isolation beds and 12,024 ICU beds reserved for such patients in the country, the Union Health Ministry said Tuesday. Addressing...

Mumbai: Actor Kartik Aaryan, who recently started a series called Koki Poochega about COVID-19 fighters, is facing a lot of difficulties in editing the episodes. Taking to his Instagram, Kartik shared how he has been struggling to render a video of the second episode of...

New Delhi: Uber Tuesday announced a new service ‘Uber Essential’ to facilitate essential travel for residents of Bengaluru, Nashik, Gurugram and Hyderabad, amidst the extended national lockdown to help contain the spread of coronavirus. According to the company, this limited mobility solution has been providing...

New Delhi: Uncertainty and failure are so intrinsic to sports that elite athletes will not have much trouble coping up with a pandemic-forced lockdown according to India’s top sports psychologists. Rocked by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has impacted minds as much as health and productivity,...

Bhubaneswar: With detection of five new cases Tuesday, the state’s total Covid-19 tally went up to 60. While one case is related to Jajpur, four others are related to Bhubaneswar alone. The state government said it has tested a total of 4,734 cases, out of...

Bhubaneswar: Deogarh district administration Tuesday opened an exclusive COVID-19 hospital to provide treatment to coronavirus affected patients in the district. This COVID Care Centre is part of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s initiative to have a COVID hospital in each district. The centre boasts of 210...

Chandigarh: Hookah smoking sessions – a common sight in Haryana villages – have now taken a break as village heads have prevailed upon locals not to share the smoking pipes to contain spread of coronavirus. Playing their role in spreading awareness on coronavirus in the...

Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reconsider directives to industry and commercial establishments to pay full wages to their workers during the lockdown period. Amarinder Singh said that such a move may push the organisations to bankruptcy. Amarinder...

Cuttack: The lockdown restrictions to contain the spread of coronavirus have affected one and all, and stray animals are no exception. Since markets have been closed, the problem of food scarcity for these stray animals is becoming more and more serious. According to the information...

Bolangir: An exclusive 200-bedded COVID-19 hospital in Bolangir district was made operational Tuesday. The dedicated hospital has 200-bed with 10 ICU facilities and 10 HDU facilities, 24-hour diagnostics, pharmacies, kitchens and other amenities. Doctors, nurses and other staff will be deployed to provide 24-hour patient...