Coronavirus

Khurda: BMC Monday conducted a reality check on wearing mask at Town hall chowk, traffic chowk, old traffic chowk and SBI chowk in the district under the direction of Municipal executive officer Swetapadma Satpathy. In doing so fines were imposed on violators and senior citizens...

Los Angeles: The anniversary of Kobe Bryant’s 60-point NBA finale was recalled by his widow, Vanessa, in an Instagram post remembering the late Los Angeles Lakers legend. “My husband worked his ass off for 20 years,” Vanessa Bryant wrote of her superstar husband, who died...

Washington: Most international soccer might not be played until 2021 due to coronavirus pandemic travel restrictions and the need to give club competitions the chance to resume, a FIFA vice president has said. Victor Montagliani, a Canadian who is president of the governing body for...

New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi Tuesday sought to assure people of her party’s support amid the corona-led crisis and expressed confidence that with a strong morale, the country will emerge victorious against the crisis very soon. In a video message released by the party,...

Ranchi: The Jharkhand government is seeking legal advice about releasing jailed RJD chief Lalu Prasad on parole as he is now admitted in a government hospital where all COVID-19 cases of Ranchi are under treatment. A total of 10 coronavirus patients are now in the...

Kolkata: Pregnant women with suspected or confirmed coronavirus infection should have their childbirth only at secondary and territory level delivery points where they should be kept isolated from regular patients, West Bengal health department said Monday. All medical college hospitals were directed to have separate...

New York: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said Monday that the “worst is over” in the battle against the novel coronavirus pandemic, as he announced that the death toll in the state from COVID-19 surpassed 10,000. Cuomo said 671 more people died from coronavirus on...

Mumbai: Actor Sanjay Dutt is pitching in to feed a thousand families here at a time when the underprivileged are facing difficulty organising daily income and food for themselves amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “This is a time of grave crisis for the entire country. Everybody is...

Toronto: People who currently smoke and those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may have higher levels of a molecule in their lungs, which could put them at an increased risk of developing severe COVID-19 infections, according to a study published by the ‘European Respiratory...

Washington: Mathematical modelling can compute a more realistic picture of the infection rate of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, enabling better prevention and preparation, according to a team led by an Indian-origin researcher. Actual pandemic preparedness depends on true cases in the population whether...