Coronavirus

London: Amid all the gloom across the world due to the pandemic coronavirus, there is some hope and good news too. A professor at the Oxford University has said that the vaccine with which COVID-19 patients can be treated could be ready as early as...

Mumbai: Actress Alia Bhatt has turned to baking to while away her lockdown hours, and her moment in the kitchen in casual pajamas has gone viral. Alia's sister Shaheen took to her Instagram to share an adorable photograph of the actress in her pajamas. In...

New Delhi: Two persons, who had earlier been discharged Friday from a Noida hospital in Uttar Pradesh after they tested negative for coronavirus, were again readmitted after their third round of tests showed turned out to be positive. Doctors and other officials are now trying...

Bhubaneswar: As the first phase of nationwide lockdown will end Tuesday, the state government Monday relaxed norms for certain sectors including agriculture, fisheries, forest, e-commerce and industries, among others during the second phase from April 15 to April 30. Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy issued the...

Rajnagar/Jeypore/Balasore: After the second COVID-19 positive case was identified from Rajnagar area in Kendrapara district, the district administration opened a 100-bed coronavirus hospital in the district, Monday. District Collector Samarth Verma stated that the hospital was inaugurated today at the premises of Sri Sri Jagannath...

Mumbai: Actor Shashank Vyas is not a social media addict. He says he chose not to make his personal life public by posting pictures or tweeting private details. "All this time I have been accused of not being on social media by my fans. I...

Mumbai: Actress Anushka Sharma has voiced concern over the stigma around COVID-19, and has urged people to not discriminate against patients suffering from coronavirus. Anushka took to social media and voiced her concerns, she wrote: "Deeply disturbed reading some reports about how coronavirus patients and...

Soro: As the state has come to a standstill due to a lockdown, a brother-sister duo of Ward No. 3 under Soro Municipality area in Balasore district found an interesting way to make their father’s first death anniversary special. Amid the nationwide lockdown due to...

Ganjam: The Health and Family Welfare Department, government of Odisha  informed Monday that the COVID-19 testing centre has become functional Sunday evening at the MKCG Medical College & Hospital in Berhampur. This is the fourth such facility which has become operational in Odisha. To prevent the...

New Delhi: India is fighting with all its might to prevent the spread of the pandemic COVID-19. However, the shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare professionals is becoming a serious deterrent for the country as it tries to contain the deadly virus. India...