Coronavirus

Bhopal: As Madhya Pradesh battles the rising number of coronavirus cases, burdening its health infrastructure, government data showed the state has just one ventilator for every 75,000 people and one intensive care unit (ICU) bed for every 47,000. However, to the satisfaction of authorities, the...

London: The United Kingdom announced Friday an additional 12 chartered flights to bring over 3,000 of its residents stranded in India in the coronavirus lockdown back to Britain. The additional flights planned from different parts of India, including from Punjab, Gujarat, West Bengal and South...

Dubai: An Indian expat in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is facing police action for allegedly insulting Islam on social media in response to a Facebook post on the coronavirus, according to a media report. Rakesh B Kitturmath, who worked as a team leader at...

Mumbai: Akshay Kumar has donated Rs 3 crore to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for the manufacture of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), masks, and rapid testing kits, in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. https://twitter.com/akshaykumar/status/1248172532735201280 This comes after the superstar recently donated Rs 25 crore to...

Bhubaneswar: Amid spurt in COVID-19 cases in the state, the Odisha government has procured a substantial number of test kits and other materials as part of its measures to ensure speedy detection of infections, official sources said Friday. Kits for conducting at least 4,000 tests,...

Balasore: There was a narrow shave for children, doctors, medical staff and visitors when fire broke out in the Nutrition Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) situated in the next floor of pediatric ward of Balasore district headquarters hospital (DHH) here at around 9:30pm Thursday night. Quick action...

Chhatrapur: To keep a vigil on lockdown violators, the Ganjam administration has decided to install CCTV cameras and deploy magistrates at all entry points to the district. Sources said that District Collector Vijay Amruta Kulange has asked the administration to keep a close watch on...

Mumbai: Five more people, including two who returned from the last month’s the Tablighi Jamaat congregation at Nizamuddin, have tested positive for coronavirus in Dharavi, taking the tally in the slum-dominated area here to 22, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials said Friday. They also informed...

Cuttack: In the current trying times everyone is doing their bit and even children are contributing in the fight against coronavirus. A finalist in the reality show ‘Odisha Ra Best Dramebaaz’ Tapas, a class two student and only son of Tapan Sarangi and Durgabati Sarangi...

Manila: A 23-day old baby succumbed to COVID-19 in the Philippines, it was reported Friday. The newborn, one of the youngest COVID-19 fatality, died on April 5 in Lipa, a city situated some 70 km south of Manila in Philippines, however the test results for...