Coronavirus

Bhubaneswar:  There is this ongoing debate as to whether wearing of masks will help one avoid contracting the deadly coronavirus. The World Health Organisation (WHO) and many governments across the world have said repeatedly that there is no need for everyone to wear masks. Only...

Rourkela: A man suspected to be infected with the pandemic COVID-19 allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from tree Wednesday night. The man was put under quarantine Matalgada under Gurundia panchayat of Sundargarh district, but managed to give authorities a slip and escaped. Then he...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court asked the central government Wednesday to make COVID-19 tests free of cost to all citizens. This observation came after some private laboratories were found out to be charging Rs 4,500 per person for the COVID-19 tests. The Centre has roped...

Kolkata: As the coronavirus-triggered lockdown is under way, a humble Maruti 800 car chugs along the warren of forlorn streets of South Kolkata with a sticker pasted on its windshield — ‘Emergency Medicine Supply’. It is not a typical medicine supply vehicle but a private...

Baripada: Odisha government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with KIIMS to set up an exclusive COVID-19 hospital at Baripada in Mayurbhanj district to treat coronavirus patients. The MoU was signed Wednesday in presence of Mayurbhanj district collector Vineet Bharadwaj, CEO of KIIMS Bishnu Prasad...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Wednesday that by all accounts, it will not be possible to end the lockdown April 14, amid a spurt in coronavirus cases. He made the disclosure during a video conference meeting with leaders of all political parties. Narendra...

Angul/Rourkela: After news of a tiger getting infected by coronavirus in a United States zoo, India has already implemented preventive measures to stop the spread of the deadly virus from human beings to animals. Odisha forest department officials are planning to disinfect ponds and water...

Mumbai: Actor Varun Dhawan has decide to provide free meals for doctors and healthcare staff who are leading the nation's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Wednesday, Varun took to Instagram and shared that he will facilitate meals for doctors and medical staff engaged in the...

Jaipur: Newly wedded couples with roots in Jaipur, who returned to join their jobs in New York, Singapore and Bangkok after tying the knot here, are facing relationship blues, including depression, amid the coronavirus pandemic. City-based psychiatrist Dr Anamika Papriwa told IANS that she had...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to rope in 1,620 AYUSH personnel to combat COVID-19 in the state, an official said Wednesday. They will be given the necessary training to contain the disease. AYUSH personnel, including doctors and PG and undergraduate students (final year and...