Coronavirus

Washington: Americans are bracing for the “hardest and saddest” week of their lives with tragedies similar to the 9/11 attacks and the Pearl Harbour bombing, the country’s top doctor has warned while the death toll approached the 10,000-mark as President Donald Trump expressed hope that...

Paris: The coronavirus has killed more than 70,000 people across the globe, the majority in Europe, according to a tally by this agency Monday morning. Out of a total of 70,009 killed in the pandemic, 50,215 are in Europe, according to figures compiled from official...

Mumbai: Several celebrities took to social media to condemn the bursting of crackers by many citizens on Sunday evening. While Prime Minister Narendra Modi had appealed to the nation to switch off lights and light up torches, candles, lamps and cellphone torches as a mark...

Singapore: Singapore has placed nearly 20,000 foreign workers in quarantine in their dormitories after an increasing number in the community were found to be infected with COVID-19. The country has gazetted two foreign dormitories as isolation areas, which means that the thousands of workers living...

Mumbai: Along with other B-Towners, actor Vidyut Jammwal too responded to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal to switch off and light up on Sunday night at 9pm, but with a difference. Instead of lighting and blowing off his candles the traditional way, Vidyut exercised the...

Cuttack: Amid the coronavirus scare, some women of Sagadia Sahi in Ranihat area here in this city have hung posters at their doors and gates asking guests not to visit their houses during this period. These days, almost all houses in Sagadia Sahi have posters...

Puri/Pipili: With Danagahir village and nearby areas under Pipili block in Puri district having been declared as containment zone after a resident of Danagahir village tested positive for the deadly coronavirus, the district administration has taken steps to make essential commodities available at doorsteps of...

Bengaluru: Karnataka State Board for Auqaf Monday issued orders suspending congregational prayers and visit to the Qabrasthans (Muslim Graveyards), Dargahs on the occasion of Shab-e-Barat on April 9, due to the coronavirus pandemic. “It is hereby directed to all the managements not to allow any...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has inaugurated one more hospital in the state capital to tackle the COVID-19 situation. The state government's third facility, a 500-bed hospital with 20 ICU facilities, was inaugurated here Monday. The state facility will be managed by SUM Medical College and Hospital supported...

Bhubaneswar: Top Odisha police officials and their colleague have constantly been harping on the importance of staying at home during lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus. For this they have recently shot a video which has gone viral on social media. In the video,...