Coronavirus

Rayagada: A youth who had fled from the district headquarters hospital (DHH) here Saturday while under observation for suspected COVID-19 infection was found Sunday. The youth has been identified as a resident of Kashipur block in Rayagada district. Sources said the youth was working in...

Guwahati: Out of the total 25 positive coronavirus cases in Assam, 24 have been linked to the Tablighi Jamaat congregation at Nizamuddin Markaz in Delhi last month. However, it is one case that continues to baffle the health official here. It is of the 44-year-old...

Jagatsinghpur: Panic gripped residents of Jagatsinghpur as rumours suggested presence of members of Tablighi Jamaat in the district who returned from Delhi’s Nizamuddin Markaz – now known for high concentration of COVID-19 positive cases. The district police received many calls amid palpable tension brewing at places...

New Delhi: Expanding the testing strategy in line with its containment plans in high-risk areas and coronavirus hotspots the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) issued an advisory Saturday to start rapid antibody-based blood test for the deadly virus. The plan for using the test includes clusters...

Cuttack: The Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) has sealed the Pattapol area in Cuttack after a positive coronavirus positive case was detected from the area Saturday evening. CMC commissioner, Ananya Das, declared the area as a containment zone for active contact tracing. The official order stated that “the...

New Delhi: The number of COVID-19 deaths inched towards 100  Sunday along with a significant increase in the number of confirmed infections. However, the government assured there was no need to panic as the rate of spread was less than in many other countries and just...

Lucknow: Hindi singer Kanika Kapoor, who tested positive for coronavirus after returning to India from London, has finally tested negative for the deadly virus in her sixth test. "Her reports are now negative but we will wait for one more test before she is allowed...

As the deadly COVID-19 pandemic grips the world, Indian police officers have come up with novel ways to spread awareness about the disease. Cops in several Indian cities have been spotted donning cartoonishly big, goofy-looking helmets modeled to resemble the microscopic coronavirus in an effort...

Madrid: The overall number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Spain has increased to 126,168, overtaking Italy's tally of 124,632, making it the worst-affected European nation in terms of infections. The tally placed Spain first in Europe and second only to the US worldwide in terms...

Bhadrak: At least 17 persons has placed under forced quarantine in state-run facilities for violating the 48-hour shutdown imposed in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Bhadrak in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, Bhadrak District Collector Gyana Das said. The government, while announcing the 48-hour shutdown from...