Coronavirus

Bhubaneswar: The State government has placed 54 persons 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, officials said Saturday. The government, while announcing the 48-hour shutdown from 8 pm...

Bhubaneswar: The quantity of affirmed new coronavirus cases in South Asia approached 6,000 Saturday, even as experts in certain urban communities fixed limitations on development and cautioned lockdowns could be stretched out in an offer to get control over the pandemic. “If people don’t obey...

Cuttack: More than 245 cases have been registered in the state for violation of lockdown guidelines, police said Saturday. These cases were registered between Friday morning and Saturday morning. Out of the total 245 cases registered till Saturday morning, 230 cases were slapped against people...

Mumbai: Superstar Shah Rukh Khan and his wife Gauri have offered their four-storied personal office space to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), to be utilised as quarantine facility for women, children and the elderly. This comes at a time when the nation along with the rest...

New Delhi: Personal grooming products maker Nivea India has said it has started production of hand sanitisers from its skincare manufacturing plants in collaboration with its key partners. The company said its plant at Sanand in Gujarat which originally manufactures skincare products for the India...

Sambalpur: The administration has decided to open a temporary COVID-19 hospital inside the Sambalpur district headquarters hospital (DHH) premises. It has advised people to consult a doctor immediately, if they develop symptoms like fever, cold, cough and body pain. On behalf of the health department,...

New Delhi: Amid the nationwide lockdown, some unidentified persons broke into a wine shop here and decamped with liquor bottles, police said Saturday. During patrolling Saturday morning, police found that the shutter of a wine shop at the Roshnara Road in north Delhi was broken....

Mumbai:  Equity indices spiralled lower for yet another session on Friday, pressured by heavy selling in bank stocks, as the steady rise in COVID-19 cases fuelled uncertainty over the economic impact of the pandemic. Unabated foreign fund outflows and a depreciating rupee, which skidded below...

Bhubaneswar: The administrations of several districts of the state Saturday announced a number of initiatives to contain coronavirus outbreak and facilitate supply of essentials commodities to the consumers. Boudh district administration started home delivery of essential items such as groceries, milk products, fruits, medicine, bakery...

Mumbai: While his rumoured ladylove Katrina Kaif is busy brooming the floor and washing utensils, Hindi film heartthrob Vicky Kaushal is utilising his quarantine time cleaning ceiling fans at home! The actor seems to be doing the work with full dedication. Also, Vicky being tall,...