Coronavirus

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's first COVID-19 patient Friday appealed to the people to nurture positive thoughts and follow the lockdown norms to defeat COVID-19. The 33-year-old Italy-returned researcher, was Friday discharged from the Capital Hospital, having recovered from the viral infection. I urge people not to panic...

Bhubaneswar: Puri district administration sealed the Pipili locality early Saturday morning after a COVID-19 positive case was detected here. The sealing has been done to prevent the spread of the pandemic. Puri collector Balwant Singh, in a notification, said Danagahir village under Pipili Block is...

Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping led the country Saturday in observing a national day of mourning for those who lost their lives in the coronavirus pandemic that originated in the Asian giant last December, it was reported. Clad in black, Xi paid his respects to...

Digapahandi: The outbreak of the novel coronavirus is affecting us all. Apart from doctors and nurses who are fighting on the frontlines, there are other heroes too who are going the extra mile to help. From women stitching masks at home for the needy to...

Bhubaneswar: As the novel coronavirus has been spreading its tentacle in Odisha, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik urged netizens to not panic and spread awareness among themselves. "Only awareness can stop the spread of COVID-19. Please, do not panic. Spread awareness, stay at home and stay...

New Delhi: The number of COVID-19 cases in the country climbed to 2,902 Saturday while the death toll rose to 68, according to the Union Health Ministry. As per the ministry's updated data on coronavirus cases Saturday morning, six fresh deaths were reported -- three...

Jajpur: Jajpur police Friday arrested a man on charges of spreading rumours about coronavirus outbreak in the district on social media. The accused has been identified as Samir Kumar Rout, a resident of Serapur in Bari block. According to a source, the youth had allegedly...

Lahore: Former Pakistan skipper Javed Miandad believes spot fixing is 'similar to killing' a person and that's why people who were found guilty of corruption in cricket should be hanged. "Players who are involved in spot-fixing should be severely punished," Miandad said speaking on his...

New Delhi: Nizamuddin's Tablighi Jamaat chief Maulana Mohd. Saad Kandhalvi has admitted that the crime branch of Delhi Police has issued a notice to him along with a questionnaire. Maulana Saad's son and Jamaat Committee member Mohd. Yusuf Saad gave a written statement Friday. According...

San Francisco: Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos has announced to donate $100 million to US food banks to help them feed a growing number of out-of-job Americans during the ongoing new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In an Instagram post, Bezos said he wants to support...