Coronavirus

Bhubaneswar: The state government Wednesday discharged the second COVID-19 positive case in Odisha after he tested negative. According to the Health and Family Welfare Department, the patient belonging to Bhubaneswar was discharged after he completely recovered and tested negative for the disease. https://twitter.com/HFWOdisha/status/1245372929799385089 Notably, the...

Mumbai: A 6-day old male infant, his 26-year old mother, a policeman and a nurse were among the 33 new Covid-19 positive cases recorded in Maharashtra Wednesday, taking the total number to 335, while one more person died in Mumbai, officials said. The infant was...

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh (UP) government has traced and quarantined 569 state residents, who had attended the religious congregation at Nazamuddin in New Delhi last month along with over 250 foreigners, many of them suspected coronavirus carriers. Besides the 569 state residents, 218 foreign nationals,...

Beijing: Despite concerns that ‘wet markets’ selling live animals like cats, dogs and bats, among others, helped spread the novel coronavirus, these markets have started reopening in several regions in China, said a media report. While bats are believed to be the primary source of...

New Delhi: In a sweeping nationwide hunt, authorities across states have identified more than 6,000 people who attended the Nizamuddin Tablighi Jamaat congregation, the biggest COVID-19 hotspot in India, as more than 400 fresh cases of infection emerged Wednesday to take the tally over 1,900...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has ensured food and accommodation for migrant workers at 336 camps in the state, said an official Wednesday. Food and accommodation have been ensured through 336 camps for around 23,133 'guest' workers from outside the state stranded in Odisha due to...

Bhubaneswar: The OAS Association has decided that the members of the cadre will contribute a day's salary to Chief Minister's Relief Fund (CMRF) in order to strengthen the resolve of the state government to prevent the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in Odisha. The district branches...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has formed a committee to engage with various knowledge institutions, experts and technology companies to deal with COVID-19, said an official Wednesday. The committee will provide strategic direction and measures to deal with the situation arising out of COVID-19 pandemic and...

New Delhi: Indian Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane has said that more than 8,500 military doctors and support staff are ready to extend assistance to the Central government to fight the coronavirus pandemic. He made the statement while attending a video conference which was...

New Delhi: With a spurt in coronavirus cases in the last few days, India is closely looking at South Korea, Germany and China to procure cutting-edge technology and adopt best practices followed by these nations which have managed to flatten the curve of new infection....