Tag: COVID-19

Metro

Servitors’ body requests Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik to allow low-key observance of Rath Yatra

April 30, 2020

Bhubaneswar: A section of servitors from Jagannath temple has urged Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to grant permission for low-key ...

Coronavirus

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals gets go-ahead to conduct trials with ‘favipiravir’ on COVID-19 patients

April 30, 2020

Bangalore: Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd said Thursday it will start clinical trials in India of antiviral drug ‘favipiravir’. It is being ...

Business

Sensex gains nearly 1,000 pts, NIFTY above 9,800 amid global cues

April 30, 2020

Mumbai: Indian equity markets posted decent recoveries Thursday as sentiment improved on promising early results from a COVID-19 drug trial. ...

Coronavirus

Ganjam Collector spreads awareness campaign on COVID-19 through paintings

April 30, 2020

Chhatrapur: Ganjam District Collector Vijay Amruta Kulange is trying to spread awareness about the pandemic through his paintings. He has ...

Coronavirus

7 villages in Deograh district marked ‘containment’ zones

April 30, 2020

Deogarh: After the first positive COVID-19 case was from Deogarh district Wednesday, the district administration declared Thursday seven villages under ...

Coronavirus

Antiviral drug ‘remdesivir’ proving useful in treatment of COVID-19 patients in the US

April 30, 2020

Washington: A top United States infectious disease official has said Gilead Sciences Inc’s experimental antiviral drug ‘remdesivir’ is giving success. ...