Tag: Coronavirus

London: Researchers have found coronaviruses closely related to SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the Covid-19 pandemic, in bats stored in laboratory freezers in Cambodia and Japan, according to a study published in the journal Nature. The virus in Cambodia was discovered in two Shamel’s horseshoe bats stored in a freezer, which were captured in the […]

Washington: The total number of global coronavirus cases has topped 60.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.42 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Friday, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at 60,860,169 […]

New Delhi: With 43,082 new coronavirus cases India’s COVID-19 tally of cases climbed to 93.09 lakh, while 87,18,517 people have recuperated so far pushing the national recovery rate to 93.64 per cent on Friday, according to the Union Health Ministry data. It is the 20th straight day when India reported less than 50,000 cases in […]

Bhubaneswar: With the detection of 594 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the coronavirus infection tally in the State has risen to 3,17,239, informed the data of State Information and Public Relations (I&PR) Department on Friday. Fourteen more fatalities during the period have pushed the death toll in Odisha to 1,718. Four deaths […]

New Delhi: National vice president of the BJP and in-charge of the party’s Delhi unit, Baijayant Panda tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday and is under isolation. In a late night tweet yesterday, Panda informed, “Because of certain symptoms, I got tested today & have been found Covid positive. I am now in isolation on […]

Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 61.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.44 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Saturday, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at 61,585,651 […]

New Delhi:  With 41,322 new coronavirus infections and 485 deaths in the past 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 tally stood at 93,51,109 on Saturday, as the toll touched 1,36,200, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said. Currently, there are 4,54,940 active cases, whereas 87,59,969 patients have been cured and discharged so far. The recovery rate […]

Bhubaneswar: With a single-day spike of 550 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, Odisha’s COVID-19 tally went up to 3,17,789 on Saturday. Of the fresh cases, 317 are from quarantine centres, while 233 are local contact cases, informed State Information and Public Relations (I&PR) department. Only one district has reported a surge beyond […]

New Delhi: In the wake of 41,810 more coronavirus cases and another 496 COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours, India’s total tally on Sunday neared the 94-lakh mark. Meanwhile the number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 88 lakh pushing the national recovery rate to 93.71 per cent, according to the […]

Bhubaneswar: The daily Covid-19 fatalities in Odisha came down to four on Sunday after a gap of over 130 days. With the fresh deaths, the toll due to coronavirus infection in the State mounted to 1,734, informed the State Health and Family Welfare (H&FW) Department. The State had recorded its lowest one-day Covid deaths on […]

Washington: The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the world to a standstill. Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus crisis from around the globe on Monday. The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 62.6 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.45 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. The University’s […]

New Delhi: The number of COVID-19 cases reported in India in a span of 24 hours dropped below 40,000 for the seventh time this month, taking the infection tally to 94.31 lakh, while the recoveries surged to 88,47,600, according to the Union Health Ministry’s data updated on Monday. Currently, there are 4,46,952 active cases, whereas […]

Bhubaneswar: The daily count of Covid-19 positives and fatalities in Odisha continued to witness a declining trend for the second consecutive day on Monday. The government in its latest data revealed that 418 persons tested positive for coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours while five Covid patients succumbed to the virus during the period. […]

New York: Scientists have finally begun to crack one of the most life-threatening mysteries behind the relationship between silent hypoxia and Covid-19 virus by using computer models. Silent hypoxia is a condition when oxygen levels in the body are abnormally low, which can irreparably damage vital organs if gone undetected for too long. “Despite experiencing […]

Toronto: Researchers said that having O and rhesus-negative or Rh-, blood was associated with a slightly lower risk for Covid-19 infection and severe illness or death. For the results, published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, the research team examined 225,556 people who tested their blood type from January 2007 to December 2019, and […]