Tag: Covid 19

Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 38.4 million, while the deaths have soared to more than 1,091,240, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Thursday morning, the total number of cases stood at 38,426,373 and the fatalities increased to 1,091,245, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed […]

Washington: The world is experiencing one of the deepest recessions since the Great Depression in the 1930s owing to the novel coronavirus, World Bank President David Malpass has said, terming the COVID-19 pandemic a “catastrophic event” for many developing and the poorest countries. He told reporters that given the extent of the economic contraction, there […]

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 tally of cases climbed to 73.07 lakh with 67,735 new cases in a day, while 63,83,441 people have recuperated so far pushing the national recovery rate to 87.35 per cent on Thursday, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 73,07,097 and the death toll climbed […]

Geneva: Despite a steady progress in tackling tuberculosis (TB) across the world, global targets for its prevention and treatment will likely be missed due to insufficient funding and the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, according to a latest World Health Organization (WHO) report. The WHO’s Global Tuberculosis Report 2020 released on Wednesday said that between 2015 and […]

Bhubaneswar: The daily spike of Covid-19 caseload continued to show a declining trend in Odisha with 2470 new cases in the last 24 hours. In terms of death, at least 17 persons succumbed to the disease while undergoing treatment at various hospitals of the State, the State health department informed on Thursday. With this, the […]

New Delhi: Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, an IIT alumnus from Odisha, Piyush Agrawal has successfully designed a new mask claiming it to be better in functionality with protection against the novel-Coronavirus and pollutants in the air. Piyush who has named the designer mask “Moksha” says that it a next generation user friendly mask. “I designed […]

Riyadh: G20 Finance Ministers and central bankers have agreed to extend the debt relief for poor countries by six more months until June 2021 in an effort to help the nations weather the coronavirus-induced impact on their economies. During a virtual meeting on Wednesday, the participants committed to continue working together to support the poorest […]

London: New research adds to the growing body of evidence that people with blood type ‘O’ may have a lower risk of Covid-19 infection and reduced likelihood of severe outcomes, including organ complications if they do get sick. Two studies published in the journal Blood Advances suggest that individuals with blood type ‘O’ may be […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday appealed people to wash hands frequently to prevent the spread of Covid-19 on the occasion of Global Handwashing Day 2020 today. Taking to twitter, CM Naveen said that the world is at a crucial stage in the fight against Covid-19 and gradually adapting to post-lockdown life. At […]

Bhubaneswar: With 253 persons testing positive for Covid-19 in Bhubaneswar in the last 24 hours, the total number of infected persons in the Odisha capital surged to 26,536 on Thursday. Of the total new cases reported in the last 24 hours, 180 were local contact cases while 73 were quarantine cases, informed the Bhubaneswar Municipal […]

Cuttack: After a slight decline in the daily Covid cases, the silver city is again witnessing an uptrend since the last two days. Of the 186 new COVID-19 positive cases reported today in Cuttack district, 112 belong to Cuttack Municipal Corporation area. The surge has taken the confirmed virus tally in the city to 13863. […]

Bhubaneswar: As many as 2772 patients recuperated from the lethal Covid-19 in the last 24 hours against the single-day spike of 2470 cases. The total cured cases of novel-Coronavirus in Odisha has touched 238535 after today’s cure count. As per the information by the State Health & Family Welfare department, the maximum number of Covid-19 […]

Mumbai: Playback star Kumar Sanu has tested positive for Covid-19. The social media team of the 62-year-old singer took to his official Facebook page late on Thursday to share the news with his fans. A statement shared by Team Kumar Sanu reads: “Unfortunately Sanuda has tested Corona positive, please pray for his good health. Thank […]

Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 38.8 million, while the deaths have soared to more than 1,097,180, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Friday morning, the total number of cases stood at 38,833,032 and the fatalities increased to 1,097,189, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed […]

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 caseload rose to 73,70,468 with 63,371 new infections being reported in a day, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 64 lakh pushing the recovery rate to 87.56 per cent, according to the Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The coronavirus death toll climbed to 1,12,161 […]