Tag: Covid 19

Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has surpassed the 63 million mark, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.46 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Tuesday, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood […]

United Nations: On World AIDS Day on Tuesday, a latest report from the Joint UN Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has warned that the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic could result in 123,000 to 293,000 new HIV cases and 69,000 to 148,000 additional AIDS-related deaths in the next two years. In the report titled “Prevailing against pandemics by […]

New Delhi: With 31,118 new coronavirus cases and 482 deaths in the past 24 hours, India’s overall tally stood at 94,62,809 on Tuesday, while the recoveries surged to 88,89,585, according to the Union Health Ministry’s data updated on Tuesday. The death toll climbed to 1,37,621 after 482 more fatalities were recorded, the data updated at […]

Toronto: More than one-third of kids who have Covid-19 are asymptomatic, say researchers, adding that youngsters diagnosed with the disease may represent just a fraction of those infected. “The concern from a public health perspective is that there is probably a lot of Covid-19 circulating in the community that people don’t even realize,” said study […]

Bhubaneswar: A private school at Chintamaniswar area in the Smart City was sealed by the authorities of the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday for allegedly violating COVID-19 norms. A senior BMC officials informed that despite a strict directions that all educational institutions will remain closed till December 31 in view of the Covid-19 pandemic […]

New Delhi: India’s overall coronavirus caseload increased to 94.99 lakh on Wednesday after the country reported 36,604 new confirmed infections in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said. Meanwhile the total number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 89 lakh pushing the national recovery rate to over 94 per cent, acc. […]

Shimla: Actor and politician Sunny Deol has tested positive for Covid-19. On Wednesday morning, he took to Twitter to share the  information with his fans and appealed to those who have come in close contact with him to test themselves for the infection. He also said that he has isolated himself after his COVID-19 test […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Wednesday capped the price of Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) test to detect coronavirus disease (Covid-19) by private labs at Rs 400. A notification issued by the Health and Family Welfare (H&FW) Department in this regard said, the government after careful consideration re-fix the maximum price for RT-PCR test […]

London: Paving the way for mass vaccinations against the deadly novel coronavirus, UK on Wednesday became the first country to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19. The British regulator, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), says the jab, which claims to offer up to 95 per cent protection against COVID-19 illness, is safe […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha reported 480 fresh Covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours which took the total tally to 3,19,583 on Wednesday. Of the fresh cases, 276 are from quarantine centres while 204 are local contact cases, informed Information & Public Relations Department. Khordha registered the highest 51 cases followed by Angul (41), Mayurbhanj (36), Cuttack […]

New Delhi: Goods and services tax (GST) collections are likely to remain stable in case no major obstacles come up for the economy, such as rise in Covid-19 cases and eventual restrictions, said a report by Motilal Oswal Institutional Equities. Citing the GST collection numbers for November, the ‘Ecoscope’ report said while GST collections exceeding […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government on Wednesday has directed all the district administrations to discontinue pasting of notices/posters outside the houses of the Covid-19 affected people under home isolation. The Health and Family Welfare Department has shot off a letter to all the district Collectors asking them to discontinue the practice. The letter stated “the number […]

Bhubaneswar: A group of AYUSH doctors, who were reportedly disengaged from service, on Wednesday, alleged apathy by the Odisha government and demanded their reengagement. The doctors under the aegis of All Odisha Covid-19 AYUSH Doctors’ Association submitted a memorandum of demands to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. The doctors have alleged though they played a significant […]

New Delhi: Board exams in 2021 will be in written mode only and not online, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) officials said on Wednesday even as consultations on dates for conduct of the examination are still underway. The officials of the board also said that if students were not able to sit for practicals […]

Washington: The coronavirus pandemic has hit the world like never before. Here are some updates on the COVID-19 cases and death toll from around the world on Thursday. The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 64.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.49 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. […]