Tag: Covid 19

Washington: The overall number of global Covid-19 cases has surpassed 127.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.79 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Tuesday morning, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at […]

Rourkela: Authorities at National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela have directed students to vacate hostels after 14 students tested positive for the covid-19 in the campus. Only those who have tested negative for the virus will vacate hostel while others who have come in contact with the infected students will stay there, Registrar Pradeep Kumar […]

Bhubaneswar: The active Covid-19 case tally in Odisha on Tuesday inched towards the 2,000 mark after 218 new cases were reported from different parts of the State in the past 24 hours. As per the data shared by the I &PR department, a maximum of 34 new cases have been reported from Bargarh, followed by […]

Bhubaneswar: The Directorate General Of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday issued new directives for all airports to ensure strict compliance of Covid-19 norms by passengers. In its circular, the DGCA has asked Airport operators to enhance surveillance in view of the violations of the protocols like wearing of masks by passengers. “The possibility of taking […]

Bhubaneswar: The State has a stock of as many as 17 lakh Covid-19 vaccines doses even as 22.36 lakh people including elderly and persons having co morbidity have been vaccinated so far, Health director Dr Bijay Panigrahy said. Out of the total vaccinated people, 13.47 are eldely people and persons with co-morbidities, he said. “The […]

Cuttack: In view of a steady rise in the number of Covid-19 cases especially at educational institutes, students of Bhubanananda Orissa School of Engineering (BOSE) have demanded postponement of their examinations scheduled for tomorrow. Their demand comes after three students of the reputed government engineering school tested positive for the virus. Apprehending further spread, they […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Taking stern cognizance of a significant rise in the cases of SARS-nCoV infections across the country, the Union Government on Tuesday directed the authorities of all the States/UTs to ramp up fightback operations at the district level on an urgency basis. In a letter to the chief secretaries of all States/UTs, Health Secretary […]

Lucknow: With the rise in the number of Covid cases in the state, the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has extended the closure of all schools up to Class 8 to April 4. Earlier, the Yogi Adityanath government had ordered the closure of schools for students up to Class 8 till March 31. The […]

New Delhi: As many as 53,480 fresh infections pushed India’s COVID-19 tally to 1,21,49,335, while 354 new fatalities, the highest single-day spike so far this year, took the death toll to 1,62,468, according to Union health ministry data updated on Wednesday. The country had recorded 355 deaths on December 17. The active caseload increased to […]

Bhubaneswar: Covid-19 cases continued to rise in Odisha with the State reporting 297 fresh positive cases in the last 24 hours, informed the State Information and Public Relations Department on Wednesday. While Wednesday’s figures was the highest in the last over two months time, the State has been reporting more than 200 fresh cases for […]

New Delhi: The Covid-19 cases are witnessing a steep rise across several States of the country and educational institutes seem to have become the epicentre of the resurgence of the virus. At this important juncture, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has come up with big relief for the students who have tested positive […]

Tirupati: In view of the resurgence of coronavirus cases across the country, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), custodian of the Tirupati Lord Venkateswara Temple, has reduced the issuance of darshan tokens to 15,000 per day from the present 22,000. “TTD has decided to reduce the sarva darshan tokens tokens to 15,000 per day from the […]

Washington: The overall number of global Covid-19 cases has surpassed 128.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.81 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Thursday morning, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at […]

Mumbai: Music composer-singer Bappi Lahiri has been admitted to a city hospital after the veteran was detected with “mild COVID symptoms”, his daughter and singer Rema Lahiri Bansal said. The 68-year-old singer was admitted to the Breach Candy Hospital as a “precautionary measure,” according to the statement issued by his spokesperson late Wednesday night. “Bappi […]

New Delhi: India recorded 72,330 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, highest since October 2020, taking the total tally to 1,22,21,665 on Thursday. The active cases have now increased to 5,84,055 comprising 4.78 per cent of the total infections, while the recovery rate has further dropped to 93.89 per cent. The death toll […]