Tag: Covid19

Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus has surpassed 33.8 million, while the deaths have increased to nearly 1,012,900, according to Johns Hopkins University. As of Thursday, the total number of cases stood at 33,874,283 and the fatalities rose to 1,012,894, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed in its latest update. […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has earned praise from the World Health Organization (WHO) for its effective management of the COVID-19 pandemic situation, the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said on Wednesday. The CMO in its official twitter handle posted an article “From Governance to Community Resilience: Odishas Response to COVID-19” which appeared in the WHO portal: World Health […]

New Delhi: With a spike of 86,821 coronavirus cases and 1,181 deaths in 24 hours, India’s tally on Thursday mounted to 63,12,584 cases. Out of the total cases, 9,40,705 are currently active, 52,73,201 have been discharged, while 98,678 lost the battle against the viral disease. While the recovery rate stands at a whopping high of […]

New Delhi: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has called out the Centre for responding inappropriately to the pandemic on Thursday. In a strongly-worded statement, the national body of doctors has condemned the series of reforms in medical education the Centre has pushed recently. The IMA has alleged that concerns of the profession and people were […]

Bhubaneswar: With 329 new COVID19 positive cases getting detected in the last 24 hours, the total cases in the city rose to 22,876, according to the data shared by the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC). Of the fresh cases, a whopping 219 were local contact cases while the remaining 110 were quarantine cases, the civic body […]

Bhubaneswar: With 354 new COVID19 positive cases getting detected in the last 24 hours, the total cases in the city rose to 23,230, according to the data shared by the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC). Of the fresh cases, a whopping 246 were local contact cases while the remaining 108 were quarantine cases, the civic body […]

Lucknow: Nearly 50 per cent of the candidates opted out of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) preliminary examination 2020 for selection to Indian Administrative and Allied Services in Lucknow. The exam was conducted on Sunday. According to sources, as many as 43,921 candidates were registered for the examination at various centres in the city. […]

Cuttack: In what could be a positive sign in the battle against COVID19, new cases in Cuttack city dropped below 100 on Monday. The latest data tweeted by the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) revealed that out of the 136 new COVID19 positive cases reported in Cuttack district, 93 positive were from Cuttack city. The city […]

Bhubaneswar: After the total COVID19 recoveries in Odisha crossed 2 lakh mark on Sunday, a total of 4,098 patients recuperated in the State on Monday, informed the State Health and Family Welfare Department. With today’s addition, the total recoveries in the State now stand at 2,06,400. Khordha topped the recovery list on Monday after 704 […]

New Delhi: The Health Ministry on Tuesday issued the standard operating procedures (SOP) on preventive measures to contain the spread of Coronavirus during ensuing festivities and urged people in containment zones, and vulnerable populations to celebrate festivals at their homes. 1. Festive events shall be permitted only outside the Containment Zones. Organisers, staff and visitors […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lauded the National Clinical Management Protocol based on Ayurveda on Yoga, calling it “commendable”. “Commendable effort, which places emphasis on building immunity, remaining healthy and making the fight against COVID-19 stronger,” he tweeted. Commendable effort, which places emphasis on building immunity, remaining healthy and making the fight against […]

New Delhi: The Union Commerce Ministry has lifted the restrictions on export of N95 masks. Post the decision, masks of all categories can be exported from India. “The export policy of N-95/FFP-2 masks or its equivalent is amended from ‘restricted’ to ‘free’ category making all types of masks freely exportable,” a notification by the Directorate […]

Mumbai: Producers of all ongoing projects were asked to conduct RT-PCR/Antigen tests on the entire crew by the Indian Films & TV Producers Council (IFTPC)recently. Accordingly, the producers have conducted…

New Delhi: Covid-19 pandemic in India registered another alarming trajectory on Sunday with over 11.08 lakh active caseload reported in the last 24 hours–highest ever in the last seven months.…

Geneva: Roughly 10 per cent of the world’s population may have been infected with the Coronavirus, leaving the vast majority vulnerable to the Covid-19 disease, the World Health Organization has said. “Our current best estimates tell us about 10% of the global population may have been infected by this virus. It varies depending on the […]