Tag: Covid19

New Delhi: India so far has tested over crore cases as it crossed 7 lakh mark with over 22,252 new cases, Health Ministry data revealed on Tuesday. Fresh 467 COVID deaths pushed its toll to 20,160 as the recovery rate went past 60 per cent. According to the Ministry data, out of 7,19,665 cases so […]

Bhubaneswar: Hours after the State’s COVID-19 tally crossed 10,000-mark following the highest single-day spike of 571 new cases today, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced to include COVID management under its ‘Mo Sarkar’ initiative and suggested officials to devise a mechanism to keep family members informed about the health condition of infected persons. Covid management […]

Bhubaneswar: In the wake of an MLA in Odisha getting infected by COVID-19, Congress MLA Sura Routray on Tuesday demanded a special set of Coronavirus guidelines for legislators. MLAs are also ‘COVID Warriors’ as they are tirelessly working for the people in this time of crisis. So, they should also get all the facilities and […]

Bhubaneswar: COVID-19 death toll in Odisha on Tuesday climbed to 42 after four more persons succumbed to the Coronavirus in the last 24 hours. The month of July is turning out to be the deadliest as far as the fatalities due to Coronavirus infections are concerned. #BREAKING: 4 #Covid19 patients die in #Odisha. 1. 70 […]

Puri: The district administration of Puri on Tuesday barred cremation of the dead bodies from outside the district at Swargadwar. Such restrictions have been clamped owing to exigencies arising out of the COVID-19 situation, informed Puri Collector, Balwant Singh adding that such restrictions will come into effect from tomorrow. #BIG_BREAKING Restriction on cremation at Puri […]

Brasilia: Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro, who made light of the coronavirus pandemic and routinely ignored all precautions, has tested positive for the disease, reports said on Tuesday. Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro tests positive for #COVID19 — OTV (@otvnews) July 7, 2020 Bolsonaro, who repeatedly played down the risks posed by the virus which he termed […]

Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) has acknowledged there is emerging evidence that the Novel Coronavirus can be spread by tiny particles suspended in the air. The airborne transmission could not be ruled out in crowded, closed or poorly ventilated settings, an official said, the BBC reported on Wednesday. If the evidence is confirmed, it […]

Washington: The overall number of global COVID-19 cases has increased to more than 11.7 million, while the deaths have soared to over 543,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. On Wednesday morning, the total number of cases stood at 11,798,678 while the fatalities rose to 543,535, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) […]

Sundergarh: After few initial weeks of COVID scare, steel city Rourkela and other parts of the district which stayed above the clutch of the viral disease now seems to be on the verge of becoming a hotspot. In the last two days, as many as 95 people in Rourkela alone have been detected COVID positive […]

New York: Amid news that the US has bought up virtually the entire global supply of remdesivir, a new study outlines how the drug could save lives in countries with a lower hospital capacity, such as South Africa, where Covid-19 is beginning to overwhelm intensive care units (ICUs). The study, published in the journal Clinical […]

New Delhi: After the controversy broke out over the CBSE’s decision to drop topics like citizenship, federalism, secularism, etc while reducing the syllabus for Classes 9 to 12 due to Covid-19 pandemic, the education board came up with a detailed clarification on Wednesday, stating that topics claimed to be dropped “are either being covered by […]

Berhampur: Ganjam district administration imposed a 5-day shutdown in all urban areas including Berhampur Municipal Corporation, Hinjilicut Municipality, all NACs and 5 block headquarters on Wednesday. Keeping in view the surge in COVID-19 positive cases, District Magistrate Vijay Amruta Kulange has directed to impose shutdown in all town areas from till July 13. 5 block […]

Bhubaneswar: As COVID deaths continue to rise in Odisha, Institute of Life Sciences (ILS) Director Ajay Parida on Friday informed that Plasma therapy to treat coronavirus patients will start at four hospitals in the State. Within next 10 to 12 days, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will inaugurate four such facilities at SCB Medical College and […]

New Delhi: Chief Justice S.A. Bobde on Friday, citing migrant workers’ case, said it is not for the apex court to take up every matter at the very first instance, especially in the backdrop that facts associated with the matter differ from one state to another. The Chief Justice said, “people and lawyers’ have expressed […]

New York: Scientists have developed a “catch and kill” air filter that can trap the virus responsible for Covid-19, killing it instantly. A study, published in the journal Materials Today Physics, found that 99.8 per cent of the Covid-19 virus was killed in a single pass through a filter made from commercially available nickel foam […]