coronavirus

London: A coronavirus related to the virus that causes Covid-19 in humans has been found in UK horseshoe bats. It is the first time that a sarbecovirus (SARS-related coronavirus) has been found in a horseshoe bat and the first to be…

Beijing: China's Yunnan province reported five new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases and five imported ones amid an ongoing resurgence, the local health commission said on Monday. Four of the five local cases were registered in the city…

Berhampur: The Ganjam district will start giving Covaxin jabs for people of 18-44 age group from today. Until now, Covaxin was limited to Bhubaneswar while Covishield was available for the rest of the state. The Bharat Biotech vaccine…

New York: A single mutation gives SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, the ability to enter cells through another route, opening up the possibility of evading Covid antibodies or vaccines, finds a study. Early in the Covid-19…

New York: A coronavirus epidemic broke out in the East Asia region more than 20,000 years ago, similar to the current Covid-19 pandemic, an international study of human genomes has discovered. The study found that the outbreak left…

New Delhi: India recorded 54,069 new Covid-19 cases and 1,321 deaths in the last 24 hours taking the country's total caseload to 3,00,82,778, according to data released by the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry on Thursday. India…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Sunday announced to launch Covid vaccination drive in a campaign mode from tomorrow (June 21) with a target to vaccinate 3 lakh people every day. In a letter to all Collectors, Municipal…

New Delhi: The Minority Affairs Ministry will be launching an awareness campaign 'Jaan Hai To Jahaan Hai' in rural and remote areas to dispel rumours against the ongoing Covid vaccination drive in the country. Union Minister Mukhtar…

New Delhi: India recorded 6,148 deaths in last 24 hours, highest since the pandemic hit last year, according to data released by the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry on Thursday. This is even as daily infections have been…

Bhubaneswar: Double dose of vaccination in people have reduced the severity of infections among people contracting to the deadly virus after the inoculation drive, said DMET CBK Mohanty. The lockdowns and shutdowns enforced by the State…