COVID-19

Puri: In view of a steep rise in Covid-19 positive cases in Odisha, the Puri District administration restricted entry of outsiders in the district till July 31. The administration will keep a vigil eye on the three entry points of Puri…

Bhubaneswar: Continuing its awareness drives to help elderly people, especially senior citizens on how to stay safe and healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) today organised an awareness…

Islamabad: A 105-year-old man in Pakistan's Punjab province has been discharged from hospital after successfully defeating COVID-19, the media reported. Fazal Rauf, who is also a war veteran and has served in the Pakistan Army, was…

Bhubaneswar: Another 229 COVID-19 patients have been recovered in Odisha in last 24 hours, informed the State Health and Family Welfare Department on Saturday. All of them were discharged from COVID hospitals, it added. According to the…

New Delhi: The World Health Organization is finally sending a team to China next week to prepare to investigate the source of SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the Covid-19 pandemic. The announcement made earlier this week came amid…

Nabarangpur: In a bid to contain the spread of coronavirus, the Nabarngpur District Administration on Saturday declared as many as nine places in the district as containment zones till the midnight of July 14. The decision in this regard…

Bhubaneswar: In view of surge in Covid-19 infections and fatalities, Odisha government  on Saturday banned the Bol Bom devotees from offering prayers at the shrine of Lord Shiva in the month of Shravan (July). Special Relief Commissioner…

Cuttack: The Cuttack Municipal Corporation(CMC) on Saturday declared Malisahi in Ranihat area as containment zone amid spike in the Covid-19 positive cases in the area. The CMC declared Malisahi as containment zone after detection of 12…

New York: Researchers have found possible explanations for Covid-19 patients who present with extremely low, otherwise life-threatening levels of oxygen, but no signs of difficulty in breathing. How the brain responds to the low oxygen…

New York: The US dollar declined modestly as traders continued to focus on rising coronavirus cases and weigh their impact on economic recovery. The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, was down 0.10 per…