Virus Scare

Washington: Bill Gates' interview with Sky News has led to raised eyebrows. The Microsoft founder and philanthropist said patents in vaccine technology shouldn't be shared with Indian manufacturers. Asked if...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has constituted an expert committee for taking decision on the use of Tocilizumab and other new drugs for treatment of COVID-19 patients. In a letter to...

New Delhi: There is no need to undergo COVID test for someone who has been in home isolation. Explaining the logic, AIIMS director Dr Randeep Guleria said on Friday that...

Bhubaneswar: In view of surge in COVID-19 cases, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday announced additional benefits for beneficiaries of Food Security Act and financial help for BMC. As per...

New Delhi: The first consignment of essentials to treat COVID-19 patients from the USA arrived in India on Friday. The emergency medical supplies included hundreds of oxygen cylinders and regulators...

Bhubaneswar: The Capital City witnessed a major spike in daily COVID-19 positive cases on Friday when the number of affected persons crossed 1,000. According to Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), the...

Kolkata: Most seriously-affected states, which have been struggling to cope with spiralling coronavirus cases in the alarming second wave of the pandemic, announced lockdown or severe curbs quite some time...

Brazil became the second country after the USA to lose over 4 lakh lives to COVID-19 pandemic. The South American nation reported 3,001 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Byabasayee Mahasangh, the umbrella body of traders' associations, on Friday decided to close the shops across the state from 2 pm from Monday. Secretary of the Mahasangh...

New Delhi: The world media has, in one voice, criticized the Indian government for failing to contain the COVID-19 pandemic and prevent the tsunami of infections that has lashed the country...