Virus Scare

New Delhi: Cinema halls have been shut throughout the country since lockdown was enforced on March 25. It is undoubtedly one of the worst-hit sectors during the pandemic. Now, multiplex...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha capital saw the highest single-day spike of 248 COVID-19 cases, which took the affected tall to 1717 on Friday. Among them, 207 are quarantine and 41 local...

There has been more evidence that anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) does not really help in treating the COVID-19 virus. A Brazilian study published in The New England Journal of Medicine...

Jeypore: The COVID-19 tally in Koraput district touched 414 on Friday with 33 fresh cases being reported in the last 24 hours. Of these new cases, 25 are local contacts...

Cuttack: The district administration on Friday informed that 97 of the 136 new COVID-19 cases reported in the last 24 hours are from Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) area. The remaining...

The need to wear a face mask and the reluctance of many people to do so during the coronavirus pandemic has turned Indian tennis player Adil Kalyanpur into a rapper....

Bhadrak: The ICICI Bank near Dahanigadia Chhak in the town was sealed on Friday after employees of the branch tested positive for COVID-19. Door-to-door surveillance and awareness are being carried...

Dubai: To increase safety and inspire confidence among travellers, the lastest airline in the Middle-East Emirates has upgraded its in-flight air conditioning systems with multiple high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters....

New Delhi: AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria has recommended certain precautions against the aerosol and droplet spread of COVID-19 in closed indoor spaces. These include: 1. Good cross ventilation with exhaust...

Baripada: The COVID-19 cases in Mayurbhanj district touched 531 on Friday with 32 fresh cases being reported in the last 24 hours. The district administration tweeted that one case was...