Sanjeev Kumar Patro is a Chief Sub Editor associated with Odisha Television Limited. He is basically an investigative journalist doing fact-checking of political speeches, digging of the digital da ...more

Sanjeev Kumar Patro is a Chief Sub Editor associated with Odisha Television Limited. He is basically an investigative journalist doing fact-checking of political speeches, digging of the digital data & decoding hidden assumptions behind statements.

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Booster Shot No Sure Shot Against Omicron!
Booster Shot Protection Against Mild Symptomatic Omicron Infection Short-lived: UK Study

Since a booster shot is no sure shot in giving protection from Omicron after 3-months, masking, social distancing and hand washing will remain the sure antidote  

1 Infected 4 In Odisha, Peak In Jan End
Third Wave In Odisha: 1 Infecting 4 In State, Cases To Double Every 2-Days

The Rt value in more than half of the districts is close to 4-5. Odisha will hit a bigger peak towards January end

Bhubaneswar To See Double Cases In 2 days
Third Wave In Odisha: Bhubaneswar Positive Rate 8 Percent, Cases To Double Every 2 Days

A look at the genome sequencing data, vaccination rate and hospitalisation data, it seems Omicron is the dominant variant here

Delta Variant Still Triggering Big Numbers In Odisha
Delta Comeback: Odisha Health Min Tests Covid Positive, Home Dist In Country's 150 High-Burden List

Third Wave may prove dangerous. Delta seen in genomes from hotspots like Cuttack, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda etc

Community Spread On In Bhubaneswar
3rd Wave In Odisha: Data Reveals High Community Transmission Of Omicron In Bhubaneswar

The big headache for the State policymakers is nearly 75 percent of new infections come from the vaccinated age group of 19-40 years.

Rain and Hailstorm To Hit Odisha on Jan 12-14
Amid Omicron Surge, 24mm Rain & Hailstorm To Hit Odisha's Bhubaneswar on Jan 13-15

The CAPE data of the model shows high lifting of air parcels in Bhubaneswar atmosphere on Jan 13 and 14, which indicate hail/thunderstorm likely on Jan 13, 14 and 15.

Bhubaneswar Racing To Red Zone
3rd Wave In Odisha: Bhubaneswar Fast Racing To Red Zone, Doubling Rate In State Down To 3-days

Odisha took 120 days in the first wave to notch 1000 Covid cases/day, took 26-days in the second wave. But in only 9 days scored 1k/day.

Odisha sitting On Omicron Bomb!
Odisha Sitting On Omicron Bomb: Headache, Weakness & Runny Nose Means New Mutant   

The Omicron recovery rate in Odisha and Delhi are the poorest in the country. Tamil Nadu has the highest rate

Will Omicron Duck Covishield And Covaxin?
Glasgow Centre For Virus Research Finds Big: Omicron Can Duck Covishield, Covaxin!

As per the findings, Indicative studies have shown that 3 doses of Wuhan-strain based vaccines may provide only partial protection from infection with this variant

Third Wave Is On In The Country And State!
3rd Wave: Delmicron Hits India, Odisha; Delta Share 47%, Omicron 0 to 25% In Dec

On Jan 3, 2022, the doubling time in Odisha is estimated at 238.6 days as against the country's 251 days. Therefore, Odisha is all set to witness faster growth in coming days

Mercury Will Plummet To 8 deg C
Mercury To Drop To 8 Deg C In Odisha On Jan 4, Rain, Hailstorm In India From Jan 8

The life span of the cold wave in Odisha will be only 48-hrs. The whole of northwest, northern and Central India will witness heavy rainfall and hailstorm on Jan 8 and 9

Omicron Symptoms Of Vaccinated and Unvaccinated
Know Omicron Symptoms Of Vaccinated, Unvaccinated; As Tally In Odisha Touches 37

US study shows fully Pfizer Vaccinated individual infected by Omicron 90 days after the last dose. The variant spread to one unmasked from a coughing masked individual

Naveen Dons Santa Cap, ahead Of Rural Polls
Odisha Panchayat Polls: CM Naveen Dons Santa Cap, Borrows UP-Yogi's Bank Sakhi Scheme

A high of 73 percent of gram panchayats are unbanked in Odisha since long, CM Patnaik announced in Odisha, 24-hrs after PM Modi's meet with Bank Sakhi's in UP

Dateline 2021
Dateline 2021: After May-Hem, The Year Fades Away Holding Omicron Threat

True to the saying problems come in hordes, Odisha had a bitter experience when during the 3-critical months of April -June, the State was hit by triple whammy - Heat wave, Second wave and Cyclone...

Omicron And Vaccines
Will Booster Dose Give Protection From Omicron: 3.4% Of Vaccinated Positives In India Took 3-doses

Vaccine-induced or Hybrid immunity reduces re-infection chances for 9-10 months only  

Third Wave Coming!
Third Wave Coming: India Omicron Cases 3-times Up In 6-Days, Odisha Growth 7-times In 9-days

The Omicron recovery rate in India rose today to 33 percent from 32 percent on Dec 24. The initial recovery rate in Odisha is 11 percent.

2021 dateline
Dateline 2021: Diary of News And Events In Odisha - Part 1

In the twilight hours of 2021, a saying of American journalist Ellen Goodman flows through one's mindscape. She had said, "Maybe this year, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives not looking...

Winter Rain In 5 Odisha Districts
20mm Rainfall Predicted In Odisha On Dec 29, Mercury Will Drop To 6 Deg C In Northwest India In New Year

As per the model prediction, while central India will see the mercury dropping to around 8 deg C on Jan 1, 2022, minimum temperature in northwest India may plummet to 6 deg C on Jan...

2021 Odisha Political Theatre: "Too Much Politics" Runs The Show

CM Patnaik talked about "Too Much Politics" doing no good to the country's democracy at a Niti Aayog meet. But all parties - BJD, BJP and Congress - did 'too much politics' at the drop...

Good Governance Index 2021
Good Governance Index 2021: Shivraj Chouhan Led MP Pips Naveen's Odisha

While MP outsmarts Odisha in Agriculture governance, Rajasthan scores higher in public safety governance. Odisha tops in economic governance

Sanjeev Kumar Patro is a Chief Sub Editor associated with Odisha Television Limited. He is basically an investigative journalist doing fact-checking of political speeches, digging of the digital data & decoding hidden assumptions behind statements.

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