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Paramilitary Forces Prepare For 3rd Wave, Reactivate Covid Care Centres
Paramilitary Forces Prepare For 3rd Wave, Reactivate Covid Care Centres

Paramilitary force officials said that amid the rising number of Omicron cases, all the forces have been asked strictly adhere to Covid-19 protocols in all units and field formations.

Nausea, Loss Of Appetite May Be New Symptoms Of Omicron
Nausea, Loss Of Appetite May Be New Symptoms Of Omicron

Research from an Imperial College London study and Scottish paper Early Pandemic Evaluation and Enhanced Surveillance of Covid-19, states that people with Omicron are 15 to 20 per cent less likely to need hospital treatment.

23 New Omicron Cases Detected In Odisha, Tally Rises To 37
23 New Omicron Cases Detected In Odisha, Tally Rises To 37

As per the State Health Department, all the samples were sent for genome sequencing at the Institute Of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar.

India Covid-19 Cases
India Reports 27,553 New Covid-19 Cases

The nationwide Omicron infection tally has increased to 1,525, of which 560 have been discharged from hospitals.

Covid cases in Odisha
Odisha Reports 424 COVID New Cases, Highest In Over Two Months

Of the total new positives, the maximum 177 cases were detected from Khordha, followed by 45 from Cuttack, 38 from Sundargarh, 15 from Jharsuguda. The lone death case from the virus infection was reported from Khordha district.

Global Covid Caseload
Global Covid caseload tops 289.2 Million, Deaths Exceeds Over 5.44 Million

US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 54,859,966 and 825,816, according to the CSSE.

BCCI President Sourav Ganguly Tested Positive For Delta Plus Variant
BCCI President Sourav Ganguly Tested Positive For Delta Plus Variant

Ganguly (49), who had undergone treatment for a heart condition early last year, was admitted to the hospital on December 28.

Health Director Bijay Mohapatra
CoWIN Registration For Vaccination Of Teens In Odisha Starts Today

The eligible beneficiaries can register themselves for the vaccine jab on CoWin app or web portal and book their slots which will start from January 3, 2022. Besides, they can avail on-the-spot booking at the vaccination centers as well

Odisha Covid-19 Cases
Odisha Logs 298 Fresh Covid-19 Cases, Two More Fatalities

Khurda, where Bhubaneswar is located, reported the maximum number of fresh cases at 119, followed by 35 in Cuttack. Thirty-three children are among those newly afflicted with the disease.

Global Covid-19 Cases
Global Covid-19 Caseload Over 288.1 Million

The second worst-hit country in terms of cases is India (34,838,804 infections and 481,080 deaths), followed by Brazil (22,291,839 infections and 619,334 deaths).

Omicron Cases In India
Omicron Tally In India Rises To 1,431

India saw 22,775 new infections being reported in a day, while the death toll climbed to 4,81,080 with 220 daily fatalities, the data stated.

No Science Behind Night Curfews In India: WHO Chief Scientist Swaminathan
No Science Behind Night Curfews In India: WHO Chief Scientist Swaminathan

In a separate tweet on Friday, Swaminathan said: "Hospitalisations are also rising, mostly in unvaccinated people. Though #Omicron may cause less severe disease, a small percent of a huge number is still very large & can overwhelm health systems".

Omicron Scare: No Sign Of Community Spread In Odisha
Omicron Scare: No Sign Of Community Spread In Odisha

Director of State Health Services, Bijay Mohapatra, on Friday, said that there has been no sign of community spread of the new mutant in Odisha so far.

Serum Institute Applies For Full Market Authorisation Of Covishield
Serum Institute Applies For Full Market Authorisation Of Covishield

Serum Institute produces AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine under the brand name Covishield. The vaccine is one of India's two main vaccines against Covid pandemic under mass vaccination drive.

Vaccination Of Children
Vaccination Of Children: BMC Targets To Inoculate 1 Lakh Teens In Bhubaneswar

Mishra said that a person is eligible to get the dose if the gap between the second dose of Covid vaccine and the registration date for the booster is more than 9 months (39 weeks).

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