COVID-19 News Updates

All the students are pursuing their MBBS at the SDM Medical College in Dharwad city. Sources said that about 200 students attended a get together in the premises of the college a few days ago. All the students had reportedly taken both doses of the vaccine and were showing no symptoms of Covid-19.

Covid symptoms have changed, Can’t afford laxity, says Odisha Health Services Director.

British experts have sounded the alarm over a new Covid variant believed to have emerged in 'Botswana' that is the most mutated version of the virus yet, Daily Mail reported.

A decrease of 1,541 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.

The second worst hit country in terms of cases is India (34,535,763 infections and 466,584 deaths), followed by Brazil (22,043,112 infections and 613,339 deaths).

The RDIF in the Webinar also announced the real-world data of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of San Marino on the Russian Sputnik V vaccine, demonstrating it is 80 per cent effective against coronavirus infection from 6 to 8 months after administering the second dose.

As many as 17 more MBBS students were tested positive for Covid-19 at the Burla Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR) in Sambalpur on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, the INSACOG in its last bulletin had said that Delta strain continues to be the main variant of concern (VOC) in India.

After as many as 31 medical students tested positive for the Covid-19 infection on Tuesday (Nov 23), the Sambalpur District Administration declared several hostels and staff quarters at VIMSAR (Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research) in Burla as micro containment and buffer zones.

A decrease of 2,103 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 47,980,076 and 773,738, according to the CSSE.

The research was conducted during the peak of India's second wave of COVID-19 with high test positivity rates for both hospital employees and residents of Delhi, they said.

Sabitri Girl’s Hostel, Gargi Girls Hostel, Charak Hostel, Bhrugu Hostel and Patanjali Hostel of VIMSAR in Ward No- 6 of Burla town under the Sambalpur Municipal Corporation have been declared micro containment zone.

COVID Scare At Medical College: Top Odisha Health Official On COVID19 Symptoms.

Top health officials of the State have cautioned people not to lower guards and adhere to all the Covid appropriate behaviors strictly to keep the spread of the infection in check