COVID-19 News Updates

The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 174.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.78 million, according to Johns Hopkins University.

The contraction of GSDP at current prices is likely to be 2.5 per cent in FY 22. The SBI forecast is the loss to GSDP in the second wave will be less than the first wave. However, the report finds high order of stress in the household sector

The factors that may play a role in the relationship between Covid-19 and hearing are multifold. Covid-19 is known to have inflammatory effects, including in neurological tissue, which can exacerbate other problems, said Colleen Le Prell, from the University of Texas at Dallas.

The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to fix separate time slots for the administration of first and second doses of Covid-19 vaccines. 

As villagers are strictly following Covid-19 norms, they have been so far immune to the virus

The raid was conducted based on some intelligence input regarding the sale of such counterfeit drugs. The spurious medicines were seized before the stock was released in the open market in Odisha.

Following the death of a COVID patient in Gajapati, it is alleged that medical negligence has led to the unfortunate demise of the patient

The FDA had on Thursday recommended Ocugen, the US partner of the Indian vaccine maker, to "pursue a Biologics Licence Application (BLA) submission instead of an EUA application" and "requested additional information and data".

The decision on the unlock process would be taken after observing the Covid situation post June 17, said the Director, Public Health, Niranjan Mishra on Friday.

US pharmaceutical Pfizer's vaccine against Covid-19 can effectively neutralise Beta, Gamma variant of the Coronavirus disease, according to a study.

The daily COVID-19 count in India remained below the one-lakh mark for the fourth consecutive day with the country reporting 91,702 fresh cases, while the daily positivity rate dropped to 4.49 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday.

Odisha recorded 5,235 new Covid-19 cases on Friday. With this, the positive tally in the State surged to 8,42,461, the State I&PR Department informed

The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 174.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.76 million, according to Johns Hopkins University.

Johnson & Johnson said on Thursday the US Food and Drug Administration has extended the expiration date on millions of doses of its COVID-19 vaccine by six weeks.

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