Tag: Corona

As many as 16 Lakh people are due to receive their second dose of Covid-19 vaccine in different districts of Odisha. This information was shared by Odisha Family Welfare Director, Bijay Panigrahi on Friday (August 27).

Predictions on Corona's third wave by various models are not completely reliable, stated Directorate of Medical Education & Training Chief, CBK Mohanty on Wednesday (Aug 25).

Experts have predicted that as many as 23 out of 100 affected children are likely to be hospitalized during the peak of the possible third wave of Covid-19.

After the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) predicted the third wave of Covid-19 to approach in September and October, the India National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) released a report predicting that children will be most affected during the possible third wave.

Odisha recorded 911 NEW COVID-19 POSITIVE cases in the past 24 hours State breached the 10 LAKH MARK in SARS-COV-2 cases With the addition of new figures, Covid-19 tally in the State reached Ten Lakh Eighty Four 531 are from QUARANTINE while 380 are LOCAL CONTACT CASES. KHORDHA recorded highest 352; followed by CUTTACK with 88 new Covid-19 cases Out of the new cases, 116 are in the age group of 0-18 YEARS Meanwhile, Odisha recorded 66 FATALITIES on Saturday RECORVERIES in the state currently stand at 98,3245 ACTIVE CASELOAD in Odisha stands at 9,497

After the fear of 'Black Fungus', the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhubaneswar announced the discovery of another fungus on Friday (Aug 20).

Special beds have been arranged for children in preparation for the possible third wave of Covid-19 in the state. This information was shared by the Odisha Health Services Director, Bijay Mohapatra on Thursday (Aug 19).

The rising cases of Covid-19 among children have added fuel to the fear of more children getting infected in the next wave.

Children developing symptoms will be immediately given treatment and then tested for Covid-19.

The Central Government has not released any guidelines to mix vaccines yet and testing is on to check its efficacy. This information was shared by Directorate of Medical Education and Training (DMET) Chief, CBK Mohanty on Wednesday (Aug 11).

Amid the gradual reopening of various temples and places of worship in the state, the Odisha Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) and the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) have come up with a standard operating procedure for darshan at Puri Srimandir.

There were apprehensions and the inevitable has happened. Days after Odisha’s schools and hostels reopened for physical classes, a Class 10 student of Daringbadi Girls High School in Kandhamal district tested positive for Covid-19.

In view of the upcoming festive season from August till November, the Odisha Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) has released a set of guidelines. As per the guidelines, Puja organizers/committees in rural and urban areas are allowed to conduct pujas in mandaps/pandals, but without devotees.

Now a help desk has been set up to assist people in downloading their vaccination certificates. This information was shared by Odisha Family Welfare Director, Bijay Panigrahi on Monday (Aug 9).

The COVID19 R-Value in Puri, Cuttack & Khordha is less than 1 percent. This information was shared by Directorate of Medical Education & Training (DMET) Chief, CBK Mohanty on Friday (Aug 6).