Tag: Covid 19

Bhubaneswar: Maintaining the declining trend, daily Covid-19 cases in Odisha once again dropped below the 1000-mark with the detection of 986 new infections in the last 24 hours. The previous time the State had recorded a surge below 1000 positives was on Tuesday when only 987 were found positive. The total Covid-19 cases in the […]

November: Serum Institute of India (SII), the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer by volume, and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the apex body in India for biomedical research, announce completion of enrolment of phase 3 clinical trials for COVISHIELD in India. ICMR and SII have further collaborated for clinical development COVOVAX (Novavax) developed by Novavax, […]

New York: Researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have revealed that they have seen rise in death, hospitalisation, and problems with basic activities, jobs, mental health and finances in Covid-19 recovered patients. According to the study, published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, within two months of leaving the hospital, nearly seven per cent of […]

Hyderabad: Popular Telugu actor and politician K. Chiranjeevi said he has tested Covid negative on Thursday as the earlier result was a false positive. “A group of doctors did three different tests and concluded that I am Covid negative and that the earlier result was due to a faulty RT PCR kit,” said Chiranjeevi. A […]

Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 52.6 million, while the deaths have surged to 1,291,920, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Friday morning, the total caseload and death toll stood at 52,643,939 and 1,291,921, respectively, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed in its latest update. […]

New Delhi: With 44,879 new coronavirus infections and 547 deaths in the past 24 hours, India’s overall tally stood at 87,28,795 on Friday, as the toll touched 1,28,688, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said. Currently, there are 4,84,547 active cases, whereas 81,15,580 patients have been cured and discharged so far. India’s total cases […]

Bhubaneswar: The Covid-19 tally in Odisha rose to 307004 on Friday after 1018 more persons tested positive for the infection in the last 24 hours. Twelve fatalities during the period have pushed the death toll to 1495. Of the fresh cases reported from 29 districts, 585 are from quarantine and the rest 433 were local […]

Bhubaneswar: Following protest by the students of Utkal University against closure of hostels, the higher education department has put the decision on hold. The hostels of Utkal University will not…

Washington: Researchers have found that the drug fluvoxamine seems to prevent some of the most serious complications of the illness from Covid-19 and make hospitalization and the need for supplemental oxygen less likely. Fluvoxamine is used commonly to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), social anxiety disorder and depression, the study published in the Journal of the […]

New York: Face masks worn to stop the spread of coronavirus can trigger bouts of eczema in people with sensitive skin and allergies, revealed researchers including one of Indian-origin. Eczema is a condition that causes inflamed, itchy, cracked, and rough skin. The most common type is atopic dermatitis. A medically challenging case presented at this […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday asserted that the fight against Covid-19 can be won even without imposing restrictions like lockdown while launching a 14-day ‘Mask Abhiyan’ in…

Washington: The total number of Covid-19 cases across the globe has crossed 53.2 million, while the deaths have surged to 1,301,020, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Saturday morning, the total caseload stood at 53,281,350 while the death toll mounted to 1,301,021, respectively, as per the latest update revealed by the University’s Center […]

New Delhi: With 44,684 new infections in a day, the Covid-19 tally in India today rose to 87.73 lakh while 81,63,572 people have recovered from the disease so far, according to the Union Health Ministry data released on Saturday. The national recovery rate stood at 93.04 per cent. With the fresh cases, the number of […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s Covid-19 death toll surged past 1500 on Saturday as 15 more patients undergoing treatment at various hospitals succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours. The total fatalities in Odisha now stand at 1,510, as per the data released by State Health And Family Welfare (H&HW) Department. With 902 fresh cases during […]

Washington: Scientists have found a key factor which may explain why the novel coronavirus predominantly affects adults and older people while seeming to spare younger children, an advance that may lead to the development of new treatment strategies for COVID-19. According to the researchers, including those from the Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) in the […]