Tag: Covid 19

London: Abnormally high blood sugar may worsen outcomes and mortality rates for Covid-19 patients, including those without diabetes, claimed researchers now in a major study. The findings show patients with abnormally high glucose levels were more than twice as likely to die from the virus than those with normal readings (41.4 per cent compared to […]

Mumbai: Amid optimism regarding vaccines for the novel Coronavirus, futures of gold, which were soaring well above the Rs 50,000 mark till sometime back amid the weak economic scenario, have now started to ease and have fallen below the Rs 49,000-mark. The December contract of gold on the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) is currently trading […]

London: People with diabetes and eye disease have a five-fold increased risk of requiring intubation when hospitalised with Covid-19, revealed researchers. The study, published in the journal Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, identified for the first time the risk associated with diabetic retinopathy and Covid-19. “This is the first time that retinopathy has been linked […]

New York: Scientists have developed a new therapy for influenza virus infections that may also prove effective against many other pathogenic virus infections, including HIV and Covid-19. In an average year, more than two million people in the US are hospitalized with the flu, and 30,000 to 80,000 of them die from it or related […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday said the state cannot lower its guard against COVID-19 even after availability of vaccine to fight the viral infection. Patnaik said this while attending a meeting of chief ministers with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as the PM took stock of vaccination preparedness across the country over a […]

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 caseload went past 92 lakh with 44,376 new cases reported in a day, while the number of recoveries surged to 86.42 lakh, according to latest update of the Union Health ministry on Wednesday. The number of total coronavirus cases rose to 92,22,216 in the country, while the death toll due to […]

Washington: The total number of global coronavirus cases has topped 59.6 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.40 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. The University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at 59,679,996 and 1,407,873, respectively, in its latest […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha on Wednesday recorded 730 fresh Covid-19 cases and 16 deaths. With this the positive tally in the State rose to 3,16,001, while fatalities due to the virus surged to 1,687, informed the State Health Department. As per Information & Public Relations (I&PR) Department, of the fresh cases reported from 30 districts, 419 are […]

New Delhi: Apollo Hospitals are gearing up to give one million vaccines a day once it is available across India through its hospitals, clinics, health centres, pharmacies and Apollo 24/7. “Covid-19 vaccine should be ready within the next 60-120 days”, Apollo 24/7 is doing a survey asking customers whether they will take the vaccine and […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government on Wednesday has urged the Centre to set a time frame for conduct of the Board and Higher Secondary Examinations during the academic session 2020-21. In a letter to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik stated that the students and parents are worried due to the absence […]

New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry Wednesday asked state governments to initiate steps for reopening of medical colleges from December 1 or before it, but with strict adherence to all COVID-19 related guidelines. Educational institutions in the country have been closed since March in view of the coronavirus pandemic. In a letter to the chief […]

New York: In a grim milestone, the overall number of global coronavirus cases has surpassed the 60 million mark, while the deaths have surged to 1,413,325 according to the Johns Hopkins University. The global case count reached 60,037,735, with a total of 1,413,325 deaths worldwide as of 12:27 p.m. local time (1727 GMT), the CSSE […]

New Delhi:  With 44,489 new cases of Covid-19 infections, India’s total tally reached 92,66,705 on Thursday. It is the 19th straight day when India reported less than 50,000 cases in a day. The last time daily new cases crossed the 50,000-threshold was on November 7. According to the data released by the Ministry of Health […]

Bhubaneswar: Covid-19 fatality count in Odisha surged to 1,704 with the death of 17 more patients in various hospitals in the last 24 hours while the infection tally mounted to 3,16,645 with a single-day spike of 644 cases, informed the State health department on Thursday. As per State Information & Public Relations (I&PR) Department, of […]

Auckland: Six members of the Pakistan’s touring squad in New Zealand have tested positive for novel coronavirus, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) informed on Thursday. This was reported to the NZC after some of the members of the touring side, which is currently in isolation at a facility in Christchurch, had “contravened protocols on the first […]