Tag: Covid

After recovery, several children are developing multi-system inflammatory syndrome or MI Syndrome, which is being suspected to be a post Covid complication. This information was shared by Odisha Public Health Director, Niranjan Mishra on Thursday (Sept 9).

The Director of Public Health, Odisha, Niranjan Mishra has urged people to exercise caution in the wake of the rising cases of Multi System Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) during the recovery phase of Covid-19.

After several students from two schools in Bargarh and Dhenkanal district tested positive for Covid-19 in the state, Odisha School and Mass Education Minister, Samir Ranjan Dash on Tuesday (Sept 7) informed that if required the said schools will be shut to prevent further infections.

Odisha government will be forced to shut schools in the state, if the Covid-19 cases among children increase. This information was given by Directorate of Medical Education and Training (DMET) Chief, CBK Mohanty on Tuesday (Sept 7).

If the vaccines are supplied on time without any hassles, then the Odisha government plans to finish the vaccination drive by end of December 2021. This information was given by Odisha Health and Family Welfare Services Director Bijay Panigrahi on Tuesday (August 31).

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).

Amidst lingering fear of more children getting infected during the possible third wave of Covid-19, many infants have tested positive for the virus.

The Odisha government is gearing up to fight against the possible third wave predicted to hit the country in the months of September & October this year.

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday (Aug 25) said that the states have been asked to vaccinate all school teachers on priority basis before Teachers' Day on September 5 this year.

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.

The Lord Jagannath Temple reopened today (Aug 23) for all devotees including people from outside Puri after a gap of 4 months.

Amidst rising instances of children testing positive for Covid-19, a ray of hope has emerged as the vaccine 'ZyCoV-D' by Zydus Cadilla got approval to be administered to children above 12 years of age. However, the use of the vaccine and its associated guidelines are yet to be released by the Central government, informed Directorate of Medical Education and Training (DMET) Chief, CBK Mohanty on Saturday (Aug 21).

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