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Maharashtra COVID Tally Spikes To New High, Records 2nd Highest Death Toll
Maharashtra COVID Tally Spikes To New High, Records 2nd Highest Death Toll

Mumbai: Remaining above the 60,000 range, new Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra spiked to a record high of 67,123 on Saturday, while the death toll mounted to 419, the second highest…

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
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COVID-19: 11 Cities In Maharashtra, Rajasthan, WB & MP Under 'Serious Situation'

New Delhi: The Centre on Monday announced that Indore, Mumbai, Jaipur and Kolkata are among 11 cities in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and West Bengal where COVID-19 “situation is especially serious”. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) made the announcement after analyzing the prevalence of lockdown violations in major hotspot districts in these cities of […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
COVID Does Not Infect Brain But Still Inflicts Damage
COVID Does Not Infect Brain But Still Inflicts Damage

New York: SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, likely does not directly infect the brain but can still inflict significant neurological damage, a new study suggests. The findings, published in…

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
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Docs fear Indore’s Covid-19 strain deadlier, MP to send samples to NIV Pune

Bhopal: Doctors treating COVID-19 cases in Indore say a more virulent strain may be wreaking havoc in the city, which has emerged as the coronavirus hotspot in Madhya Pradesh. They say samples from Indore, where COVID-19 has killed 57 people, will be sent to the Pune-based National Institute of Virology (NIV) to confirm their apprehensions […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
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CAT To Hold Hearings Via Video Conference In COVID Zones, Participants Asked To Dress Properly 

New Delhi: The Central Administrative Tribunal, which adjudicates service matters of central government employees, has said that its benches in the red and orange zones would hear urgent matters via video conference and asked participants to be properly dressed, according to a Personnel Ministry statement issued on Saturday. As regards the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
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Deaths In Covid Quarantine: Odisha Health Dept Seeks Report From District Authorities

Bhubaneswar: The Department of Health and Family Welfare in Odisha on Saturday sought fact-finding report from the district authorities of Sonepur and Ganjam following deaths of two inmates inside Covid quarantine centres in the respective districts. State Health Minister Naba Das said, “We have to fight against Coronavirus and not those who are suffering from […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
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Odisha Resumes Bus Services For 1st Time After Lockdown Enforcement, OSRTC Buses In All Green Zones Now

Bhubaneswar: Odisha on Wednesday saw resumption of bus services for the first time since the enforcement of nationwide lockdown on March 22 in view of Covid-19 pandemic. This apart, OSRTC will now provide services in all green zones. A special OSRTC bus started operations to facilitate office-goers in twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack from […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
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Heights Of Notoriety-II: Abusive Callers Still A Nuisance For Odisha's 104 Covid Helpline

Bhubaneswar: It seems Odisha Police’s strong message against callers creating a nuisance for customer care executives handling distress calls during COVID crisis has not been able to put a lease on the notoriety of such people. Despite cases being registered earlier, fresh audio clips in possession of OTV show how customer care executives working under […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
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Peritoneal Dialysis Boon For Kidney Patients In COVID Times

New Delhi: The Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) has clarified that Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patients on dialysis are vulnerable to COVID-19 because of their existing co-morbidities and repeated unavoidable exposure to the hospital environment and immunosuppressed state. This is where home-based dialysis therapy like Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) is coming to people’s rescue. Speaking […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
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Karnataka CM B S Yediyurappa Tests Covid Positive

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister B. S. Yediyurappa on Friday tested Covid positive and got himself admitted to a hospital. Taking to Twitter, Yediyurappa said that upon having mild fever on…

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
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Covid Recoveries Near 500-Mark In Odisha After 62 More Patients Recuperate

Bhubaneswar: As many as 62 more Covid-19 patients in Odisha have recovered from the disease taking the total novel-Coronavirus recovery tally to 498. However, as per the latest information from the State Health and Family Welfare department, one of the recoved case belongs to Maharashtra due to which the total recovery in Odisha now stands […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
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COVID Blow- Indian Startups Lead In Sacking Employees

New Delhi: The Covid-19 blow appears to have forced even those startups and unicorns that have managed to raise new funding go for a leaner workforce, firing employees in thousands. Foodtech Unicorn Swiggy, for example, raised almost Rs 1,185 crore this year as part of its Series -I round. And yet, the company had to […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
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Odisha COVID Battle: 99 Patients Cured Of Coronavirus, Total Recoveries At 649

Bhubaneswar: Even as Odisha is seeing a massive jump in COVID-19 cases over the last couple of weeks, the number of patients getting cured of coronavirus infection has also registered a sharp upward trend which is likely to evade fear in the minds of people in the State. As many as 99 COVID-19 patients recuperated […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
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Covid Crisis: Denied Entry Into Village, Youth Makes Car His Home In Odisha

Berhampur: He had expected it to be a very relieving experience amid Covid pandemic but much to his surprise his homecoming was more of a humiliation. Madhav Patra who belongs to Basudevpur of Sanakhemundi block in Ganjam district narrates how he has been spending past several days in an agony of isolation after being denied […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
Pregnancy
Effective Tips To Stay Healthy & Safe During Pregnancy Amid COVID Times

New Delhi: As social distancing and staying at home have become the “new normal” in the current scenario of COVID times, it is important for pregnant women to keep a calm mind, continue their checkups with doctors on online sessions, and be open about their concerns, say experts. “With all the uncertainty around, one of […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
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