Tag: Covid19

New Delhi: “We have learnt some tough lessons in the year 2020,” said President Ram Nath Kovind in his address to the nation on the eve of Independence day listing 4 of them that the year has taught. He said that “the invisible virus” has demolished the illusion that human beings are the masters of […]

Bhubaneswar: In view of the COVID-19 spike across the State, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday released the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for observing the month of Ramzan in…

Mumbai: From Amitabh Bachchan to Akshay Kumar, from Kareena Kapoor Khan to Taapsee Pannu, and from Mahesh Babu to Varun Dhawan and Abhishek Bachchan, a gamut of film celebrities took to social media to wish India on the occasion of Independence Day. Big B saluted frontline Covid workers who are fighting day and night to […]

Bhubaneswar: Delay in rationalisation of Odisha school syllabus for the new academic session that has been hit by COVID pandemic this year, has raised serious questions in the minds of educationists. The delay, notwithstanding the declaration of course curriculum by national education boards, has also triggered skepticism among students. While CBSE has shortened the school […]

Moscow: The third stage of the research on the world’s first registered vaccine against the novel coronavirus, called Sputnik V, may begin in 7-10 days, a report has said. According to the Tass news agency, several tens of thousands of people are expected to take part in this research of the vaccine created by the […]

Gurugram: Former Indian cricketer and UP Cabinet Minister Chetan Chauhan passed away today on Sunday. He was 73 and had tested positive for Covid-19 in July. The former India opener was put on ventilator support at the Medanta hospital after a multi-organ failure. Former Indian cricketer & UP Cabinet Minister Chetan Chauhan passes away. He […]

New Delhi: Indian boxer Sarita Devi and her husband Thoiba Singh have tested positive for coronavirus. In an interview with IANS, Sarita’s husband Thoiba said, “Sarita and me were tested Covid positive today. We will go to the COVID centre now, since home quarantine is not allowed here. Till this very moment there are no […]

London: People infected with the B117 variant of the coronavirus did not experience more severe illness and were not more likely to die, according to a new study published in…

London: Mild cases of Covid-19 can trigger robust memory T cell responses — an essential part of the immune system, even in the absence of detectable virus-specific antibody responses, say researchers. The study, published in the journal Cell, revealed that memory T cell responses generated by natural exposure to or infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus […]

Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that people in their 20s, 30s and 40s, who are unaware that they are infected with the Covid-19, are driving the spread of the deadly virus, it was reported on Tuesday. The proportion of young people with Covid-19 has risen, the BBC quoted WHO officials as saying […]

New Delhi: PM CARES fund has been constituted with an objective to extend assistance in the wake of public health emergency like COVID-19 and no exception can be taken at this need of the hour in its constitution, the Supreme Court Tuesday said. The apex court noted that it was created as a dedicated national […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) on Tuesday contributed Rs 250 crore to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (CMRF) for supporting the state government’s efforts to control the COVID-19 pandemic. OMC Chairman Sanjeev Chopra handed over the cheque to Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy at Lok Seva Bhavan here. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik was present on […]

Hyderabad: Pharma major Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd on Wednesday announced the launch of Avigan (Favipiravir) 200 mg tablets for treatment of Covid-19 in India. The launch is part of the global licensing agreement with Fujifilm Toyama Chemical Co. Ltd that grants Dr Reddy’s the exclusive rights to manufacture, sell and distribute Avigan (Favipiravir) 200 mg […]

Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 situation in Khordha district is steadily turning grim with a sharp rise in the daily positive cases and deaths since the beginning of the month of August. A record 524 positive cases were detected in Khordha today, taking the total number of cases in the district to 10,370. The death toll has […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha on Friday reported 2698 new virus cases taking its overall tally to 72718. The State’s death toll due to SARS-nCoV infection also rose to 390 with 10 more patients succumbing to the disease on Friday. Virus cases continued a downward trend in Ganjam with the district registering 162 cases. This is the first […]