Tag: Covid19

Cuttack: In what could be a positive sign in the battle against COVID19, only 64 new positive cases were reported in Cuttack city on Monday. The latest data released by the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) revealed that out of the 145 new COVID19 positive cases reported in Cuttack district, 64 were from Cuttack city. #COVID19 […]

New Delhi: India is now at the forefront of vaccine development for Covid-19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday while virtually addressing the ‘Grand Challenges’ annual meeting. The assertion came just 48 hours after the Prime Minister chaired a meeting to review India’s vaccine delivery, distribution and administration process. Earlier, the Centre had said […]

Puri: A day after the district administration lifted the restrictions imposed on the conduct of cremations at Swargadwara, sanitisation drive begun at the holy cremation ground on Tuesday. According to sources, the fire brigade carried out sanitisation at the crematorium and its office to make the premises contamination free. Following the lifting of the curbs, […]

Bhubaneswar: The State Capital of Odisha on Tuesday logged 229 new cases of Covid-19 taking the total virus infections in the city to 27441. 182 are local contact cases while 47 infections have been reported from quarantine in the last 24 hours. With 307 new recoveries, the total number of recovered cases in the capital […]

New Delhi: With the onset of the festival season, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said this is not the time to be careless as the novel coronavirus is still around and even a small negligence can dampen the festive spirit. In his seventh address to the nation following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, […]

New York: Scientists have developed a new lab testing procedure for the detection of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 that gives results more quickly than existing assays and specifically identifies so-called “neutralizing” antibodies – those that protect by blocking infection of cells. “With many assays currently in use, we can detect antibodies, but that doesn’t tell us […]

New Delhi: Covid-19 can cause male infertility by harming the testicular cells which produces sperms thereby making it difficult to make the female pregnant, says a new study done by the scientists of Israel. The study, published in the journal of Fertility and Sterility, claims that the studied men had a reduction of around 50 […]

Bhubaneswar: The sixth day of Navratri also known as Maha Sasthi is being celebrated at various puja pandals across the State with all COVID19 restrictions in place on Thursday. Abiding by all COVID19 protocols, the millennium city of Cuttack will perform the ‘pratishta’ of the idols of Goddess Durga sans the participation of the devotees. […]

New Delhi: The government on Thursday decided to restore with immediate effect all existing visas, except electronic, tourist and medical categories, almost eight months after their suspension following the coronavirus outbreak and subsequent imposition of a nationwide lockdown. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) also announced giving permission to all Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) […]

London: Researchers have found that down syndrome is associated with a 10-fold increased risk for Covid-19-related death. Down syndrome (sometimes called Down’s syndrome) is a condition in which a child is born with an extra copy of their 21st chromosome – hence its other name, trisomy 21. This causes physical and mental developmental delays and […]

Bhubaneswar: With 201 new COVID-19 positive cases getting detected in the last 24 hours, the total cases in the capital City rose to 28,110, according to the data shared by the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC). Of the fresh cases, a whopping 137 were local contact cases while the remaining 64 were quarantine cases, the civic […]

Balasore: In what seems to be a game of music chairs, Odisha BJP leader Lekhashree Samantsinghar on Friday, alleged violation of Covid-19 guidelines by State Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain during the ongoing campaign for Balasore by-election. Samantsinghar submitted a complaint to Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) and Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) […]

New Delhi: Convalescent plasma therapy, which uses the blood of recovered COVID-19 patients as a potential treatment, has shown limited effect in reducing the progression to severe disease or death in a trial conducted in India, scientists say. The study, published on Thursday in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), involved 464 adults with moderate COVID-19 […]

Bhubaneswar: Navratri and Dussehra celebrations have always been unique in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack; needless to say the twin-city comes alive with decorative lights, themed arched-gateways, and the exquisitely-designed gigantic idols during the festive season. Unlike Cuttack which remains the cynosure with intricate filigree ‘Medhas’, the State capital has a distinct space for colossal arched-gates besides […]

Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has surpassed the 42 million mark, while the deaths have soared to 1,143,290, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Saturday morning, the total number of cases stood at 42,114,524, while the death toll surged to 1,143,291, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) […]