Tag: Covid19

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s COVID-19 recovery graph continued to move upwards steadily with 1,911 more patients getting cured of Coronavirus infection in the past 24 hours. With this, the cumulative COVID-19 recoveries in the state reached 2,75,749 on Friday. As per the information provided by the Health and Family Welfare Department, Khordha district reported the maximum 245 […]

New Delhi: The government has planned to start the distribution of Covid-19 vaccine first to the healthcare workers followed by other groups to be added “sequentially”. The distribution drive would take place over a year. For this, the states and union territories would form a three-tier system as per the Centre’s directions. “In all likelihood, […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s COVID-19 recovery graph continued to move upwards steadily with 1,895 more patients getting cured of Coronavirus infection in the past 24 hours. With this, the cumulative COVID-19 recoveries in the state reached 2,77,564 on Sunday. As per the information provided by the Health and Family Welfare Department, Khordha district reported the maximum 220 […]

Moscow: SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for Covid-19, may not only damage key red blood cells, but also prevent formation of new ones, says a new study. In the study, published in the journal Archiv EuroMedica, researchers from Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) in Russia, along with their Japanese colleagues probed how Covid-19’s impact on red […]

Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 46.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1,199,500, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Monday morning, the total caseload and death toll stood at 46,420,940 and 1,199,501, respectively, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed in its […]

New Delhi: With a fresh spike of 45,230 coronavirus infections and 496 deaths in 24 hours, India’s tally on Monday rose to 82,29,313 said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Out of the total Covid-19 cases, 5,61,908 are currently active, 75,44,798 have been discharged, while 1,22,607 lost the battle against the pandemic. While […]

Houston: The novel coronavirus is accumulating genetic mutations, one of which may have made it more contagious, according to a study involving more than 5,000 COVID-19 patients in the US. The research, published in the journal mBIO, however, did not find that these mutations have made the virus deadlier or changed clinical outcomes. The researchers […]

Chennai: Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT-G) on Monday said its researchers have developed a digital game ‘IITM Covid Game’ to create awareness about Covid-19 virus among the general public, particularly children. This game is browser-based and can be played on any device including Personal Computers, laptops, tablets and mobile phones, among others. Based on […]

Beijing: Nineteen Indian passengers tested positive for COVID-19 in a recent flight from New Delhi to the Chinese city of Wuhan under the Vande Bharat Mission (VBM), even as India on Monday announced plans to operate four more such flights to China beginning November 13. The October 30 flight, the sixth operated by India to […]

Bhubaneswar: Considering the potentially harmful effects of the fumes emanating from firecrackers on people with respiratory problems and co-morbidities– especially during the COVID-19 pandemic situation and the onset of winter– the Odisha Government on Tuesday prohibited the sale and bursting of firecrackers between November 10 and 30. A notification to this effect was issued by […]

Bhubaneswar: With detection of 68 new COVID-19 positive cases in the last 24 hours, the total virus tally in the capital city rose to 29,522 according to the data shared by the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC). Of the fresh cases, 54 are local contacts while the remaining 14 are from quarantine, the civic body said […]

Bhubaneswar: In a remarkable finding on the lessons on the battle against COVID-19, a study conducted by the AIIMS Bhubaneswar has revealed that two-dose of anti-parasite drug Ivermectin reduced chances of the viral infection by a whopping 73%. Bhubaneswar AIIMS Director Gitanjali Batmanabane said two-dose of Ivermectin prophylaxis within a gap of 72 hours was […]

Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped the 49 million mark, while the deaths have surged to more than 1,241,360, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Saturday morning, the total caseload and death toll stood at 49,228,536 and 1,241,366, respectively, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed […]

New Delhi: With a fresh spike of 50,356 coronavirus infections and 577 deaths in 24 hours, India’s tally on Saturday rose to 84,62,080, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Out of the total Covid-19 cases in the country, 5,16,632 are currently active, 78,19,886 have been discharged, and 1,25,562 lost the battle against […]

London: The reforms introduced by the Indian government such as revising the labour laws, planned single window clearance for licence applications and other incentives have helped British firms stay bullish on investing in the country amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new report released this week. The latest Confederation of Business Industry (CBI) and […]