Tag: Covid19

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hinted that the opening of the economy will continue. However, he cautioned everyone to be mindful of wearing masks and maintaining hygiene and social distancing norms now that offices are re-opening. “We have to always keep in mind that the more we can stop the coronavirus, the […]

Bhubaneswar: After around three months, degree colleges and universities in Odisha reopened today for the teaching and non-teaching staff. In adherence to the COVID19 guidelines, proper arrangements were made on the premises for sanitisation & social distancing. As per reports, thermal screening of the staff entering the premises is being conducted and provision of sanitizers […]

Beijing: An inactivated Covid19 vaccine candidate has shown promising results in both safety and efficacy in phase 1 and phase 2 clinical trials, according to the China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm). The vaccine, developed by the Wuhan Institute of Biological Products under the China National Biotec Group (CNBG) affiliated to Sinopharm, involved 1,120 volunteers aged […]

New Delhi: All centrally protected monuments, museums and sites under the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) have been closed with immediate effect till May 15 due to the surge in…

Bhubaneswar: Manufacturers of alcoholic beverages have urged the Odisha government to reduce the ‘special COVID-19 fee’ imposed on liquor from 50 per cent to a reasonable rate and allow retailers in the state to sell such products from outlets. In a representation to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, the Confederation of Indian Alcoholic Beverage Companies (CIABC) […]

New York: A team of US scientists, led by an Indian-origin researcher has found that infants under 90 days of age who tested positive for COVID-19 tend to be well, with little or no respiratory involvement. The fever was often found to be the primary or only symptom, said the study, published in the ‘Journal […]

New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education is likely to inform the Supreme Court on Tuesday about its decision on conducting the pending class 10 and 12 board exams, which were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, officials said. The board last week told the court it will “very shortly” take a decision, after […]

New York: Besides making use of personal protective equipment, healthcare workers need to avoid procedures that irritate airways and provoke violent coughing and try to reduce exposure to infectious aerosol while treating Covid-19 patients, say, scientists, including one of Indian-origin. If possible, health care providers should stay six feet away from infected patients, especially when […]

Haridwar: Yoga Guru Ramdev on Tuesday launched Coronil tablet, claims to the possible cure for COVID19. Coming up with a clinically tested, evidence-based medicine was a challenge to Patanjali, says Ramdev. He also talked about various other immunity boosters at an event here during the launch. Patanjali claims those administered the medicine were fully cured […]

Mohali: After innovative products like safety devices, sanitizers and masks to fight COVID epidemic, the National Institutes of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPERs) have now come up with an immunity booster Herbal Tea to strengthen physical resistance against the disease which has claimed more than 4.7 lakh people across the globe. As no new effective […]

New Delhi: India has one of the lowest COVID deaths per lakh population, the World Health Organisation said on Monday. India’s COVID death per lakh population is 1.00 while the global average is more than it’s six times, at 6.04, the report said. The UK has 63.13 cases of COVID-19 related deaths per lakh population, […]

Puri: Amid the resurgence of COVID-19 cases across India, Odisha’s Puri has witnessed a sudden spike registering over 100 positive cases in a single day. The pilgrim city registered as…

New Delhi: Amid the rising cases of Coronavirus in India, the government called in the army to manage new treatment centres with thousands of additional hospital beds in New Delhi. The Indo-Tibetan Border Police on Wednesday took over a 10,000-bed capacity COVID-19 care centre in Delhi, officials said. New Delhi, the sprawling capital of more […]

New Delhi: Drug maker Cipla Ltd is looking to make the generic version of US-based Gilead Sciences’ anti-viral drug remdesivir available in India in the next 8-10 days and price it less than Rs 5,000 per vial. Gilead Sciences extended a voluntary non-exclusive license to Cipla in May to manufacture and market Cipla’s generic version […]

London: While children and young people seem rarely to be victims of severe Covid-19, they are experiencing indirect adverse effects of the pandemic on their mental and physical health, according to researchers, including one of an Indian-origin. Dr Neil Chanchlani from University of Exeter in the UK has described a range of potential adverse effects […]