COVID

COVID: Centre Expresses Concern Over High Positivity Rate In 3 Odisha Dists, Moots Measures

New Delhi: The Centre has expressed concern over high positivity rate of COVID-19 in 3 districts of Odisha and suggested…

July 7, 2021

Overcrowding, Breach Of Protocol Trigger Fear Of Early 3rd COVID Wave In Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Odisha might witness an early onset of COVID third wave if overcrowding in districts, where restrictions have been lifted,…

July 7, 2021

COVID-19 Third Wave May Just Be A Ripple, Say IIT Scientists

New Delhi: Having experienced a torrid second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, India is dreading the next big surge of the…

July 3, 2021

COVID Vaccine Study: 94% Cancer Patients Show Good Immune Response

As high as 94% of cancer patients developed a good immune response to COVID-19 vaccine three to four weeks after…

July 3, 2021

World In ‘Dangerous Period’ As COVID Delta Variant Continues To Mutate: WHO Chief

Geneva: The world is in a “dangerous period” of the COVID-19 pandemic compounded by more transmissible variants like Delta, which…

July 3, 2021

Odisha COVID Daily Caseload Drops Below 3K; TPR 4.07%

Bhubaneswar: The daily COVID caseload in Odisha dropped below 3,000 on Saturday as 2917 of 71554 samples tested positive for…

July 3, 2021

COVID Hotspot Khurda Dist Slides Into Green Zone With 4.5% TPR

Bhubaneswar: The Test Positivity Rate (TPR) in Khurda district, which had turned into a COVID hotspot during the second wave,…

July 2, 2021

Odisha Logs 3222 New COVID Cases; TPR Remains Below 4.5%, No Dists In RED Zone

Bhubaneswar: Odisha reported over 3000 new COVID cases for the third consecutive day on Friday as 3222 of 74,225 samples…

July 2, 2021

Odisha COVID Fatality Rate Remains A Concern With 2000 Patients In ICUs, 500 On Ventilator

Bhubaneswar: Amid the declining COVID graph, 10 districts in Odisha with a high positivity rate continue to be a concern…

July 1, 2021

AIIMS Study: HIV/AIDS-Infected People Less Susceptible To COVID-19

New Delhi: A study by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi has found that the presence of…

June 30, 2021