Tag: Covid-19 infection
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COVID-19 infection, death keeps rising in Odisha
What has become a matter of further worry is that the rising trajectory infection shows no sign of subsiding and continues to maintain an upward trend in Khordha and Cuttack districts- contributing towards 62% of daily infection in the last 24 hours.
October 10, 2021 -
Odisha: Children becoming increasingly vulnerable to COVID-19 infection
Meanwhile, the coastal State on Wednesday logged 887 COVID-19 fresh cases at 1.29% Test Positivity Rate (TPR) in the last 24 hours with the tally mounting up to 10,03,210, while the cumulative death toll reached 7,562 with 69 fresh fatalities, according to State’s COVID dashboard portal.
August 25, 2021 -
Odisha decides to shut Covid care centres amid dipping virus infection: State sets Nov-Dec target for completion of universal vaccination
A record number of 4, 02,434 people were inoculated yesterday taking the doses of vaccine administered so far1, 24, 91,857.
July 6, 2021 -
COVID-19 infection declines in Odisha with dip in positivity rate
The State’s recovery rate currently stands at 91.03% with as many as 7,56,641 cured of the disease so far. Odisha currently has 71,312 active cases, which account for 8.58% of total positive cases registered in the State.
June 9, 2021 -
Class XII CHSE board examination cancelled in Odisha amidst raging COVID crisis
It may be recalled here that the annual high school certificate (HSC) or the matriculation examination which was scheduled to be held on 3 May were earlier cancelled by the State government with the unabated COVID-19 surge.
June 4, 2021 -
COVID positivity rate high in nine districts in Odisha
The rural areas have reported 57% of total positive cases in the current month of May while around 51% of the total cases were detected in rural areas in April.
May 30, 2021 -
Science v quackery~I I
Social media, particularly, WhatsApp , is abuzz with magic remedies. Remedies vary from the queer to the eccentric, to the plain nauseating ~that regular saline nasal wash will prevent virus from entering the lungs and eliminate them from the nasopharynx, that Vitamin D supplements will improve immunity and prevent Covid-19 infection and that drinking whiskey frequently will kill the virus.
May 27, 2021 -
What is Ayush 64? Drug found useful in treating mild to moderate COVID-19 infection
Ayush 64, a poly herbal formulation developed by the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), Ministry of Ayush is useful in the treatment of asymptomatic, mild and moderate COVID-19 infection as an adjunct to standard care.
April 29, 2021 -
Virus, Variants, Vaccines
The raging global resurgence of the Covid-19 infection has turned out to be a forbidding challenge to vaccination efforts almost across the world.
April 10, 2021 -
Don’t panic, avoid undercooked meat & eggs: Experts on bird flu rise
"Wash your hands with warm water and soap, especially before and after handling the raw poultry and eggs. Use different utensils for cooking raw meat and make sure meat is cooked properly until steaming hot. Avoid direct contact with live and poultry birds," Dr Nanda advised.
January 6, 2021 -
This vaccine may protect against worst symptoms of Covid-19
The protection was mediated by long-lived myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) previously reported inhibiting septic inflammation and mortality in several experimental models.
June 19, 2020