Four of the infected patients died after developing complications linked to severe pre-existing illnesses, while health officials said hospitals across Andhra Pradesh have been placed on alert and five samples are undergoing genome sequencing.
Claiming that Odisha is fully prepared to tackle any possible resurgence of COVID-19, Health and Family Welfare Minister Mukesh Mahaling said on Tuesday that the public has no reason to panic as the state has implemented all necessary preparedness measures.
Following a new COVID-19 case in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, the health department has appealed to the public to remain vigilant.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that just as the people of the country united to confront the global COVID-19 pandemic, a similar sense of collective responsibility and national spirit is now needed amid the evolving situation in West Asia.
Odisha, endowed with a huge tourism potential, has recorded a substantial increase in the footfall of foreign tourists to coastal state in recent years after a considerable decline in 2020 and 2021 due to the outbreak of Covid-19.
Vaccination is allowed only for those who are above the age of 18 years. Women who are pregnant or not sure of their pregnancy and lactating mothers should not receive the vaccine, it said.
The study, published in the journal Tourism Analysis, showed that participants who reported regularly traveling at least 120 kms away from home also reported being about 7 per cent happier when asked about their overall well-being than those who reported traveling very rarely.
Covishield - the Oxford University and AstraZeneca-developed vaccine was the first to be approved by the Government of India (GoI).
The recovery rate stands at 96.43 per cent while the fatality rate is 1.44 as per cent.
Three temperature-controlled trucks rolled out of the Serum Institute gates with their precious cargo shortly before 5 am.
