The head of the World Health Organization said Friday the acute phase of the pandemic could end this year, if around 70 percent of the world gets vaccinated. “Our expectation is that the acute phase of this pandemic will end this year, of course with one condition, the 70 percent vaccination (target is achieved) by…Continue Reading
An early look at the performance of COVID-19 booster shots during the recent Omicron wave in the U.S. showed a decline in effectiveness against severe cases, though the shots still offered strong protection. Experts caution more research is needed.A person is administered a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot in Jackson, Miss., on Tuesday. A new report…Continue Reading
About 98 per cent of Covid infections in Odisha are now carrying the highly-contagious Omicron strain, the Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar informed on Thursday. The ILS today released the Sequencing Report. The latest report revealed that the institute sequenced 241 samples between January 27 and February 4. Out of the 241 samples, Omicron was…Continue Reading
Delhi on Thursday reported 1,104 fresh Covid infections, a marginal decline from 1,317 cases reported on previous day, as well as another 12 deaths, the Health Department bulletin said. Topics Delhi | Coronavirus Tests | Coronavirus IANS | New Delhi Last Updated at February 10, 2022 23:15 IST Delhi on Thursday reported 1,104 fresh Covid infections, a marginal decline…Continue Reading
WHO COVID-19 Technical Lead Maria Van Kerkhove said that the global health agency is tracking four different versions of Omicron…Continue Reading
Some B.C. doctors say the provincial College of Physicians and Surgeons is not acting fast enough to reprimand doctors disseminating misinformation about COVID-19 and vaccines that they say could put the public at risk.Dr. Stephen Malthouse, left, and Dr. Charles Hoffe are the subject of complaints from fellow physicians about spreading COVID-19 misinformation. The pair…Continue Reading
The Health department has issued orders revising the rates for COVID-19 tests and other protective gears such as PPE kits and N95 masks.According to the revised rates, RT-PCR test will be charged ₹300 (earlier rate was ₹500), rapid antigen test ₹100 (₹300 earlier rate), Xpert NAT ₹2,350 (₹2,500), TRUNAT ₹1,225 (₹1,500) and RT Lamp test…Continue Reading
The global coronavirus caseload has topped 400 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.76 million and vaccinations to over 10.09 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University.In its latest update on Wednesday morning, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and the death toll stood…Continue Reading
Country records over 71,000 cases on Tuesday. The country recorded 71,550 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday. The total number of infections has reached 4.23 crore, and the active cases have crossed the 10 lakh mark.The figures are based on the State bulletins released until 10 p.m. on Tuesday. However, Ladakh, Tripura, Jharkhand, and Lakshadweep had…Continue Reading
With barely a week left for the end of the campaigning for the upcoming three-tier panchayat elections in Odisha, the State Election Commission (SEC) on Monday announced some relaxations on candidate campaigning.As per the decision, the SEC has announced that candidates can conduct door-to-door campaigning with a maximum of 20 persons. Earlier, only five persons…Continue Reading