Coronavirus

New York: Researchers in the US have revealed that roughly one in 10 patients diagnosed with COVID-19 needed to return to the hospital within a week of discharge from an emergency department visit. The study, published in the journal Academic Emergency Medicine, also found that...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Wednesday registered a record single-day spike of 4,270 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total tally across the state to 1,62,920. Eleven more patients succumbed to the infection, taking Odisha's COVID-19 death toll to 656. Out of the 4,270 new cases, 2,478 cases have...

New Delhi: With a massive spike of 90,123 cases, including 1,290 deaths in 24 hours, India's tally on Wednesday crossed the grim mark of 50 lakh, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The total corona tally stands at 50,20,359 cases. On July...

Washington: Nearly 550,000 children in the United States have been diagnosed with COVID-19 since the onset of the pandemic, according to a new report of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children's Hospital Association. A total of 72,993 new child cases were reported from...

Beirut: We are all too familiar with the seasonal patterns of some respiratory viruses and now scientists suggest that COVID-19, the illness caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, will likely follow suit and become seasonal in countries with temperate climates, but only when herd immunity is...

London: Researchers have found that people who have been diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnoea could be at increased risk of adverse outcomes from Covid-19. The conclusion was drawn from a systematic review of studies that reported outcomes for Covid-19 patients that were also diagnosed with...

New Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said on Tuesday three vaccine candidates against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) are in the clinical stage of trials in India and one of them will soon begin Phase 3 trials after getting clearances. Covid-19 vaccine candidates...

Cuttack: As many as 240 new COVID-19 cases were detected under Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) limits in last 24 hours, CMC said Tuesday. While 53 of them were home quarantine cases, 39 were from institutional quarantine centres and the remaining 148 were local contact ones....

Bhubaneswar: Odisha health department Tuesday said that 3,714 persons who earlier tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered and are being discharged. Out of the 3,714 persons, 744 are from Khordha, 397 from Bargarh, 375 from Cuttack, 242 from Jajpur, 201 from Puri, 152 from Mayurbhanj,...

Bhubaneswar: As many as 342 new COVID-19 cases were detected under Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) limits in last 24 hours, BMC said Tuesday. While 98 of them are quarantine cases, remaining 244 are local contact ones. Meanwhile, 387 persons who earlier tested positive for the...