Health

Odisha reports 653 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours. New Recoveries - 988.

Amid a rise in coronavirus cases, the Union Government has decided to provide free precaution dose of COVID-19 vaccine to people of the age group 18-59 years, for 75 days starting July 15.

The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Thursday made the use of face masks mandatory in the BMC area as the Covid-19 spike continues since last few days.

With effective implementation of quality healthcare services & focus on safe institutional delivery of women, Odisha has registered a 39-point decline in infant mortality rate (IMR) in a span of 15 years from 2005 to 2020.

The world is witnessing a sudden and mysterious increase in the number of hepatitis outbreak in children, a symptom of long-term COVID.

A day before Covid vaccine booster shots become available to all Indian adults, the prices of Covaxin and Covishield vaccine have been slashed by more than half on Saturday.

After a period of almost two years, Odisha Government on Thursday revoked the orders and guidelines issued earlier under the Disaster Management Act for COVID containment measures.

Two years after the outbreak of the pandemic, the Home Ministry has decided to end its all COVID-19 containment measures from March 31.

With decline in number of Covid-19 cases, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Friday decided to close COVID Care centres in the City from February 28.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday approved Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin for emergency use listing for 18 years and above.