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- Telangana
Telangana logs 219 fresh COVID-19 cases
Hyderabad: Telangana on Tuesday saw a jump in new COVID-19 cases with 219 infections being reported, pushing the overall tally to 7,94,803. Hyderabad recorded the highest number of cases with 164. A…
- World
China using COVID-19 app to restrict residents after rural banks run out of cash
Beijing: Authorities in the Chinese province of Henan are suspected to be restricting some residents’ movements using a COVID-19 app, following rare protests, BBC reported. Multiple people say they are being forced…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia: Two doses of COVID-19 vaccine mandatory for Haj
Jeddah: The ministry of Hajj and Umrah has announced that people who are planning to perform Haj this year need to be fully immunized with one of the approved COVID-19 vaccination. In…
- World
‘US reports about 88,000 weekly child Covid-19 cases’
Los Angeles: About 88,000 child Covid-19 cases were reported across the US in the week ending June 9, according to the latest report released by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and…
- Telangana
Telangana logs 126 new COVID-19 cases
Hyderabad: Telangana on Monday recorded 126 new COVID-19 cases, taking the overall caseload in the state to 7,94,584. Hyderabad reported the highest number of cases with 75. A health department bulletin said…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia lifts all COVID-19 precautionary measures
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Monday announced the lifting of precautionary and preventive measures related to combating the COVID-19 pandemic, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The decision by…
- World
Nearly 10% of Sri Lanka suffered food shortages before COVID-19
Colombo: Nearly 10 per cent of Sri Lanka’s 22 million population were already staring at food security issues before the pandemic, which turned even direr when authorities shut down the economy and…
- India
India logs 8,084 new Covid-19 cases, 10 deaths
New Delhi: India on Monday reported 8,084 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, a decline against the 8,582 infections registered the previous day, the Union Health Ministry said. Also in the…
- Kashmir
11 new COVID-19 cases reported in J&K
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 11 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, taking the infection tally to 4,54,348, officials said. Of the new cases, six were reported from Jammu and five from Kashmir,…
- Telangana
Telangana: Despite COVID-19 cases, schools to reopen from Monday
Hyderabad: Telangana state education Minister Sabitha Indra Reddy on Sunday yet again clarified that the government had no plans to extend the summer vacation in view of the COVID-19 pandemic scare. As…
- India
From security to uncertainty: Post Covid-19, many elderly return to workforce
New Delhi: This, too, is a Covid-19 effect. Pushed out of their comfort zones by a pandemic that took away their financial security, many people in the twilight of their lives or…
- Health
COVID-19 pandemic linked to higher OCD symptoms in college-goers
New York: During COVID-19, college students experienced more obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) symptoms, finds a new study. The study found that college students tested during the peak of the pandemic reported a higher…
- India
India reported 8,582 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours, 4 deaths
New Delhi: India on Sunday reported 8,582 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, an increase against the 8,329 infections registered the previous day, the Union Health Ministry said. The country reported…
- World
US to end COVID-19 testing requirement for travel into country
Washington: The United States will drop the requirement for international air travellers to take a pre-boarding COVID-19 test, according to an official on Friday. The mandate will expire on June 12. White…
- Featured News
3 yrs of COVID-19, 4 months after budget: Does India help its children?
Hyderabad: In the wake of atrocities against children, there is a need to strengthen our understanding of child rights. As such, Siasat.com reached out to Mohua Chatterjee, General Manager Development Support Child…