COVID-19
- Kashmir
Covid: Record 6,568 new cases; 7 deaths in J&K
Jammu: A record number of 6,568 new cases and 7 deaths were reported in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday despite an official lockdown during the weekend, officials said. An official bulletin said…
- India
ECI extends ban on physical rallies, road shows till Jan 31
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India has extended ban on physical rallies and road shows till January 31. However, relaxation for Physical public meetings of political parties or contesting candidates for…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP adds 12,926 cases to its Covid-19 tally
Amaravati: Active cases increased to 73,143 but there was a slight dip in fresh infections as Andhra Pradesh recorded 12,926 new Covid-19 cases in the 24 hours ending 9 am on Saturday,…
- Health
Cloth masks are useless, say US health experts
New Delhi: Prominent public health officials in the US have increasingly highlighted the limitations of cloth face masks, pushing for more effective respirator masks such as N95s as the Omicron variant is rapidly…
- India
60% Covid deaths in 3rd wave among partially or completely unvaccinated: Study
New Delhi: A study by a private hospital has said that 60 per cent of the patients who died during the current wave of COVID-19 pandemic were either partially or fully unvaccinated.…
- Photos
In Pics: Train services affected in Delhi
New Delhi: A health worker takes swab sample of a passenger for COVID-19 test at New Delhi Railway station, in New Delhi, Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022. (PTI Photo/Vijay Verma) New Delhi: Passengers…
- Photos
In Pics: Mega vaccination drive in Chennai
Chennai: A health worker administers a dose of COVID-19 vaccine to a woman, at the 19th Mega Vaccine Drive, at the IIT-Madras campus, in Chennai, Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022. (PTI Photo/R Senthil…
- Bollywood
Lata Mangeshkar health update: Singer still in ICU
Mumbai: The health of legendary singer Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar was showing “signs of improvement” on Saturday and she continues to remain under treatment in the ICU of a leading private hospital,…
- Telangana
Telangana: Harish Rao takes part in Fever Survey at Siddipet
Hyderabad: Telangana Health Minister T Harish Rao on Saturday participated in the door-to-door Fever survey that took place at his home constituency Siddipet and asked people and got to understand the Covid-19…
- World
UK classifies new form of Omicron as ‘variant under investigation’
London: A new form of Omicron named BA.2 has been designated a “variant under investigation”, with 426 cases of the Covid-19 strain’s sub-lineage confirmed in Britain, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)…
- Telangana
Telangana Planning Board VC B Vinod Kumar tests positive for Covid-19
Hyderabad: Telangana Planning Board Vice Chairman and Former Karimnagar MP B Vinod Kumar on Saturday has tested positive for Covid-19. He said that the symptoms were mild and has quarantined himself at…
- India
Former PM Deve Gowda tests COVID positive
Bengaluru: Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda has tested positive for COVID-19, sources close to him said. “He has tested positive for COVID-19 but he is asymptomatic. However, he is admitted…
- India
India reports 3.37 lakh COVID-19 cases, 488 deaths in 24 hrs
New Delhi: India on Saturday reported a dip in daily COVID-19 infections as the country logged 3,37,704 fresh cases in the last 24 hours with a daily positivity rate of 17.22 per…
- World
UN chief: World more unpredictable than during the Cold War
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said the current world is “much more chaotic, much less predictable” than during the Cold War between the former Soviet Union and the United States,…
- World
WHO: COVID-19 boosters should start with most vulnerable
Geneva: The World Health Organisation says that coronavirus vaccine boosters should now now be offered to people, starting with the most vulnerable, in a move away from its previous insistence that boosters…