COVID-19
- Bangalore
NRAI thanks Karnataka CM for lifting weekend curfew
Bengaluru: National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) has thanked Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai for lifting the weekend curfew in Karnataka and hearing the concerns of the restaurant industry. Mukesh Tolani, Head of NRAI…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Two arrested for providing fake RT-PCR test reports
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Police arrested two people for providing fake RT-PCR COVID-19 test reports without taking swabs and vaccination certificates without administration of the physical doses. Chakravarthy Gummi, Deputy Commissioner of Police said…
- India
Maharashtra: Covid-19 cases scale new record
Mumbai: Maharashtra Covid-19 cases scaled a new high above 48,000 mark and Omicron infections also increased while deaths continued to remain in double-digits, health officials said here on Friday. After the previous…
- India
COVID-19: Assam logs 6,897 new cases, 15 more people die
Guwahati: Assam on Friday registered over 13 per cent fall in fresh COVID-19 cases compared to the previous day, with 6,897 more people testing positive for the infection, the National Health Mission…
- Sports
16 senior men’s hockey players among 33 positive cases in SAI Bengaluru
New Delhi: Hockey India’s plans of announcing the men’s senior team for the FIH Pro League matches against Canada and South Africa, could be delayed as 16 players have tested positive for…
- Telangana
Telangana logs 4,416 COVID-19 cases, two deaths reported
Hyderabad: Telangana logged 4,416 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, an increase of about five per cent over the previous day. For a fourth consecutive day, health authorities tested over one lakh samples.…
- Health
Study examines how COVID-19 can impact pregnant women, their babies
Washington: A new study has found that pregnant women should get vaccinated to minimize the detrimental health effects COVID-19 has on the placenta, the foetus, and the newborn. The study has been…
- Delhi
Delhi reports 10,756 new COVID-19 cases
New Delhi: Delhi continues to register a dip in its daily COVID-19 cases, reporting 10,756 new cases of the disease during the last 24 hours, said the state government on Friday. As…
- Kashmir
J-K logs 5,720 fresh Covid cases, 5 more deaths
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Friday recorded 5,720 fresh coronavirus cases that took its infection tally to 3,84,381, while five more fatalities pushed the death toll to 4,591, officials said. Of the…
- India
Six members can be registered using one mobile number on Co-WIN: Govt
New Delhi: The Union health ministry on Friday said that against the earlier limit of four, now six members can be registered for Covid vaccination on Co-WIN using one mobile number. It…
- Hyderabad
University of Hyderabad asks students to vacate hostels
Hyderabad: The University of Hyderabad (UoH) has advised its students to preferably return to the safety of their homes to minimise the risk of exposure to COVID-19. Expressing deep concern over the…
- World
Australia records deadliest day of pandemic with 80 deaths
Canberra: Australia on Friday reported its deadliest day of the pandemic with 80 coronavirus fatalities, as an outbreak of the omicron variant continued to take a toll. But Dominic Perrottet, premier of…
- India
Covid-19 related data of thousands of Indians leaked online
New Delhi: Personal data of thousands of people in India has been leaked from a government server which includes their name, mobile number, address and Covid test result, and this information can be…
- Andhra Pradesh
Daily Covid positivity rate shoots up to 30 per cent in AP, active cases at 64,136
Amaravati: The daily infection positivity rate shot up to 30 per cent as 44,516 tests turned out 13,212 Covid-19 positive cases in Andhra Pradesh in the 24 hours ending 9 am on…
- Kerala
Congress, BJP slam CPI-M for massive spurt in Covid cases in Kerala; Health Min denies
Thiruvananthapuram: The Congress and the BJP on Friday held the ruling CPI-M responsible for the alarming spike in the Covid-19 cases in the state, a charge denied by state Health Minister Veena George.…