COVID-19
- India
India’s 72 pc adults fully vaccinated, 52 pc in 15-18 age group jabbed with 1st dose, says Centre
New Delhi: The Central government on Thursday informed that 72 per cent of India’s adult population is fully vaccinated whereas around 52 per cent of children in the 15-18 years old age…
- India
Union Minister G Kishan Reddy tests positive for COVID-19
New Delhi: Union Minister for Culture, Tourism and Development Of North Eastern Region (DoNER), G Kishan Reddy tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday. The Union Minister is currently under home isolation. “I…
- Telangana
Home to home Fever survey will be conducted to tackle Covid-19: Harish Rao
Hyderabad: Telangana Health Minister T Harish rao on Thursday said that home to home fever survey will be conducted by the state government and people with symptoms will be identified and be…
- Technology
Covid: AI-based X-rays with 98% accuracy may replace PCR tests
London: Scottish researchers have developed new Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology based X-rays that can likely replace currently used PCR tests for detecting Covid-19 infections. The technology developed by experts at the University…
- India
FDI flows to India slip 26 pc in 2021: UN report
United Nations: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows to India in 2021 were 26 per cent lower, mainly because large M&A deals recorded in 2020 were not repeated, the UN trade body has…
- Hyderabad
COVID-19: GHMC to soon revive mobile testing vans
Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) in cooperation with the Health Department is going to revive the mobile testing vans within the GHMC limits in view of the increasing number of…
- Television News
Shaheer Sheikh’s father passes away
Mumbai: After suffering from a severe COVID-19 infection, actor Shaheer Sheikh’s father passed away. Actor Aly Goni confirmed the unfortunate news on his Twitter account. “Inna Lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un. May…
- India
India logs 3,17,532 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
New Delhi: India has logged 3,17,532 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours and the daily positivity rate stood at 16.41 per cent, said Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on…
- Hyderabad
Study reveals 30 pc people lose vaccine-acquired immunity after 6 months
Hyderabad: Amid rising cases of Covid infection, even after record vaccination rate, a new study on Wednesday showed that about one in three individuals lose immunity post six months of taking the…
- Telangana
Telangana sees 3,557 new COVID-19 cases, three deaths
Hyderabad: Continuing its rise, the daily COVID-19 caseload in Telangana crossed the 3,000-mark on Wednesday with 3,557 infections, and took the tally to 7,18,196 while the death toll rose to 4,065 with…
- Bangalore
Hospital staff hit hard by third wave in Bengaluru, services hit
Bengaluru: Covid’s third wave has hit the doctors and medical staff hard hard, paralysing medical services, especially in designated and specialised hospitals of Bengaluru where patients with comorbidities come from across the…
- Pakistan
Pakistan Opposition leader Shahbaz Sharif tests positive for COVID-19
Islamabad: Shahbaz Sharif, Pakistan’s leader of Opposition in the National Assembly, has tested positive for the COVID-19 again as last year in June he had been infected with the virus, reported local…
- India
SC directs states to reach out to 10,000 kids orphaned due to COVID, pay compensation
New Delhi: In an effort to provide some help to over 10,000 children who lost both their parents to COVID-19, the Supreme Court on Wednesday directed all state governments to reach out…
- Health
Study finds COVID-19 vaccines offer lasting protection
Chapel Hill: A new research has found that COVID-19 vaccination offers long-lasting protection from the worst outcomes of COVID-19. The research has been published in the ‘New England Journal of Medicine’. The…
- Middle East
Israel’s daily Covid-19 cases tally hits 65,259
Jerusalem: The Israeli Ministry of Health has reported 65,259 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, the highest daily figure in the country since the outbreak in late February 2020. This brings…