COVID-19
- Telangana
Telangana: TRSMA urges govt to resume physical classes from Feb 1
Hyderabad: Notwithstanding the government order regarding the closure of schools amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases, the Telangana Recognised School Management Authority (TSRMA) on Tuesday urged the state to resume physical…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad’s Biophore to manufacture ingredients of Pfizer’s COVID drug
Hyderabad: Biophore India Pharmaceuticals on Wednesday announced that it developed and started manufacturing the key intermediates of Nirmatrelvir, one of the active ingredients of Paxlovid, the latest anti-Covid therapy, approved by US authorities.…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra man ends life after testing positive for Covid-19
Amaravati: A youth committed suicide after testing positive for Covid-19 in Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor district, police said. The man jumped to death from the fourth floor of a building on Tuesday night. The…
- India
India’s third Covid wave likely to peak on Jan 23: IIT Kanpur scientist
New DelhI: The third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in India may peak on January 23 with daily cases likely to remain below the four lakh mark, according to a scientist at…
- Andhra Pradesh
RT-PCR rate slashed to Rs 350 in Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad: The Government of Andhra Pradesh led by chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has taken a decision to slash the price of the Covid-19 RT-PCR test in the state. The price…
- India
I&B Ministry shares meme on Allu Arjun’s ‘Pushpa’ to spread COVID-19 awareness
Mumbai: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Wednesday shared a cheeky meme modelled on superstar Allu Arjun’s blockbuster “Pushpa: The Rise” to reiterate COVID-19 appropriate behaviour. The picture, posted by the…
- Television News
Shaheer Sheikh’s father on ventilator after contracting COVID-19
Mumbai: The health condition of actor Shaheer Sheikh’s father is critical. Taking to Twitter, Shaheer informed everyone that his father, who recently tested positive for coronavirus, is currently on ventilator. Shaheer Sheikh…
- India
India extends ban on international commercial flights till Feb 28
New Delhi: Amid rising concerns over the Omicron variant of COVID-19, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday extended the ban on commercial international passenger flights till February 28. It…
- Telangana
Kakatiya Medical College forces interns to vacate hostel, cuts supplies
Hyderabad: In what could be seen as disrespect to the medical students amidst the raging COVID-19 pandemic, 83 interns located in Kakatiya Medical College hostels are being forced to vacate their dormitories.…
- Andhra Pradesh
Covid compensation: SC seeks presence of chief secretaries of Andhra, Bihar
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed discontent over delay in payment of compensation to families of those who succumbed to Covid-19, and ordered personal appearance of chief secretaries of Andhra…
- India
India reports over 2.8 lakh COVID cases, positivity rate 15.13 percent
New Delhi: India reported 2,82,970 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours with a daily positivity rate of 15.13 percent, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed on Wednesday. The…
- World
Global Covid caseload tops 333.5 million
New Delhi: Amid an ongoing resurgence across the world, the global coronavirus caseload has topped 333.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.55 million and vaccinations to over 9.68 billion,…
- World
COVID-19 health emergency could be over this year: WHO
Geneva: The worst of the coronavirus pandemic deaths, hospitalisations and lockdowns could be over this year if huge inequities in vaccinations and medicines are addressed quickly, the head of emergencies at the…
- Telangana
Telangana scales up daily Covid tests to over a lakh
Hyderabad: Telangana on Tuesday logged 2,983 Covid-19 cases while the health authorities conducted over one lakh tests during the 24-hour period. The state also reported two deaths due to Covid, taking the…
- Telangana
Telangana logs 2,983 new COVID-19 cases, two deaths
Hyderabad: Telangana recorded 2,983 fresh COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, taking the tally to 7,14,639 while the death toll rose to 4,062 with two more fatalities. Telangana had recorded 2,447 new COVID-19 cases…