COVID-19
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Djokovic heads for Belgrade after deportation from Australia
Dubai: Novak Djokovic was heading home to Serbia on Monday after his deportation from Australia over its required COVID-19 vaccination ended the No. 1-ranked men’s tennis player’s hopes of defending his Australian…
- Bangalore
Karnataka MR vaccine tragedy: Probe reveals health worker’s negligence
Belagavi: The probe into the death of three babies after their measles-rubella (MR) vaccine here, has revealed that negligence on the part of one of the health workers is the reason for…
- Photos
Photos: Sunday lockdown in Chennai
Chennai: Needy collect free food distributed by volunteers during full lockdown imposed by Tamil Nadu government to curb the spread of COVID-19, in front of Central Railway Station in Chennai, Sunday, Jan.…
- India
India records over 2.58 lakh COVID-19 cases and 385 deaths
New Delhi: India saw a single-day rise of 2,58,089 new coronavirus infections taking the tally of cases to 3,73,80,253, which included 8,209 cases of the Omicron variant detected so far, according to…
- Hyderabad
JNTUH to take decision on exams today
Hyderabad: The Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad (JNTUH) has decided to take the decision on various exams as the Telangana government extended holidays for all educational institutions. The decision will be taken…
- India
No person can be forced to get vaccinated: Centre to SC
New Delhi: The Centre has told the Supreme Court that COVID-19 inoculation guidelines issued by the Union health ministry do not envisage forcible vaccination without obtaining the consent of an individual. On…
- World
US sees highest rate of children COVID-19 hospitalizations
Washington: US pediatric hospitalisations related to COVID-19 are at the highest level since the start of the pandemic, according to the latest data of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
- Politics
Even in Covid era, the well-offs got wealthier: Yechury
Bhopal: Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury on Sunday that even during the pandemic, some companies have earned billions of dollars through vaccines. Inaugurating the 16th state convention of…
- India
Kerala students to get COVID-19 vaccine doses in schools from Jan 19
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Government on Sunday issued guidelines to start COVID-19 vaccination in schools for children aged between 15 and 18 years from January 19. The decision was taken in a high-level…
- Telangana
Telangana: 3 crore COVID-19 vaccines administered in four months
Hyderabad: The state government has administered a total of three crore COVID-19 vaccines in a span of four months to eligible beneficiaries. Last year on January 16, 2021, the state government launched…
- Health
Study finds long-term exposure to air pollution may increase COVID-19 risk
Washington: Long term exposure to ambient air pollution may heighten the risk of COVID-19 infection, suggests recent research. The findings were published in the journal ‘Occupational and Environmental Medicine’. The association was…
- Hyderabad
Osmania Univesity extends holidays amid surge in COVID-19 cases
Hyderabad: The administration of Osmania University (OU) announced on Sunday that all of its colleges will be closed from January 17 to January 30. The decision comes as the state government has…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh logs 4,570 Covid cases
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh on Sunday reported 4,570 new Covid-19 cases and one death. The daily Covid count dropped from Saturday due to fewer tests conducted but the positivity rate jumped to 15.22…
- Kashmir
J-K sees six more coronavirus deaths, 3,499 cases
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir recorded 3,499 fresh coronavirus cases on Sunday, taking the infection count to 3,59,373, while six deaths were also reported in the past 24 hours, officials said. Out of…
- World
COVID deaths and cases are rising again at US nursing homes
Washington: COVID-19 infections are soaring again at US nursing homes because of the omicron wave, and deaths are climbing too, leading to new restrictions on family visits and a renewed push to get…