COVID-19
- Hyderabad
Covid testing at Hyderabad airport: Passenger questions reliability; narrates ordeal
Hyderabad: Twenty passengers witnessed a nightmare at Hyderabad Airport on Friday as they were about to board an Air Arabia flight to Sharjah. The passengers tested positive for COVID-19 and were not…
- Telangana
Hospitals fully prepared to deal with Omicron wave: Telangana govt
Hyderabad: Having dealt with the first and the second waves of coronavirus the state government this time is fully prepared to deal with any exigency. A total of 27,996 beds are kept…
- World
US to ban all flights to China ahead of Beijing Winter Olympics
Washington: The US will be banning all commercial flights to China from January 19 as Beijing tries to keep coronavirus infections at bay ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics. Starting next week,…
- India
Covid peak has arrived in Delhi, cases to decline now: Satyendar Jain
New Delhi: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Sunday said that the peak of third Covid-19 wave has already arrived in the capital city and now the cases may soon register a…
- India
Republic Day parade: Foreign dignitary as chief guest unlikely
New Delhi: Approximately 24,000 people will be permitted to attend the Republic Day parade on January 26 this year given the COVID-19 situation in the national capital, sources in the defence establishment…
- Technology
Google now requires office workers to get weekly Covid tests
San Francisco: As Omicron-triggered Covid infections surge globally especially in the US, Google has said it will now require fully-vaccinated workers who are coming to offices to get weekly Covid tests. Google…
- India
India logs 2 lakh Covid cases, 402 deaths in a day
New Delhi: India registered 2,68,833 new Covid infections in a day taking the tally to 3,68,50,962, which includes 6,041 Omicron variant cases, according to the Union Health Ministry data on Saturday. With 402…
- Hyderabad
Omicron or Delta? Cough type can be good indicator
Hyderabad: Doctors from AIG Hospitals have found that COVID patients may suffer from cough, however, its type depends on the variant of the virus. New Indian Express quoted Dr. Ketan Mashrani, Consultant…
- India
Maharashtra adds 1 lakh COVID cases in 2 days
Mumbai: Maharashtra has added over one lakh new Covid-19 cases to the state tally which shot above 71 lakh on Friday with a stupendous 200-plus Omicron cases, with Pune overtaking Mumbai, health…
- India
Mumbai reports 11,317 new COVID-19 cases
Mumbai: Mumbai reported 11,317 new cases of COVID-19 during the last 24 hours. According to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) bulletin, the total number of cases of the disease in Mumbai has gone…
- Telangana
Telangana logs 2,398 new COVID-19 cases
Hyderabad: Telangana on Friday reported 2,398 fresh COVID-19 cases taking the tally to 7, 05,199 while the death toll rose to 4,052 with three more fatalities. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC)…
- Bangalore
‘Covid cases doubled in 3 days in K’taka during 3rd wave’
Bengaluru: Karnataka Health Minister K. Sudhakar on Friday said Covid cases have doubled in the state in three days during the third wave, much faster than the first two waves. Meanwhile, test…
- Bangalore
COVID: 28,723 new cases; 20,121 in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: Karnataka on Friday reported 28,723 new cases of COVID-19, including 20,121 in Bengaluru, as it recorded the highest number of tests since the beginning of the pandemic at over two lakh.…
- Delhi
Delhi reports 24,383 new COVID-19 cases
New Delhi: Due to a decline in the number of samples tested, Delhi witnessed a decline in its daily COVID-19 cases, reporting 24,383 COVID-19 cases during the last 24 hours, said the…
- Kashmir
J&K reports highest single-day jump of 2,456 Covid cases
Jammu: In the highest single-day jump since the beginning of the pandemic, Jammu and Kashmir reported 2,456 fresh Covid cases on Friday. An official bulletin said that of the 2,456 positive cases…