COVID-19
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh registers 4,528 more Covid-19 cases
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh reported 4,528 fresh cases of Covid-19, 418 recoveries and one death in 24 hours ending 9 AM on Friday. The latest bulletin said the number of active cases went…
- India
PM Modi to virtually address WEF’s Davos Agenda summit on Monday
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the online Davos Agenda summit of the World Economic Forum on the first day of the five-day event beginning January 17, joining a host…
- India
Blind faith among Gangasagar pilgrims sees Covid safety norms given a go-by
Kolkata: Blind faith of the thousands of pilgrims thronging the city’s Babu-Ghat (Steps leading to the river Ganges named after its builder Baboo Raj Chandra ) en-route to Sagar Island for the…
- India
Media reports claiming under-reporting of Covid deaths ill-informed, baseless & misleading: Govt
New Delhi: The Health Ministry has refuted media reports alleging a “significant undercount” of COVID-19 deaths in the first two waves in India, saying these are fallacious, ill-informed and mischievous in nature.…
- India
India may see rise in deaths, economic disruption in ‘near future’: UN report
United Nations: A United Nations report said on Thursday that the deadly wave of COVID-19 Delta variant stole 240,000 lives in India between April and June in 2021 and disrupted economic recovery,…
- India
Budget session of Parliament from Jan 31 to Apr 8: Sources
New Delhi: The Budget Session of Parliament will commence on January 31 with the address of the president to both the Houses, and conclude on April 8, sources said on Friday citing…
- India
Delhi likely to report below 25,000 cases, 75% unvaccinated deaths: Jain
New Delhi: Delhi may witness below 25,000 cases on Friday, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said. “On Thursday, the national capital had recorded 28,867 new Covid cases, the highest ever single-day rise…
- Telangana
KCR skips PM Modi’s meeting with chief ministers on Covid crisis
Hyderabad: Amid tense relation between Telangana government and the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre, state chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) skipped Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s video conferencing with chief ministers from other…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Gangs pose as sanitary workers to exploit Omicron fear
Hyderabad: Amid the spike in COVID-19 cases, the police have warned people to be alert against gangs posing as sanitising workers. The police personnel are also keeping a tab on the sale…
- World
WHO recommends two new drugs to treat patients with Covid-19
Geneva: A World Health Organization (WHO) panel on Friday strongly recommended baricitinib, a drug used for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, for patients with severe or critical Covid-19 in combination with corticosteroids. The…
- Sports
Djokovic great player but Australia entitled to throw him out: Shane Warne
Melbourne: Former Australian cricketer Shane Warne on Friday said that Novak Djokovic is entitled to not get a COVID jab but Australia is also allowed to deport the world number one men’s…
- India
India reports 2,64,202 new COVID-19 cases, highest in 239 days
New Delhi: India added 2,64,202 new coronavirus infections, the highest in 239 days, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,65,82,129 which includes 5,753 cases of the Omicron variant, according to…
- Telangana
Doctors, health workers test positive as COVID cases surge in Telangana
Hyderabad: Amid the surge in COVID-19 cases in Telangana, several doctors and health workers have also been infected with the coronavirus. Speaking to ANI, Dr Sambit, HOD of Critical Care at Krishna…
- World
Spain to offer booster shots to everyone aged over 18 years
Madrid: The Spanish government has agreed to offer a booster dose against Covid-19 to everyone aged over 18 in an effort to stop the further transmission of the virus. Previously the booster jab…
- Hyderabad
Covid positive IIT Hyderabad students were fully vaccinated
Hyderabad: All students of the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH), who tested positive for Covid-19 during the last few days, had taken both doses of the Covid vaccine, officials said. As…