COVID-19
- 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…
- India
Omicron could push air traffic recovery into fiscal 2024: Crisil
Mumbai: The ongoing third pandemic wave led by Omicron could pose fresh turbulence for air traffic, pushing its full recovery into fiscal 2024, ratings agency Crisil said on Thursday. The agency had…
- Delhi
Delhi registers 28,867 new COVID cases, highest-ever in a single day
New Delhi: Delhi reported 28,867 new cases of COVID-19 during the last 24 hours, registering its highest single-day cases since the beginning of the pandemic, as per the Delhi government on Thursday.…
- Kashmir
J-K records 1,996 new Covid cases, 5 deaths
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday recorded 1,966 fresh coronavirus cases, raising the tally to 3,50,167, while five fresh deaths pushed the toll to 4,552, officials said. Of the fresh cases, 889…
- Telangana
Telangana records 2702 new COVID-19 cases
Telangana recorded a surge in the daily COVID-19 cases, on Thursday, with 2702 new infections being reported, taking the tally to 7,02,801, while the death toll rose to 4049 with two cases…
- Health
Study finds face masks cut distance airborne pathogens could travel in half
Florida: A study has found that face masks reduce the distance airborne pathogens could travel, when speaking or coughing, by more than half compared to not wearing a mask. The research has…
- Bangalore
Mekedatu padayatra led to surge in Covid cases: K’taka Health Minister
Bengaluru: The padayatra by the Congress demanding speedy implementation of the Mekedatu project has indeed led to a surge in Covid cases in the state and the party is responsible for this,…