COVID-19
- Telangana
Telangana sees five-fold jump in active COVID cases in 12 days
Hyderabad: The number of active COVID cases in Telangana is continuously increasing for the past few days due to the surge in the daily infections in the state. In the past 12…
- Sports
Djokovic included in Australian Open draw, faces Kecmanovic in opener
Melbourn: World number one men’s singles tennis player Novak Djokovic will begin his Australian Open title defence against compatriot Miomir Kecmanovic. Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal will begin his campaign against Marcos…
- India
India logs 2 lakh new Covid cases, active infection tally tops 11 lakh
New Delhi: In the last 24 hours, India registered 2,47,417 new Covid-19 cases, a significant spike of over 50,000 since the previous day, taking the active infection tally to more than 11 lakh,…
- World
WHO cautions against concurrent outbreaks of COVID, other diseases
Geneva: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has cautioned and urged for preparedness against concurrent outbreaks of Covid-19 and other respiratory diseases during the coming spring. Maria van Kerkhove from the WHO’s Health…
- India
Centre revises discharge policy for Covid patients
New Delhi: The Centre has revised the discharge policy on Covid patients to align it with the Covid-19 clinical management protocol, guidelines for home isolation of mild cases, and advisory on testing…
- India
PM Modi to convene meeting with CMs on COVID-19 situation tomorrow
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with the Chief Ministers of all states on Thursday at 4:30 pm via video conferencing on the COVID-19 situation. The Prime Minister had also…
- India
1,804 fresh Covid cases, three deaths in Himachal
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday recorded 1,804 fresh COVID-19 cases that took its tally to 2,36,639, while three more deaths pushed the toll to 3,870, a health official said. Two persons succumbed…
- India
Omicron is not just common cold, don’t take it lightly: V.K. Paul
New Delhi: The Omicron variant of coronavirus is not a common cold and should not be underestimated, NITI Aayog’s Member, Health, Dr V.K. Paul said on Wednesday, noting it is the reseaon…
- Bangalore
Schools in Bengaluru closed till Jan 31
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has decided to close schools from Class 1 to 9 in Bengaluru till the end of January following the recent surge in the Covid cases in the city.…
- Andhra Pradesh
Active Covid-19 cases cross 10,000 in AP
Amaravati: The surge of Covid-19 cases continued as Andhra Pradesh added 3,205 afresh on Wednesday, taking the active caseload up to 10,119. In 24 hours ending 9 am on Wednesday, 281 infected…
- Telangana
Telangana reports 2,319 new COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths
Hyderabad: Active cases surged to 18,339 with Telangana on Wednesday recording 2,319 new COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 7,00,094, while the death toll rose to 4,047 with two more fatalities. The…
- Kashmir
J-K records 1,695 Covid cases. 1 death
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday witnessed a 50 percent jump in daily COVID-19 with 1,695 people confirming positive for the disease on Wednesday, raising the tally to 3,48,201, official said. The…
- Kashmir
18 people in IIT-Jammu test positive for COVID-19
Jammu: As many as 18 people including students, staff, and faculty have tested positive for COVID-19, said Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Jammu in an official release on Wednesday. The RTPRC test…
- World
Covid: New nasal spray effective against all variants
London: Finnish researchers have developed a novel nasal spray that is effective against all variants of Covid and can prevent infection upto 8 hours. The nasal spray consists of a molecule, developed…
- Middle East
Kuwait strengthens COVID-19 restrictions amid surge in cases
Kuwait: The authorities in Kuwait have imposed new COVID-19 restrictions, starting Wednesday, January 12, in response to the exponential increase in COVID-19 infections across the country, driven by the Omicron variant, the…