COVID-19
- Health
Should my child have a COVID vaccine? Here’s what can happen when parents disagree
By Nicholas Wood | The Conversation Sydney: Australian children aged 5-11 are eligible to receive their COVID-19 vaccine from Sunday. For many parents, vaccinating their child is a shared decision with both…
- Middle East
Israel allows food stores to sell Covid self-test kits
Tel Aviv: The Israeli Health Ministry has permitted the food stores across the country to sell rapid COVID-19 test kits in the hope of increasing availability and lowering prices. So far, home…
- Middle East
2-4 mn Israelis to be infected with Covid amid Omicron spread: PM
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has warned that 2 million to 4 million Israelis are predicted to be infected with COVID-19 during the current outbreak mainly caused by the highly infectious Omicron…
- Telangana
Governor calls for concerted action for the all-round development of tribal people
Hyderabad: Governor Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan on Sunday called for concerted action to ensure the all-around development of the tribal people. She stated that people working in different areas need to join hands…
- India
COVID-19: India records 1,79,723 cases,146 deaths in last 24 hrs
New Delhi: India saw a single-day rise of 1,79,723 coronavirus infections taking the total tally to 3,57,07,727, including 4,033 cases of the Omicron variant reported across 27 states and union territories so…
- Telangana
COVID-19: Telangana sees rise in bed occupancy in hospitals
Hyderabad: Amid rise in number of COVID-19 cases in Telangana, the state is witnessing an increase in bed occupancy in hospitals. The state saw a significant jump in the number of patients…
- India
Parliamentary meetings cancelled after 400 staffs test positive
New Delhi: After over 400 Parliament staffers tested positive for Covid-19 during random testing and with the rise in the cases in the national capital, the meetings of several parliamentary committees have…
- World
Global Covid caseload tops 306.9 million
Washington: Amid an ongoing resurgence across the world, the global coronavirus caseload has topped 306.9 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.48 million and vaccinations to over 9.41 billion, according…
- Kashmir
J&K admin orders online classes amid surge in COVID-19 cases
Jammu: Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases, the Jammu and Kashmir administration on Sunday issued fresh guidelines, including adoption of online classes up to college level, and optimal use of virtual mode for…
- India
India to begin administering ‘precaution dose’ of COVID vaccine on Monday
New Delhi: The administration of ‘precaution dose’ of COVID-19 vaccine to healthcare, frontline workers and those above 60 years in the country is set to begin on Monday. The online registration for…
- India
13 more test coronavirus positive on NIT Hamirpur campus
Hamirpur: Ten students and three mess staff members tested positive for COVID-19 on the NIT campus in Himachal Pradesh’s Hamirpur district on Sunday, an official said. With this, the number of those…
- Telangana
Telangana: No lockdown as of now, booster shots from Jan 10
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR), in a review meeting on Sunday, put to rest all speculations of a possible night curfew and lockdown in the state as no such…
- India
Indigo to cancel around 20 percent flights, waive change fees
New Delhi: Airline company IndiGo on Sunday said it will cancel around 20 percent of its scheduled flights due to rising Covid cases. “We anticipate that around 20 percent of our current…
- World
Swedish Crown Princess Victoria tests Covid positive again
Stockholm: Swedish Crown Princess Victoria has tested positive for Covid-19 for a second time, the Royal Court said, only days after King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia were also infected. “The…
- Pakistan
Pakistan reports 1,572 new COVID-19 cases, 7 more deaths
Islamabad: Pakistan on Saturday reported 1,572 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and seven more deaths, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Sunday. The NCOC said that the country has…