COVID-19
- India
Inflation an international issue due to COVID, Ukraine-Russia crisis: Goyal
New Delhi: Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, on Wednesday said that inflation is an international issue and that the world is facing it, listing the COVID-19 pandemic and the…
- Telangana
Telangana: 19 new COVID-19 cases, no death
Hyderabad: Telangana on Wednesday recorded 19 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total infected to 7,91,561 so far. Hyderabad reported the highest number of cases with 10. A Health Department bulletin said 12…
- Telangana
Allow govt hospitals to provide free precautionary doses for 18+: Harish Rao to Centre
HYDERABAD: With COVID-19 precautionary vaccinations being provided at private medical centers for those above 18 years of age, the state government has urged the Union Ministry of Health, Medical and Family Welfare…
- World
Indian Consulate in Shanghai closes in-person services as COVID crisis worsens in China
Beijing: The Indian Consulate in Shanghai has announced the suspension of in-person consular services as China’s gleaming business hub with 26 million people struggled with mounting COVID-19 cases, putting the country’s dynamic…
- World
Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak fined by Scotland Yard for breaking Covid rules
London: Financial penalties have been imposed on British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor of the exchequer Rishi Sunak by Londons Metropolitan Police for breaking Covid-19 lockdown rules. Johnsons wife Carrie has…
- India
Despite lockdown, pollution levels soared during second COVID wave: Study
New Delhi: The second Covid-19 wave not only unleashed unprecedented devastation of human life but also some worst air pollution episodes in Delhi despite the lockdown during March-May 2021, a new study…
- India
Is COVID picking pace in India?
New Delhi: Amid a global rise in Covid cases driven by BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron, India is also seeing a slow yet steady rise in the number of infections in several states.…
- Telangana
Telangana posts 13 new COVID-19 cases
Hyderabad: Telangana on Sunday recorded 13 fresh coronavirus cases taking the total positives in the state to 7,91,498. No deaths due to the infection were reported in the last 24 hours and…
- World
Biden and PM Modi to have virtual meeting on Monday: White House
Washington: US President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi would meet virtually on Monday, the first of its kind between the two leaders that would coincide with the maiden India-US 2+2…
- World
Shanghai hospital pays the price for China’s COVID response
Beijing: A series of deaths at a hospital for elderly patients in Shanghai is underscoring the dangerous consequences of China’s stubborn pursuit of a zero-COVID approach amid an escalating outbreak in the…
- World
Shanghai to conduct new round of citywide Covid screening
Shanghai: Shanghai, where a nine-day lockdown is currently in place, will conduct a new round of citywide Covid-19 screenings, an official announced on Saturday. Based on the test results, the city will…
- Business
Non-Covid demand to drive healthcare sector’s FY23 growth
New Delhi: Non-Covid demand is expected to drive the corporate healthcare industry’s growth in FY23, as per rating agency India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra). Within the sector, the hospital sub-sector is expected…
- India
COVID 19 precautionary dose: How to register? What’s the price?
Those above the age of 18 will be eligible for a ‘precautionary’ or booster dose against the COVID-19 virus from April 10, the Union health ministry announced on Friday. However the booster…
- Top Stories
SII, Bharat Biotech cut prices of COVID-19 vaccines for pvt hospitals to Rs 225
New Delhi: Vaccine majors Serum Institute of India (SII) and Bharat Biotech on Saturday said they have decided to cut prices of the precaution dose of their respective COVID-19 vaccines to Rs…
- India
Covid precaution dose for 18+ age group at private vaccination centres from Apr 10
New Delhi: Precaution dose of COVID-19 vaccines will be available to all aged above 18 years at private vaccination centres from April 10, the Union Health Ministry announced on Friday. According to…