COVID-19
- World
UK ends COVID-19 international travel restrictions
London: All remaining COVID-19 pandemic related international travel restrictions, including filling in Passenger Locator Forms before arrival and compulsory pre-departure tests for unvaccinated travellers, have been scrapped from Friday, the UK government…
- Telangana
SCR makes record Rs 10,000 crores revenue through freight loading in 2021-22
Hyderabad: South Central Railway (SCR), overcoming the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, has crossed a major milestone in freight revenue in the current financial year and has recorded a whopping 10,000…
- World
EU experiences new surge in COVID-19 cases: Report
Brussels: The European Union is experiencing another surge in COVID-19 cases as member countries continue to lift restrictions and return to pre-pandemic life, Marco Cavaleri, the head of the Biological Health Threats…
- Middle East
Abu Dhabi eases entry for non-vaccinated people to public events
Abu Dhabi: The capital city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has eased entry access for non-vaccinated visitors to events, tourist attractions, and cultural sites in the Emirates, effective from Thursday, 17…
- India
Centre advises States, UTs to continue focus on five-fold strategy as COVID cases resurge in several countries
New Delhi: With the resurgence of COVID-19 cases in Southeast Asia and some European countries, the Centre has advised States and Union Territories to continue focusing on the five-fold strategy that is…
- India
India reports 2,528 new Covid cases, 149 deaths
New Delhi: In the last 24 hours, India reported 2,528 new Covid-19 cases and 149 deaths, the Union Health Ministry announced on Friday. The new fatalities increased the nationwide death toll to 5,16,281.…
- World
Global Covid caseload reaches 465.3 million
Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 465.3 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.06 million and vaccinations to over 10.75 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its latest…
- India
No patient in Delhi’s dedicated Covid hospital for first time since March 2020
New Delhi: For the first time since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020, Delhi’s dedicated Covid Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital does not have even a single patient of coronavirus, it…
- World
China’s COVID-19 situation continues to worsen
Shenzhen: Amid the worsening COVID-19 situation in China, a video surfaced on Thursday showing hundreds of people standing in queues to get tested for the virus in the Southern Chinese city of…
- Kashmir
J&K records 12 new Covid cases
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday recorded 12 new cases of coronavirus, taking the infection tally to 4,53,505 while no Covid-related death was reported in the last 24 hours, officials said. Of…
- Technology
70% long Covid patients face memory, concentration problems: Study
London: Seven in ten long Covid patients experience concentration and memory problems several months after the initial onset of their disease, with many performing worse than their peers on cognitive tests, according…
- Middle East
Israel reports new variant of COVID-19
Jerusalem: Israel’s Health Ministry has announced two cases of a previously unknown COVID-19 variant that are thought to be a combination of the Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 sub-variants. According to the Ministry,…
- Telangana
COVID cases decline but virus still around: Harish Rao
Hyderabad: The Telangana health minister T Harish Rao launched a campaign to vaccinate children between the age of 12 to 14 years on Wednesday. “About 70 lakh children in the age group…
- India
India fared better than others in managing Omicron-driven Covid surge: Health ministry
New Delhi: Global Covid case surge due to the Omicron variant led to a peak six times the previous waves but India managed to control its spread causing lower hospitalisation and fewer…
- Middle East
Israel won’t lift more curbs amid rising COVID cases
Tel Aviv: Israel will not lift more COVID-19 restrictions amid rising infections “in several locations around the world”, the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement. Following a consultation meeting with health…