COVID-19
- World
COVID-19 pandemic ‘far from over’: WHO
Geneva: The last two years of Covid-19 infection has seen more than 500 million cases and over six million deaths globally, yet the pandemic is “far from over”, warned the World Health…
- Middle East
Israel sees 41.3% rise in foreign tourist arrivals in Jan-Feb
Tel Aviv: The number of foreign tourists arriving in Israel during the first two months of 2022 has jumped by 41.3 per cent compared with the last two months of 2021, according…
- Hyderabad
Biological E seeks emergency approval for COVID vaccine for children
New Delhi: Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical company Biological E has applied for Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) for its COVID-19 vaccine Corbevax for the 5-12 year age group, official sources said on Wednesday. The data…
- World
Omicron subvariant infections double each week in US
Washington: Cases of a highly transmissible Omicron subvariant were doubling in the US each week over the past month, according to the data updated on Tuesday by the country’s Centers for Disease…
- Health
Even mild Covid can shrink brain regions related to smell: Study
London: While brain-related abnormalities have been observed in cases of severe Covid-19, a new study suggests that even a mild infection can result in tissue damage and greater shrinkage in brain areas…
- India
Meet women ‘Covidprenuers’ who used lockdowns to launch their own businesses
New Delhi: Opening a new venture in the chaotic times of Covid when even the long established ones faced a serious threat of shutting down, seemed crazy, if not suicidal, to most…
- India
India records 3993 new COVID cases, lowest in 662 days
New Delhi: India reported 3,993 daily Covid cases, the lowest spike in the last 662 days and a total of 108 deaths in a span of 24 hours, the Union health ministry…
- Kashmir
25 new Covid cases in J-K
Srinagar: Twenty-five people tested positive for COVID-19 in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, pushing the infection tally to 4,53,270, while no death due to the virus was reported in the past 24…
- World
US scientists detect Omicron variant for first time in deer
Washington: Some white-tailed deer living in the US are actively infected with the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, according to a study. The yet-to-be peer-reviewed study, posted recently…
- Middle East
Saudi: 5-year jail or 1M Riyals fine for spreading COVID rumours
Riyadh: The Saudi Arabia government has announced a fine of up to Saudi Riyal of one million for spreading rumours or fake news about COVID-19. According to the Ministry of Interior, anyone…
- Entertainment
Aishwarya Rajinikanth gets hospitalised again
Chennai: Director Aishwarya Rajinikanth, who just recovered from Covid and returned to work, has again been admitted to hospital for fever and vertigo problems. The director, who has been having a torrid…
- Telangana
Centre depriving Telangana of Rs 25k Cr: Harish Rao in budget speech
Hyderabad: Attacking the Narenda Modi-led Centre for its ”autocratic attitude”, Telangana finance minister T. Harish Rao said that the state will be losing “deprived” of Rs. 25000 crore in the next five…
- Middle East
Dawn prayers offered at two holy mosques without social distancing
Riyadh: With the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the worshippers at the Grand Mosque in Makkah and Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah have offered Fajr (dawn) prayer without social distancing on…
- Top Stories
India sees another dip in COVID cases, logs 5,476 new infections
New Delhi: COVID cases in India witness a dip as the country logged 5,476 new infections in the last 24 hours, Union Health Ministry informed on Sunday. With this, the active COVID…
- Technology
Apple workers set to return to office beginning April 11
San Francisco: Tech giant Apple’s employees will start to return to offices on April 11, media reports say. According to CNBC, the news comes more than two years after the majority of…