COVID-19
- Kashmir
J-K adds 230 COVID-19 cases
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir’s COVID-19 caseload climbed to 4,51,560 on Wednesday as 230 more people tested positive for the viral disease, while the death toll remained unchanged at 4,745, officials said. Of…
- Telangana
512 new COVID-19 cases, one death in Telangana
Hyderabad: Telangana on Wednesday recorded 512 fresh COVID-19 cases, pushing the tally to 7,85,143, while the toll rose to 4,108 with one more fatality. A health department bulletin said 1,217 people recovered…
- Technology
Samsung’s factory in China temporarily closed after COVID-19 case
Seoul: Samsung’s factory in Suzhou, China, has been temporarily shut down after COVID-19 infection was reported, sources said on Wednesday. Local employees tested positive for the virus the previous day, leading to…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh’s Covid-19 count up by 675
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh reported 675 fresh cases of COVID-19, 2,414 recoveries and three deaths in 24 hours ending 9 am on Wednesday. The state Covid-19 chart now showed a total of 23,14,502…
- Lifestyle
Pre-primary education played ‘protective’ role against COVID learning losses
Cambridge: Among all those who have been impacted by COVID-19, the worst affected were undoubtedly children, especially those in pre-primary education. In the wake of this, a new study showed that pre-primary…
- World
Laos to vaccinate children aged 6-11 against Covid
Vientiane: The Lao government will begin a nationwide rollout of Covid-19 vaccinations for children between 6-11 years of age in March to reopen schools safely, local media reported on Wednesday. Local daily…
- India
Amit Shah lauds Delhi Police for fair probe in North-east Delhi riots
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday lauded Delhi Police for fair investigation in the North East Delhi riots. Addressing the 75th Raising Day of the Delhi Police, Shah also…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh records 615 fresh Covid-19 cases, four deaths
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh reported 615 fresh coronavirus cases in 24 hours ending 9 AM on Tuesday, taking the total to 23,13,827. The latest bulletin said 2,787 infected persons had recovered while four…
- Middle East
Kuwait decides to ease Covid curbs
Kuwait: Kuwait has decided to ease COVID-19 restrictions from February 20 onwards, a government spokesman announced. The spokesman, Tareq Al-Mezrem told reporters that the government decided to allow conferences, events, weddings, meetings,…
- Technology
Microsoft to fully reopen its headquarters on Feb 28
San Francisco: Microsoft has announced plans to fully reopen its offices in Washington State (its headquarters) on February 28, as Omicron-led Covid infections subside across the country. The company said that based…
- India
India reports 27,409 new COVID cases, daily positivity 2.23 percent
New Delhi: India continues to witness its downward trajectory of fresh COVID-19 cases with the country reporting 27,409 new infections in the last 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health and…
- World
Global Covid caseload tops 413.3 million
Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 413.3 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.82 million and vaccinations to over 10.22 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its latest…
- Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir records 245 new COVID-19 cases
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir recorded 245 fresh COVID-19 cases on Monday, taking the infection count to 4,51,016, even as no death due to the virus was reported in the past 24 hours,…
- Middle East
UAE to ease COVID-related restrictions from tomorrow; all you need to know
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will gradually lift all the COVID restrictions, starting from tomorrow, February 15. This new decision comes in the wake of the decline in Omicron-driven COVID-19…
- India
West Bengal withdraws ban on incoming international flights from tomorrow
Kolkata: In view of decreasing trend of COVID cases, the West Bengal government has withdrawn a ban on incoming international flights with effect from Tuesday. However, international passengers either have to be…