COVID-19
- Pakistan
Pakistan reports 3,338 new COVID-19 cases, 38 more deaths
Islamabad: Pakistan has reported 3,338 new COVID-19 cases and 38 more deaths over the past 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Monday. The country’s overall cases have…
- World
Kids learnt less words with more screen exposure during pandemic: Study
London: The rapid spread of Covid-19 pandemic, has since two years, led to lockdowns and closure of schools in many countries, affecting children’s education the most. International research team investigated the impact…
- World
Politicians criticising AstraZeneca vax ‘killed thousands’: Scientist
London: Doubts cast by several scientists and politicians alike over the efficacy of AstraZeneca Covid vaccine, developed in collaboration with the Oxford University “probably killed hundreds of thousands of people”, according to…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP logs 1,597 fresh Covid-19 cases
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh reported 1,597 fresh cases of Covid-19, 8,766 recoveries and eight deaths in the 24 hours ending 9 am on Monday. The state Covid-19 chart now showed a total of…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia re-imposed RT-PCR test for arrivals
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has re-imposed the RT-PCR test to those arriving from outside the Kingdom. They must produce a negative RT-PCR result, regardless of their vaccination status, effective from…
- Hyderabad
Telangana: Fever survey finds 5 lakh people with Covid symptoms
Hyderabad: Field level workers from multiple government departments have covered a remarkable 1 crore households, identified over 5 lakh individuals with Covid-like symptoms, and distributed isolation medicine kits in just two weeks…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: COVID-19 hampers tourist foot fall in Old City
Hyderabad: The recent resurgence of COVID-19 cases has hampered the tourist foot fall in Old City. The popular Old City markets find themselves deserted once again. The markets are usually bustling from…
- World
Aus borders to open to fully vaccinated tourists from Feb 21: PM
Canberra: Australia’s international borders will reopen to fully vaccinated tourists from February 21 after almost two years since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday. It marks…
- India
India’s daily COVID cases drop below 1 lakh mark after one month
New Delhi: COVID-19 third wave in the country seems to have weakened with fresh infections recorded in the last 24 hours dropping below one lakh mark for the first time, after almost…
- World
Global Covid caseload reaches 394.7 million
Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 394.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.73 million and vaccinations to over 10.05 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its latest…
- Telangana
Telangana: Classrooms in schools not COVID compliant
Hyderabad: The government and private schools’ classrooms are not covid complaints to conduct classes with the covid protocols. The classes have capacity for 36 to 40 students. If the students…
- Telangana
Telangana adds 1,217 new cases to coronavirus tally
Hyderabad: Telangana on Sunday registered 1,217 fresh COVID-19 cases taking the total positives to 7,77,530 while the toll rose to 4,100 with one more fatality. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) recorded…
- Entertainment
Amid chanting of vedic hymns, Lata Mangeshkar’s body consigned to flames
Mumbai: Amid chanting of vedic hymns and elaborate rituals performed by Hindu priests, legendary singer Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar’s mortal remains were consigned to flames in a public funeral with full state…
- Kashmir
J&K reports 1,151 new Covid cases, 9 deaths
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday recorded 1,151 new cases of coronavirus, taking the infection tally to 4,46,648 while nine more deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, officials said. Of…
- Delhi
Delhi reports 1,410 new COVID-19 cases
New Delhi: Delhi reported 1,410 new COVID-19 cases during the last 24 hours with positivity rate dipping to 2.45 percent. As per the bulletin issued by the State Health Department, 57,549 samples…