COVID-19
- India
Will ensure Covid-safe polling: Chief Election Commissioner
The Commission has made plans to organise “Covid-safe” election process in the five states holding Assembly elections, the Chief Election Commission informed on Monday. The presence of voters at polling stations strengthens…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: 100 cases booked against mask violators
Hyderabad: The Chikkadpally police on Monday booked approximately 100 cases against those who violated the mask rules and were not wearing masks as per COVID-19 protocols. In view of the surge in…
- India
People entering Sikkim need to produce negative RT-PCR test report
Gangtok: The Sikkim Government has made it mandatory for all persons entering the Himalayan state to produce a negative RT-PCR report conducted within 72-hours prior to the date of entry. A Home…
- World
3.5 million doses of Covid vax administered in Afghanistan since Aug’21
Kabul: The Taliban has claimed that 3.5 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines have been administered in Afghanistan since they took over the country in August 2021, the media reported. In a statement on…
- World
Global Covid caseload tops 354.3 million
Washington: Amid an ongoing resurgence across the world, the global coronavirus caseload has topped 354.3 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.60 million and vaccinations to over 9.81 billion, according…
- World
COVID: Xinjiang reports 4 confirmed cases, 10 asymptomatic carriers
Urumqi: Four confirmed Covid-19 cases and 10 asymptomatic carriers were reported in Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region, according to a regional press briefing. The confirmed Covid-19 cases…
- India
Health Minister to interact with 9 states, UTs over COVID on Tuesday
New Delhi: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will hold a virtual meeting with nine states and United Territories on Tuesday to take stock of the prevailing Covid situation. A source said that…
- India
Budget Session: Parliament to function in two shifts owing to Covid
New Delhi: The Parliament will function in two shifts during the Budget Session from February under which the Rajya Sabha will function from 10 am to 3 pm, and the Lok Sabha…
- World
WHO chief warns against talk of endgame in pandemic
Geneva: The head of the World Health Organisation is warning that conditions remain ideal for more coronavirus variants to emerge and says it’s dangerous to assume omicron is the last one or…
- India
Muslim body moves SC, seeks hearing of 2020 PIL on fake news regarding Tablighi Jamaat
New Delhi: A Muslim organisation Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking a final hearing of its 2020 PIL which had sought a direction to the Centre to stop the dissemination of fake…
- Telangana
Telangana records 3,980 new COVID-19 cases
Telangana on Monday witnessed an increase in daily COVID-19 cases, after a dip on Sunday, logging 3,980 fresh infections, which pushed the cumulative figure to 7,38,795 while the toll rose to 4,075…
- Kashmir
J&K reports 5,394 new cases, 8 deaths
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir on Monday reported 5,394 new cases and 8 deaths. According to an official bulletin, in the last 24 hours 5,394 tested positive — 2,045 in Jammu division and…
- Delhi
Delhi’s Covid cases falls to 5,760, deaths still high at 30
New Delhi: Delhi on Monday recorded a nearly 37 percent decline in daily Covid cases at 5,760, as against 9,197 on Sunday, while there were 30 deaths too. The fresh cases and…
- Health
Remdesivir for COVID-19 found to reduce need for mechanical ventilation: Study
Ottawa: Remdesivir had saved many lives during the deadly second wave of COVID-19. Now, a new research has revealed that Remdesivir, when compared with the standard of care for COVID-19, reduced the…
- Andhra Pradesh
Covid-19 daily positivity rate crosses 35 per cent in AP
Amaravati: Active cases in Andhra Pradesh mounted to 93,305 with the daily infection positivity rate crossing 35 per cent, as the State registered 14,502 fresh cases of Covid-19 in the 24 hours…