COVID-19
- Health
Organ damage persists in almost 60 pc of long Covid patients a year after initial diagnosis: Study
London: Scientists have found that organ damage persisted in 59 per cent of long Covid patients a year after initial symptoms, even in those not severely affected when first diagnosed with the…
- Telangana
Telangana: Four women workers die in auto-bus collission in Yadadri
Hyderabad: Four women workers were killed and four others were injured in a collision between an auto-rickshaw and a bus in Telangana’s Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district on Thursday. https://twitter.com/KP_Aashish/status/1626122668855672832?s=20 The accident occurred near…
- World
Indian-origin businessman jailed for COVID loan abuse in UK
London: An Indian-origin businessman in south east England has been sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment after admitting abuse of an interest-free loan offered by the UK government to businesses to cope with…
- India
Valentine’s Day celebrated across country, right-wing outfits play spoilsport
New Delhi: Couples – young and old – celebrated Valentine’s Day on Tuesday with flowers and gifts even as a few right-wing outfits played spoilsport in some parts of the country. Uttar…
- World
Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 prevalence jumps to 75 pc in US
Los Angeles: The highly transmissible Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 now accounts for about three-fourths of all Covid-19 cases reported in the US this week, according to the estimates released by the US Centers…
- India
Centre relaxes Covid travel norms for passengers from China, other countries
New Delhi: Amid declining Covid cases in the country, the Center on Thursday relaxed the travel norms for passengers from China and other six countries. However, the random testing of 2 per…
- Delhi
‘PM CARES’ fund case: Delhi High Court posts hearing to April 20
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday adjourned hearing in a plea seeking a declaration of PM CARES Fund as “State” under Article 12 of the Constitution of India, to April…
- India
Centre ‘forcefully stopped Pfizer’s COVID vaccine: KCR hits out at Modi-govt
Nanded: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao has alleged that the Central government did everything possible to “forcefully” prevent import of COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer, especially when people were ready to get…
- Hyderabad
3 lakh doses of intranasal Covid vaccine sent to hospitals: Bharat Biotech’s Krishna Ella
New Delhi: Bharat Biotech dispatched three lakh doses of its intranasal COVID-19 vaccine to some hospitals two days ago, the company’s executive chairman Krishna Ella said on Sunday. He was speaking on…
- India
Covaxin booster safe, necessary for lasting immunity-ICMR study, says govt
New Delhi: An ICMR study has indicated that a booster dose of Covaxin is safe and necessary to ensure persistent immunity to minimise breakthrough infections of COVID-19, due to newly emerging variants,…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister welcomes Union Budget’s proposals
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister B Rajendranath Reddy on Wednesday welcomed the Union Budget hailing it as an appropriate one in the current times after the COVID-19 pandemic. Thanking the Centre for…
- Technology
What Big Tech companies are saying to justify mass layoffs
New Delhi: As more and more Big Tech companies continue to sack employees, they have listed various reasons behind the move — over-hiring, uncertain global macroeconomic conditions, strong tailwinds from the Covid-19…
- Health
Children’s ‘rushed’ immune response makes them susceptible to Covid reinfection: Study
Melbourne: Scientists have found that children’s immune systems, unlike those of adults, do not remember the virus and do not adapt, and so when exposed to SARS-CoV-2 again, their body still treats…
- Telangana
Telangana records zero COVID cases 1st time since outbreak
Hyderabad: The state has recorded zero cases of COVID for the first time since its outbreak in 2019. Hyderabad had recorded the highest, 9 cases, in the last week, among other districts…
- Delhi
India’s first intranasal COVID-19 vaccine iNNCOVACC launched
New Delhi: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday unveiled the COVID-19 vaccine, iNNCOVACC in the presence of Union Minister of State (IC) for Science and Technology, Jitendra Singh. iNNCOVACC is the…