COVID-19
- World
China imposes two-phase COVID-19 lockdown in Shanghai
Beijing: Amid the new COVID-19 outbreak in the country, the Chinese city of Shanghai is going into a two-phase lockdown starting on Monday. This comes after Shanghai has seen a surge in…
- World
US: Nearly 30K children contracted COVID in the past week
Los Angeles: Nearly 30,000 child Covid-19 cases have been reported across the US in the past week, according to the latest report published by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the…
- Offbeat
Caller tune on COVID-19 likely to stop soon
New Delhi: Amid the steady decline in COVID-19 cases, the Health Ministry has decided to stop the caller tune on Coronavirus awareness and precautions, said sources. The Covid19 caller tune was started…
- Hyderabad
Flight services resume from Puducherry to Hyderabad and Bengaluru
Puducherry: Flight services from Puducherry to Hyderabad and Bengaluru resumed on Sunday after being suspended for two years following the outbreak of the pandemic Covid-19. Governor of Telangana and Lieutenant Governor of…
- India
Israeli PM tests positive for COVID-19; India visit doubtful
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, according to his media adviser. Bennett, 50, was scheduled to visit India from April 3 to 5. It is not yet…
- Telangana
Telangana logs 41 new COVID-19 cases
Hyderabad: Telangana on Sunday recorded 41 new COVID-19 cases taking the total number of cases in the state to 7,91,151, a Health department bulletin said. Telangana on Saturday recorded 36 new COVID-19…
- Middle East
COVID-19: UAE updates rules for close contacts, travellers entering via land
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) government has updated COVID-19 rules for those who have come in direct contact with COVID-19 cases and all travellers entering the UAE via land, the Emirates…
- India
India logs 1,421 new Covid cases, 149 deaths
New Delhi: India registered 1,421 new Covid-19 cases and 149 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday. The new fatalities took the total number number of deaths…
- Hyderabad
After Irani Chai, Haleem to get costlier in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: After the recent hike in the price of Irani Chai, Haleem is set to become costlier in Hyderabad due to the spike in ingredient prices. Due to COVID-triggered lockdown, most of…
- World
Global Covid caseload reaches 480 million
Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 480 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.12 million and vaccinations to over 10.86 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its…
- Kashmir
J-K records 15 fresh cases of COVID-19 in a day
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday recorded 15 fresh Covid infections taking the case tally to 4,53,652 while no death was reported, officials said. Of the fresh cases, two were from Jammu…
- Telangana
Minister KTR invites Indian diaspora in USA to come invest in Telangana
Telangana Industries Minister has invited the Indian diaspora in the US to come to invest in the state of Telangana. Speaking at the Indian American Diaspora Meet & Greet program in New…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP: Active Covid-19 cases drop to 395
Amaravati: Active Covid-19 cases fell from 400 to 395 in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday when there were 41 cases. In 24 hours ending 9 AM, 75 people got discharged and there were…
- Middle East
More than 1L Keralites left Bahrain during COVID pandemic: Study
Manama: More than 100,000 Indian expatriates from Kerala have left Bahrain during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study conducted by Indian economist and social scientist Dr B A Prakash, local media…
- World
US concerned as COVID-19 cases surge
New York: There is wide concern in the US that another wave of Covid-19 is lurking somewhere ahead over the looming dominance of the BA.2 subvariant, though figures and rates currently give…