Coronavirus
- Middle East
Qatar to lift more COVID-19 restrictions from Saturday
Doha: After nearly three years of COVID-19 restrictions, Qatar Cabinet announced the lifting of a majority of COVID-19 restrictions, starting Saturday, May 21, the Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported. The announcement came…
- Telangana
42 new COVID-19 cases reported in Telangana
Hyderabad: Telangana on Saturday recorded 42 new COVID-19 cases taking the tally to 7,92,295. Hyderabad reported the highest number of cases with 29. A health department bulletin said 49 people recuperated from…
- Kashmir
J-K records 11 new coronavirus cases
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir recorded 11 fresh COVID-19 cases on Saturday, taking the infection count to 4,54,099 in the Union Territory, officials said. The death toll from the pandemic remained unchanged at…
- India
Rahul Gandhi attacks govt over WHO Covid death numbers
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday attacked the government over a WHO report which claimed that there were 4.7 million Covid deaths in India, saying “science does not lie, Prime…
- World
New Omicron subvariant takes hold in US as COVID cases tick up
Los Angeles: A new, highly transmissible subvariant of Omicron is spreading rapidly across the US, as Covid-19 cases in the country are ticking up again. The new strain, called BA.2.12.1, made up…
- Kashmir
Covid: 11 new cases in J&K
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 11 new Covid cases on Saturday that took the infection tally to 4,54,043, officials said. Of the new cases, Jammu district reported seven while Srinagar and Baramulla…
- India
India reports 3,303 new Covid cases, 39 deaths
New Delhi: In the last 24 hours, India reported 3,303 new Covid cases, a considerable rise from the 2,937 infections reported the previous day, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday. In the…
- World
Covid-19 pandemic not over yet: WHO
Geneva: Even though the number of globally reported Covid-19 cases and deaths continues to decline, largely due to a drop in testing rates, the pandemic is not over, the World Health Organisation…