COVID-19 Pandemic
- 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…
- Top Stories
90 pc of India’s adult population has received first dose of Covid vaccine: Prez
New Delhi: About 90 per cent of India’s adult population has received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine whereas over 70 per cent have been administered both the doses, President Ram Nath Kovind…
- Telangana
Telangana: Over 2,000 applications received for Hajj 2022
Hyderabad: 2,711 applications have been received for Hajj 2022 including 92 applications in the category of pilgrims above 70 years. Earlier, the Hajj Committee of India had fixed January 31 as the last…
- Telangana
Telangana government working to modernise hospitals: Harish Rao
Hyderabad: Discussing the pandemic, Telangana health minister Harish Rao announced on Monday that Rs 10.84 crores have been allocated for repairing hospitals in the state to aid the public. This investment hopes…
- India
UP Polls: Yogi Adityanath holds door-to-door election campaign in Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday held a door-to-door election campaign in the Mohan Nagar area of Ghaziabad. The UP CM during an interaction with intellectuals in Ghaziabad slammed…
- World
Global COVID caseload reaches 348.5 million
Washington: Amid an ongoing resurgence across the world, the global coronavirus caseload has topped 348.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.59 million and vaccinations to over 9.77 billion, according…
- Health
Study finds day care centres were hit the hardest by COVID-19 pandemic
Washington: A new study found that amid the COVID-19 crisis, daycare centres had to suspend their services to homeless people due to economic difficulties. The study has been published in the ‘Disasters…
- India
Mandaviya interacts with over 100 doctors on Covid situation
New Delhi: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday interacted with around 120 doctors from across the country and discussed the current Covid situation. Mandaviya discussed the ongoing Covid situation virtually with the…
- World
USA may witness record 142,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations in next 24 hours
Washington: The United States on Monday recorded 141,385 COVID-19 cases in hospitals with medical staff struggling to treat the infected patients amid an unprecedented surge of the coronavirus. This number fell just…
- Telangana
Telangana: CII pledges support to state during COVID-19 crisis
Hyderabad: The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) promised to help the state government of Telangana to ensure continuity and sustainability of business during the COVID-19 crisis on Monday. CII works to create…
- Telangana
Telangana: No lockdown as of now, booster shots from Jan 10
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR), in a review meeting on Sunday, put to rest all speculations of a possible night curfew and lockdown in the state as no such…
- World
Third Covid dose may prevent hospitalisation in elderly: Study
London: Three doses of the Covid vaccine can give high levels of protection against hospitalisation with the Omicron variant, according to a new study. Early evidence has shown that two-doses of Covid vaccines…
- India
‘In national interest..’: SC for start of counselling for NEET-PG admissions
New Delhi: After conducting a day-long hearing on petitions challenging the validity of EWS quota in postgraduate medical admissions and the Centre’s argument favouring the quota, the Supreme Court on Thursday said…
- Telangana
COVID cases in Telangana double in a day with 1,052 new victims
Hyderabad: In a massive jump, Telangana on Tuesday reported 1,052 new COVID-19 cases, more than double that was recorded yesterday, taking the tally to 6, 84,023, while the death toll rose to…
- Top Stories
Govt, NIN to undertake COVID-19 survey in Telangana from Jan 4
Hyderabad: The National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) along with the Telangana government will undertake a statewide SARS Cov-2 or a COVID-19 serosurvey starting tomorrow. The massive study will be held across all…
