COVID-19
- World
Australia’s Covid-19 cases, death count continue to rise
Canberra: Australia reported more than 40,000 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday when more than 50 million doses had been delivered in total during the vaccine rollout. Nationally there were 70 deaths reported on…
- Sports
IPL 2022 likely to be held in India
New Delhi: The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 matches are likely to be held in India as the daily count of new COVID cases is declining in the country. The last two…
- Health
Omicron sub-variant spreads more than original strain: Study
London: A sub-variant of the highly contagious Omicron coronavirus strain is even more infectious than the original version, according to a study conducted in Denmark. The researchers examined the transmission of Omicron…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP: Police detain employees’ leaders ahead of ‘Chalo Vijayawada’ protest
Amaravati: Police in Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday started detaining leaders of the government employees and teachers’ unions to foil ‘Chalo Vijayawada’ called by PRC Sadhana Samiti on Thursday. Citing the denial of…
- Health
COVID: How Omicron escapes from antibodies
New York: The dozens of mutations found in the spike protein of the Omicron variant help it to evade all four of the classes of antibodies that can target the SARS-CoV-2 virus…
- India
India reports over 1.61 lakh Covid cases, 1,733 fatalities
New Delhi: With 1,61,386 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, India’s total tally of cases increased to over 4.16 crore, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on…
- World
Global Covid caseload reaches 381.2 million
Washington: Amid an ongoing resurgence across the world, the global coronavirus caseload has topped 381.2 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.68 million and vaccinations to over 9.95 billion, according…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh extends night curfew by 2 weeks
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government has extended the night curfew for two more weeks, with effect from Tuesday. As per the fresh orders issued on Tuesday, the government has taken the decision after…
- India
4,901 fresh COVID-19 cases, 26 more deaths in UP
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh’s COVID-19 tally increased to 20,24,200 on Tuesday with 4,901 fresh cases, while the death toll climbed to 23,233 as 26 more people succumbed to the viral disease. Of the…
- India
Biotechnology dept receives Rs 2,581 cr to develop nasal Covid vaccine
New Delhi: The Ministry of Science and Technology, which has been conducting trials on DNA vaccine till now for the nasal Covid vaccine, has been allotted Rs 6,000 crore, of which the…
- Telangana
Telangana clocks 2,850 new COVID-19 cases, two deaths
Hyderabad: Telangana on Tuesday reported 2,850 fresh COVID-19 cases taking the statewide tally to 7,66,761 while the death toll rose to 4,091 with two more fatalities. Recoveries outnumbered the fresh cases for…
- India
PM Modi speaks with Bahraini Crown Prince, reviews bilateral ties
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday spoke with his Bahraini counterpart Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa and reviewed bilateral ties, while noting that the relationship has seen continued progress…
- Andhra Pradesh
Covid-19: AP logs 6,213 fresh infections
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh witnessed a marked drop in Covid-19 cases as 35,035 sample tests yielded 6,213 fresh infections in the 24 hours ending 9 am on Tuesday. The daily positivity rate dipped…
- Pakistan
Pakistan reports 5,327 new COVID cases, 32 more deaths
Islamabad: Pakistan reported 5,327 new COVID-19 cases and 32 more deaths on Monday, said the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC). The active cases have increased to 105,675, including 1,500 patients who…
- Health
How placenta blocks Covid transmission to babies during pregnancy
New York: While Covid-19 disease significantly impacts many pregnant women, the rates of transmission from mother to baby in pregnancy are very low. A new study from Boston University School of Medicine…
