COVID-19
- India
Need to have uniform national policy on handling of dead bodies: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday said there was a need to have a uniform national protocol for dignified handling of bodies during pandemic and non-pandemic times. A bench comprising Chief…
- Health
Covid positive donor hearts may impact post-transplant survival: Study
New York: Heart transplant recipients receiving organs from active Covid-19 positive donors may have an increased risk of death at six months and one year when compared to those receiving organs from…
- Bangalore
Outgoing CM Bommai thanks government officials
Bengaluru: Outgoing Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday thanked senior state government officials for extending full cooperation and for taking several bold decisions during his tenure. In a informal interaction with…
- Mumbai
COVID-19 vaccination must for Haj pilgrims, says Maha civic body
Thane: The Bhiwandi Nizampur Municipal Corporation (BNMC) in Maharashtra’s Thane district on Tuesday said people planning to go on Haj pilgrimage should have completed their COVID-19 vaccination, or else they will not…
- Andhra Pradesh
ED attaches Rs 307 cr worth assets of Andhra Pradesh medical college society
New Delhi: Assets worth more than Rs 307 crore of a society and its office bearers who run an Andhra Pradesh-based medical college have been attached under the anti-money laundering law in…
- Health
Scientists use AI to develop better, simpler COVID-19 tests
New Delhi: Scientists have used artificial intelligence (AI) tools to simplify a test that works for both hepatitis C and SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The simplified test happens in one small…
- World
New Omicron subvariant continues to spread rapidly in US
Los Angeles: New Omicron subvariant XBB.1.16 continues to spread rapidly in the US, with its prevalence increasing to 12.5 per cent this week, according to the latest data updated by the US…
- World
COVID-19 global health emergency over: WHO
Geneva: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced that Covid-19 pandemic is over as a global health emergency. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO, made the announcement while addressing a media…
- Bangalore
Complaint against Yediyurappa, ministers for misappropriation of funds during Covid
Bengaluru: An RTI activist T.J. Abraham has lodged a complaint with the Lokayukta against former Karnataka Chief Minister and BJP leader B.S. Yediyurappa, sitting ministers and nine IAS officers for alleged loot…
- News
Hyderabad: Anti-Covid products developed by UoH start-up gets CDCSO nod
Hyderabad: MASAA Innovation Pvt. Ltd., a start-up incubated at ASPIRE BioNEST of the University of Hyderabad (UoH) has successfully obtained manufacturing and marketing licenses from CDSCO and Drugs Controller General of India…
- Hyderabad
Complaint against Telangana Health Dir for ‘unscientific’ claims
Hyderabad: The Forum for Good Governance on Tuesday sent a complaint to the Telangana chief secretary against the Telangana Director of the Medical and Health department Dr. G Srinivasa Rao, stating that…
- World
Families kept apart by growing wait times for Australian partner visas
Canberra: Families are being kept apart as a result of a blowout in wait times for Australian partner visas. The average wait time for applicants to be approved for a temporary partner…
- World
Malaysians mark Eid-ul-Fitr as economy recovers
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia’s Muslims marked the Eid-ul-Fitr festival on Saturday as the country sees economic recovery, instilling a more positive vibe in the country following years of disruptions and uncertainty. With a…
- India
Current COVID strain mild, SII producing 5-6million Covovax doses: Adar Poonawalla
Pune: The prevalent strain of COVID-19 is mild and the Serum Institute of India (SII) has already produced five to six million doses of the Covovax vaccine, said the company’s chief executive officer…
- World
New Omicron subvariant spreading in US
Los Angeles: A new Omicron subvariant is spreading in the United States, and has accounted for nearly 10 per cent of new weekly Covid-19 cases reported across the country, according to data…
