COVID-19
- India
Kerala students to get COVID-19 vaccine doses in schools from Jan 19
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Government on Sunday issued guidelines to start COVID-19 vaccination in schools for children aged between 15 and 18 years from January 19. The decision was taken in a high-level…
- Telangana
Telangana: 3 crore COVID-19 vaccines administered in four months
Hyderabad: The state government has administered a total of three crore COVID-19 vaccines in a span of four months to eligible beneficiaries. Last year on January 16, 2021, the state government launched…
- Health
Study finds long-term exposure to air pollution may increase COVID-19 risk
Washington: Long term exposure to ambient air pollution may heighten the risk of COVID-19 infection, suggests recent research. The findings were published in the journal ‘Occupational and Environmental Medicine’. The association was…
- Hyderabad
Osmania Univesity extends holidays amid surge in COVID-19 cases
Hyderabad: The administration of Osmania University (OU) announced on Sunday that all of its colleges will be closed from January 17 to January 30. The decision comes as the state government has…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh logs 4,570 Covid cases
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh on Sunday reported 4,570 new Covid-19 cases and one death. The daily Covid count dropped from Saturday due to fewer tests conducted but the positivity rate jumped to 15.22…
- Kashmir
J-K sees six more coronavirus deaths, 3,499 cases
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir recorded 3,499 fresh coronavirus cases on Sunday, taking the infection count to 3,59,373, while six deaths were also reported in the past 24 hours, officials said. Out of…
- World
COVID deaths and cases are rising again at US nursing homes
Washington: COVID-19 infections are soaring again at US nursing homes because of the omicron wave, and deaths are climbing too, leading to new restrictions on family visits and a renewed push to get…
- Telangana
Telangana records 2,047 new cases of COVID-19, three deaths
Hyderabad: Telangana on Sunday recorded 2,047 new COVID-19 cases and took the tally to 7,09,209. The death toll rose to 4,057 with three more fatalities. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) accounted…
- Middle East
Israeli Finance Minister tests positive for COVID-19
Jerusalem: Israel’s Minister of Finance Avigdor Lieberman said he has tested positive for Covid-19 and will isolate for a few days in his home.Lieberman, who received the fourth Covid-19 vaccine shot on January…
- India
One year on, vaccines still most acceptable weapon against COVID-19
New Delhi: With India’s inoculation drive against COVID-19 completing one year, vaccines remain the most effective weapon against the deadly virus though a number of drugs and other methods, including chanting of…
- World
Hospitals in Indonesia gear up for Omicron surge
Jakarta: Hospitals in Indonesia are preparing to deal with cases of the more contagious Omicron variant of Covid-19, which has overwhelmed medical facilities in more than 150 countries, said the Chairperson of the…
- World
Coronavirus is here to stay, will not vanish completely: WHO
Moscow: The way the novel coronavirus pandemic is developing suggests that the virus will never go away completely, WHO Representative to Russia Melita Vujnovic said on Sunday. The virus will circulate as…
- India
Uttar Pradesh schools closed till Jan 23 amid Covid surge
Lucknow: With Covid cases continuing to surge, the Uttar Pradesh government has decided to further close all educational institutions — schools and colleges — till January 23.The state government had, on January 5,…
- India
COVID-19: India’s R value drops to 2.2 between January 7 and 13, shows IIT Madras analysis
New Delhi: India’s ‘R-value’, which indicates how rapidly COVID-19 is spreading, was recorded at 2.2 between January 7 and 13, a drop from the previous two weeks, according to a preliminary analysis…
- Middle East
Israel to roll out Covid vax for kids below 5 years in April
Jerusalem: Israel is expected to start vaccines for babies and toddlers, between six months and 5 years, by April, according to a senior health official. Currently vaccines are available in the country for…
