COVID-19
- Telangana
Telangana logs 1,963 new COVID cases, 2 deaths
Hyderabad: Telangana on Saturday reported 1,963 fresh COVID-19 cases and took the tally to 7, 07,162 while the death toll rose to 4,054 with two more fatalities. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation…
- India
People unaware of new guidelines being turned away from COVID-19 testing centres
New Delhi: Unaware of the new testing guidelines for COVID-19, a number of people, including those in need of a negative RT-PCR report to be able to work, are being turned away…
- Andhra Pradesh
Total COVID-19 cases in Andhra Pradesh crosses 21 lakh
Amaravati: The cumulative coronavirus cases in Andhra Pradesh touched the 21 lakh mark on Saturday, a health bulletin stated. After reaching the two-million mark on August 20, 2021, the next one lakh…
- Photos
COVID precautions: Weekend curfew in Delhi
New Delhi: Few vehicle on road during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022. (PTI Photo/ Shahbaz Khan)…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra’s Covid positivity rate spikes to nearly 14%
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh’s Covid-19 positivity rate reached nearly 14 per cent as the daily count jumped to 4,955 on Saturday. The daily count has gone up over the previous day despite fewer…
- India
Three lakh take holy dip in Ganga in Prayagraj amid rising coronavirus cases
Prayagraj (UP): Around three lakh devotees took a dip in the Ganga here on Saturday in connection with Makar Sankranti despite the coronavirus threat. The Magh Mela area has been witnessing the…
- India
Spread of Omicron cases may disrupt global supply chain: EEPC India
Kolkata: Engineering Export Promotion Council of India has expressed concern that the spread of Omicron, the new variant of coronavirus, may once again disrupt the global supply chain, which could lead to…
- Hyderabad
Covid testing at Hyderabad airport: Passenger questions reliability; narrates ordeal
Hyderabad: Twenty passengers witnessed a nightmare at Hyderabad Airport on Friday as they were about to board an Air Arabia flight to Sharjah. The passengers tested positive for COVID-19 and were not…
- Telangana
Hospitals fully prepared to deal with Omicron wave: Telangana govt
Hyderabad: Having dealt with the first and the second waves of coronavirus the state government this time is fully prepared to deal with any exigency. A total of 27,996 beds are kept…
- World
US to ban all flights to China ahead of Beijing Winter Olympics
Washington: The US will be banning all commercial flights to China from January 19 as Beijing tries to keep coronavirus infections at bay ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics. Starting next week,…
- India
Covid peak has arrived in Delhi, cases to decline now: Satyendar Jain
New Delhi: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Sunday said that the peak of third Covid-19 wave has already arrived in the capital city and now the cases may soon register a…
- India
Republic Day parade: Foreign dignitary as chief guest unlikely
New Delhi: Approximately 24,000 people will be permitted to attend the Republic Day parade on January 26 this year given the COVID-19 situation in the national capital, sources in the defence establishment…
- Technology
Google now requires office workers to get weekly Covid tests
San Francisco: As Omicron-triggered Covid infections surge globally especially in the US, Google has said it will now require fully-vaccinated workers who are coming to offices to get weekly Covid tests. Google…
- India
India logs 2 lakh Covid cases, 402 deaths in a day
New Delhi: India registered 2,68,833 new Covid infections in a day taking the tally to 3,68,50,962, which includes 6,041 Omicron variant cases, according to the Union Health Ministry data on Saturday. With 402…
- Hyderabad
Omicron or Delta? Cough type can be good indicator
Hyderabad: Doctors from AIG Hospitals have found that COVID patients may suffer from cough, however, its type depends on the variant of the virus. New Indian Express quoted Dr. Ketan Mashrani, Consultant…
