COVID-19
- Bangalore
Schools in Bengaluru closed till Jan 31
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has decided to close schools from Class 1 to 9 in Bengaluru till the end of January following the recent surge in the Covid cases in the city.…
- Andhra Pradesh
Active Covid-19 cases cross 10,000 in AP
Amaravati: The surge of Covid-19 cases continued as Andhra Pradesh added 3,205 afresh on Wednesday, taking the active caseload up to 10,119. In 24 hours ending 9 am on Wednesday, 281 infected…
- Telangana
Telangana reports 2,319 new COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths
Hyderabad: Active cases surged to 18,339 with Telangana on Wednesday recording 2,319 new COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 7,00,094, while the death toll rose to 4,047 with two more fatalities. The…
- Kashmir
J-K records 1,695 Covid cases. 1 death
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday witnessed a 50 percent jump in daily COVID-19 with 1,695 people confirming positive for the disease on Wednesday, raising the tally to 3,48,201, official said. The…
- Kashmir
18 people in IIT-Jammu test positive for COVID-19
Jammu: As many as 18 people including students, staff, and faculty have tested positive for COVID-19, said Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Jammu in an official release on Wednesday. The RTPRC test…
- World
Covid: New nasal spray effective against all variants
London: Finnish researchers have developed a novel nasal spray that is effective against all variants of Covid and can prevent infection upto 8 hours. The nasal spray consists of a molecule, developed…
- Middle East
Kuwait strengthens COVID-19 restrictions amid surge in cases
Kuwait: The authorities in Kuwait have imposed new COVID-19 restrictions, starting Wednesday, January 12, in response to the exponential increase in COVID-19 infections across the country, driven by the Omicron variant, the…
- Middle East
Smart robot to distribute Zamzam water at two Holy Mosques
Riyadh: In an attempt to assist pilgrims and limit human contact to prevent the spread of the novel COVID-19, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia launched smart robots that will now distribute the…
- World
WHO: COVID-19 cases rose by more than 50%, deaths stable
Geneva: The number of new coronavirus infections in the last week jumped by about 55%, although the number of deaths remained stable, the World Health Organization said in its latest pandemic report.…
- World
Covid virus starts losing ability to infect within 5 minutes in air: Study
London: Coronavirus’ ability to infect people starts decreasing within five minutes of being airborne and the virus loses about 90 per cent of its infectivity within 20 minutes of being in air,…
- Bollywood
Lata Mangeshkar health update: Singer still in ICU
Mumbai: Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar will be under constant medical observation for the next 10-12 days as she has been diagnosed not only with COVID-19 but also got pneumonia. Dr Pratit Samdani,…
- Middle East
Israel shortens quarantine period for COVID-infected people to 7 days
Jerusalem: The Israeli Health Ministry has announced in a statement the shortening of the required quarantine period for people tested positive for COVID-19. Nachman Ash, the Ministry’s Director General, thus decided that…
- Telangana
COVID: Telangana govt plans to extend holidays for educational institutions
Hyderabad: The Telangana government is planning to extend holidays for educational institutions beyond January 16. It is being said that the government, in consultation with the Departments of Health and Education, may…
- Telangana
COVID: Omicron becomes dominant variant in Telangana
Hyderabad: Omicron, which was first detected in Telangana on December 20, has become the dominant variant in the state. It has almost replaced the Delta variant. As per GISAID (a global science…
- World
Omicron quickly overtaking Delta globally, says WHO
United Nations: Omicron is quickly overtaking the Delta variant of COVID-19 and becoming dominant around the world, a senior WHO official has warned, with the global health agency cautioning that there is…
