COVID-19
- Hyderabad
Telangana operating over 4K special buses for Sankranti
Hyderabad: Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) is operating over 4,000 special buses from Hyderabad to various destinations in both the Telugu states in view of the Sankranti festival. TSRTC managing director…
- India
Amid surge in COVID cases, PM Modi to chair review meeting today
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a meeting on Sunday to review the COVID-19 situation in the country as the Omicron variant of the virus fuels a surge in the…
- Health
Test that can detect Omicron variant now available in market
Hyderabad: RT-PCR test is on everybody’s mind especially under the current circumstances of a COVID-19 third wave in the country. Taking this a step ahead, an updated technology analyzer is now available…
- India
COVID hits Parliament: Over 400 staff test positive
New Delhi: Ahead of the Budget Session of the Parliament, more than 400 Parliament staff members were tested positive for COVID-19, according to official sources. The officials told ANI that 402 staff…
- Middle East
Dubai: Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum to be held in March
Abu Dhabi: The Atlantic Council announced today that the 2022 Global Energy Forum will now be held alongside Expo 2020 in Dubai from March 28-29. The forum, which is part of Abu…
- India
Maharashtra: Night curfew returns, school closure extended
Mumbai: Maharashtra Covid-19 cases remained above 40,000 mark but its variant Omicron infections shot above the 1,000 mark, as the state entered into an era of night curfew, besides extending closure of…
- Middle East
Bahrain updates COVID-19 measures amid rising cases
Manama: Concerned over the spread of the COVID-19 cases worldwide, Bahrain on Friday updated its COVID-19 precautionary measures, starting from January 9, 2021, the Bahrain News Agency (BNA) reported. The National Medical…
- Telangana
Telangana, Andhra see big surge in daily Covid cases
Hyderabad: Telangana reported 2,606 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, an increase of 15 per cent over the previous day’s tally. Two more persons succumbed to the virus during the last 24 hours…
- Sports
Simi Singh, Ben White test positive for COVID, ruled out of first ODI against WI
Kingston: Ireland cricketers Simi Singh and Ben White have been ruled out of the first ODI against West Indies after testing positive for COVID-19. Cricket Ireland said the rest of the Irish…
- Kashmir
655 new coronavirus cases in J-K, 3 more die
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir recorded 655 fresh COVID-19 cases on Saturday, taking the virus tally to 3,43,965, while three fatalities due to the disease were reported from the Union Territory in the…
- Health
Vaccinated women pass COVID antibodies to infants by breastfeeding: Study
Washington: A new study by the University of Massachusetts Amherst found that women vaccinated against COVID-19 transfer SARS-CoV-2 antibodies to their breastfed infants, potentially giving their babies passive immunity against the coronavirus.…
- Bangalore
8,906 COVID-19 cases, four deaths recorded in Karnataka
Bengaluru: Karnataka on Saturday reported 8,906 fresh COVID-19 cases and four deaths, taking the cumulative infections and fatalities to 30,39,958 and 38,366 respectively, the health department said. In its bulletin, the health…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP adds 839 fresh Covid-19 cases
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh’s COVID-19 count rose to 20,80,602 with another 839 fresh cases added on Saturday. According to the latest bulletin, 150 infected persons got cured in the 24 hours ending 9…
- Middle East
Qatar reimposes restrictions amid surge in COVID-19 cases
Doha: Qatar will reimpose restrictions on commercial activities, effective from today, January 8, as the country battles a surge in new COVID-19 infections, the Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported. The Ministry of…
- Health
Omicron can be more lethal for children than Delta: Experts
New Delhi: Amid the rise of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, health experts on Saturday warned that this variant may lead children to witness more problems as compared to the Delta variant.…
