COVID-19
- India
MoS Health Bharati Pawar tests positive for COVID-19
New Delhi: Union Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar on Thursday said she has tested positive for COVID-19. She appealed to people who came in contact with her recently to…
- India
India logs 90,928 COVID-19 cases, positivity rate stands at 6.43 percent
New Delhi: India reported 90,928 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday. The daily positivity rate stands at 6.43 per cent…
- Sports
Novak Djokovic denied entry to Australia, has visa canceled
Brisbane: Novak Djokovic’s chance to play for a 10th Australian Open title was thrown into limbo Thursday when the country denied him entry and canceled his visa because he failed to meet the…
- World
US FDA authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech boosters for kids aged 12-15
Washington: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded the emergency use authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine boosters to children aged 12 to 15. On Monday, the FDA also shortened…
- Hyderabad
Munawar Faruqui’s show in Hyderabad cancelled as COVID cases surge
Hyderabad: Standup Comedian Munawar Faruqui’s show which was scheduled to be held in Hyderabad on January 9, 2022, has been canceled due to the surge in COVID-19 cases in Telangana state. Sharing…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: Private hospitals asked to reserve 50 percent of beds for Covid patients
Bengaluru: Karnataka government has ordered the private hospitals and private medical colleges in the state on Wednesday to immediately reserve and keep ready 30 per cent of beds in the backdrop of…
- World
Over 1L hospitalised with Covid in US, 1st time in 4 months
New York: More than 103,000 people are currently hospitalised with Covid-19 in the US, the first time the total has reached six figures in nearly four months, CNN on Tuesday quoted the…
- Telangana
Telangana continues to witness spike in COVID-19 cases
Hyderabad: Telangana continued to witness a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases on Wednesday with 1,520 new infections being reported. The tally of cases stood at 6,85,543, while the death toll rose to…
- Telangana
Telangana geared up to tackle third wave
Hyderabad: After learning the lessons from first and second waves of Covid-19 pandemic, the health authorities in Telangana have beefed up infrastructure in hospitals and are fully geared up to tackle a…
- Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir records 418 fresh Covid cases
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir recorded 418 fresh Covid cases in the past 24 hours, taking the infection tally to 3,42,419, while no new death due to the virus was reported in the…
- World
China puts city of 1.1 mn under lockdown after three cases
New Delhi: China has put a second city under total lockdown after just three asymptomatic Covid cases were discovered from there, the BBC reported. Yuzhou, which has a population of 1.1 million,…
- Middle East
Saudi Hajj ministry mandates a 10-day gap between two Umrahs
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has mandated a 10-day delay between issuing two Umrah permits to pilgrims of all ages. A pilgrim who has earned an Umrah permit may schedule…
- Bangalore
Covid: Cong says won’t stop padayatra for Mekedatu project
Bengaluru: Karnataka Congress President D. K. Shivakumar on Wednesday announced that his party would not back off at any cost from the padayatra demanding speedy implementation of the Mekedatu project, just a…
- Bollywood
Sharad Malhotra tests positive for COVID-19
Mumbai: Actor Sharad Malhotra, who is currently a part of TV show ‘Vidrohi’, has contracted COVID-19. Confirming Sharad’s diagnosis, the show’s makers issued a statement. “Actor Sharad Malhotra who is an integral…
- India
COVID-19: Night curfew in Himachal Pradesh from 10 pm to 5 am
Shimla: Amid rising cases of COVID-19, the Himachal Pradesh Government on Wednesday announced a statewide night curfew from 10 pm to 5 am. “Night curfew to be imposed from 10 pm to…
