COVID-19
- India
India’s handling of Covid example before world: VP Jagdeep Dhankhar
New Delhi: India’s handling of COVID-19 was an example to the world of how the country utilised its digital resources to roll out vaccines for a large population and successfully controlled the…
- India
Active COVID cases in India climb to 3,177
New Delhi: India logged 379 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases rose to 3,177, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll stands at 5,30,776 with…
- India
29.3 pc persons aged 15-24 yrs not in education, employment or training: NSSO survey
New Delhi: A total of 29.3 % persons aged 15-24 years are not in education, employment or training, said a Multiple Indicator Survey (MIS) conducted by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO).…
- World
Was Fauci’s commission paper used to debunk Covid lab leak theory?
Washington: A February 2020 science paper that debunked the Covid lab leak theory was commissioned by former White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci, according to the US House Select Subcommittee…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Sunshine Hospitals to refund Rs 8.70L to customer for COVID treatment
Hyderabad: A local consumer court on February 22 ordered Sunshine Hospitals, a unit of Sarvejana Healthcare to pay a refund of Rs 8,73,943 for exorbitantly charging a Kulsumpura resident for COVID-19 treatment.…
- World
Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 accounts for nearly 90% new Covid cases in US
Washington: The highly transmissible Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 now accounts for nearly 90 per cent of all Covid-19 cases reported in the US, according to the latest estimates by the Centers for Disease…
- World
Visitors can continue applying for work permits inside Canada
Toronto: Foreign nationals who are in Canada as visitors and who receive a valid job offer will be able to apply for and receive a work permit without having to leave the…
- World
About 15.5 mn children in US infected with Covid
Los Angeles: Almost 15.5 million children in the US are reported to have tested positive for Covid-19 since the onset of the pandemic, according to the latest report by the American Academy…
- India
RBI lost 46 employees to Covid, related complications
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday said it lost 46 employees to Covid and related complications. The central bank mentioned about the deaths in the compendium on business continuity…
- World
US Energy Dept concludes lab leak caused Covid-19 pandemic
Washington: New intelligence has prompted the Energy Department to conclude that an accidental laboratory leak in China most likely caused the novel coronavirus pandemic, reported The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). The shift…
- India
Gurugram: Woman locks self, son for 3 years in house to escape Covid, rescued
Gurugram: A 33-year-old woman, who had locked herself and her minor son for three years in their rented house in Chakkarpur area here to avoid COVID-19, was brought out of confinement on…
- World
US reports 130,000 child Covid-19 cases in past 4 weeks
Los Angeles: Nearly 130,000 child Covid-19 cases were reported in the US in the past four weeks, according to the latest report by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Children’s…