COVID-19
- India
Schools reopen even as Covid cases surge in Lucknow
Lucknow: Several schools in Lucknow reopened on Monday, despite prevailing weather conditions and also a spike in the Covid cases.Even as parents are concerned about the safety of their children, schools have given…
- Telangana
Telangana logs 5 new Omicron cases, tally rises to 84
Hyderabad: Telangana reported five new Omicron cases on Sunday, pushing up the state’s tally to 84. All the new cases were detected among air passengers who came from other than “at risk”…
- Telangana
Rythu Bandhu: Telangana to celebrate Rs 50K cr disbursement
Hyderabad: Telangana’s ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) has called for week-long celebrations to mark crediting of Rs 50,000 crore into the accounts of farmers since the launch of Rythu Bandhu scheme three…
- India
India gears up to vaccinate teens
New Delhi: India will start administering its indigenous Covid vaccine Covaxin to the 15 to 18 age group from Monday, with inoculation drive for teenagers commencing on Saturday with registration beginning for…
- Middle East
Kuwait urges citizens to leave UK amid Omicron surge
Kuwait City: The Kuwaiti embassy in London advised citizens on Sunday to leave the United Kingdom due to a rise in Omicron variant infections. “Kuwait’s embassy in the UK recommends that nationals…
- Bangalore
K’taka: Vigilance stepped up in border districts amid rising COVID-19 cases
Belagavi: Amid rising COVID-19 cases in Karnataka, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday said that the state government has issued instructions for strict vigilance in border districts as the region has high…
- Kashmir
J-K LG chairs high-level meeting on COVID-19 situation
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha on Sunday chaired a high-level meeting with Covid Task Force, DCs, and SPs to review COVID-19 status, vaccination for 15-18 age group and…
- Bangalore
Karnataka registers 1,187 COVID-19 cases, six deaths
Bengaluru: Continuing the rising trend of COVID-19 cases for the second day, Karnataka recorded 1,187 fresh infections and six deaths taking the cumulative cases and fatalities in the state to 30,09,557 and…
- Health
Nausea, loss of appetite may be new symptoms of Omicron
London: While the Omicron variant is considered to be “mild”, the new symptoms include nausea and loss of appetite, according to a Zoe Covid app study. According to the UK’s NHS, the…
- Kashmir
165 new COVID-19 cases in J-K
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir recorded 165 fresh COVID-19 cases on Sunday, taking the number of those infected with the virus to 3,41,624, even as no death due to the disease was reported…
- India
Sonia Gandhi speaks to Chhattisgarh CM on Covid situation
New Delhi: Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi on Sunday spoke to the Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and sought information about the prevention and preparations for the third wave of Covid-19 in the state.…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP adds 165 fresh Covid-19 cases, 2 deaths
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh reported 165 fresh Covid-19 cases, 130 recoveries and two deaths in 24 hours ending 9 am on Sunday. The state Covid-19 chart now showed 20,77,486 total positives, 20,61,729 recoveries…
- Middle East
Travel bubble: Direct flights between Saudi & India begin
Regular international flights to India have been halted to keep Omicron at bay; however, passengers are permitted to fly between India and Saudi Arabia from January 1, 2022. The two countries agreed…
- India
Paramilitary forces prepare for 3rd wave, reactivate Covid care centres
New Delhi: Amid the rising number of Covid-19 cases, fuelled by its Omicron variant, the Central Armed Police Forces are stocking required medicines like Remdesivir, as well oxygen supplies and reactivating the…
- India
West Bengal: Schools to close, offices to work with 50% capacity
West Bengal: On Sunday, the state of West Bengal reimposed COVID-19 restrictions amid the Omicron scare. Schools will be closed, while offices will function at 50 percent capacity. The state government has…
