COVID-19
- Pakistan
Pakistan reports 556 new Covid-19 cases, 6 more deaths
Karachi: Pakistan on Friday reported 556 new Covid-19 cases and six more deaths, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Saturday. The NCOC, a department leading the country’s campaign against…
- Bangalore
Karnataka Education Minister BC Nagesh tests positive for COVID-19
New Delhi: Karnataka Education Minister BC Nagesh on Saturday informed that he has tested positive for COVID and has “mild symptoms”. Nagesh also requested all those who came in contact with him…
- India
Parents breathe a sigh of relief as Co-WIN registration opens for 15-18-year-old children
New Delhi: With the Co-WIN portal opening its registration slot for COVID-19 vaccination for children aged between 15 to 18 years from today onward, the parents are breathing a sigh of relief.…
- World
US knee-deep in pandemic chaos as New Year rung in
New York: The latest surge of coronavirus with the variants of Omicron and Delta combined has kept the US in complicated chaos of understaffed medical services as well as cancelled flights, while…
- World
US shatters daily Covid-19 cases record again
Washington: The US set a new record high of over 640,000 daily Covid-19 cases, according to latest data of Johns Hopkins University. A total of 647,067 new cases and 1,409 new deaths…
- Telangana
Lockdown, night curfew no solution to deal with Omicron: Director Health Dept
Hyderabad: The Director of Health Department Dr. Srinivas Rao said that the lockdown or night curfew is not the solution to control coronavirus or its new variant “Omicron”. Speaking to the media…
- India
Dharavi witnesses spike in COVID-19 cases on Friday
Mumbai: Dharavi witnessed a spike in COVID-19 cases on Friday and 34 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours. As per Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the active COVID-19 cases in…
- India
Maha warns of monstrous surge in Covid cases, fatalities
Mumbai: In a New Year shocker, the Maharashtra government has warned of the possibility of 80 lakh Covid-19 cases and 80,000 deaths as the third wave has apparently set in the state.…
- World
WHO chief optimistic that pandemic will be beaten in 2022
Geneva: The World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that he is optimistic that the Covid-19 pandemic will be defeated in 2022, provided countries work together to contain its spread.…
- India
Global Covid caseload tops 288.1 mn
Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 288.1 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.43 million and vaccinations to over 9.14 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its…
- India
COVID: India’s vaccination coverage crosses 145cr mark
New Delhi: India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage on Friday crossed the 145 crore mark. According to the Health Ministry data, over 52 lakh vaccine doses have been administered till Friday evening. Lauding the…