COVID-19
- Hyderabad
Hetero’s COVID-19 oral drug gets WHO pre-qualification
Hyderabad: Leading pharmaceutical company Hetero on Monday announced that it has received the World Health Organization Prequalification of Medicines Programme (WHO PQ) approval for its generic version of COVID-19 oral antiviral treatment…
- World
China will reopen borders, abandon Covid quarantine from Jan 8
Hong Kong: China will reopen borders and abandon quarantine after it downgrades its treatment of Covid-19 on January 8, media reports said on Monday. The decision is the country’s last step in…
- Delhi
Delhi govt approves Rs 104 cr for state-run hospitals ahead of any Covid emergency
New Delhi: Following the surge in Covid cases globally, the Delhi government has alerted all its hospitals and directed them to ramp up the preparations for potential Covid cases that might be…
- Bangalore
Covid fear: Masks made mandatory in Karnataka, new guidelines released
Belagavi: The Karnataka government on Monday made wearing of masks in public places compulsory as a preventive method to tackle the evolving Covid situation in the state. It also has also released…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad NGO launches campaign on COVID-19 vaccine ‘apartheid’
Hyderabad: City-based NGO Association for Economic Empowerment of the Marginalised (ASEEM) on Sunday organised a campaign against vaccine apartheid. The organisation also highlighted the issue of major pharma companies exercising monopolies over…
- Bangalore
COVID-19: China-returnee among 12 passengers test positive at Bengaluru airport
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Health department was concerned over the development of 12 passengers arriving from high-risk countries testing positive for COVID-19 at the KempeGowda International Airport Bengaluru, sources confirmed on Monday. According…
- India
India logs 196 COVID cases in past 24 hours
New Delhi: India reported 196 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours against the previous day’s 227 count, according to the Health Ministry data updated on Monday. Meanwhile, Union Health Minister…
- Hyderabad
India develops herd immunity; BF.7 variant may not be as serious as in China: CCMB chief
Hyderabad: The severity of BF.7 variant of coronavirus in India may not be as serious as it is currently prevailing in China as Indian have already developed “herd immunity” a top official…
- Photos
Yearenders 2022: Festivities return post-Pandemic
New Delhi: Muslims offer prayers at the Jama Masjid on the occasion of Eid-al-Adha, in old Delhi, Sunday, July 10, 2022. The festival commemorates the spirit of sacrifice to obey the God.…
- World
China’s crematoriums fill up amid rise in COVID-19 cases: Report
Beijing: As COVID-19 cases continue to rise at a meteoric pace in China, crematoriums throughout the country are getting packed and people are forced to wait for hours to get their loved…