COVID-19
- India
Congress will continue Yatra while following COVID rules: Khurshid
Lucknow: The Congress will follow all COVID-related guidelines, but the Bharat Jodo Yatra will not be stopped, senior party leader Salman Khurshid said on Thursday. His statement came after Union Health Minister…
- Delhi
No decision yet to stop flights to and from China
Delhi: Amid demand by Opposition parties to immediately stop all international flights from China, government sources said that there is no order issued by the central government to curb incoming flights from…
- World
Amid Covid resurgence, China’s hospitals seem to be filling up: WHO
Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that amid an ongoing resurgence of the Covid-19 pandemic in China, hospitals across the country seem to be filling up. Addressing the media here…
- India
COVID surge: Kerala govt to step up measures to stop virus spread
Thiruvananthapuram: In view of the surge in COVID-19 cases abroad, the Kerala government on Wednesday decided to intensify measures to prevent the spread of the virus in the southern state. This was…
- World
COVID-19 wave in China triggers widespread drugs shortage
Hong Kong: An unprecedented wave of Covid infections in China has triggered widespread drug shortage, as people scramble to buy fever medicines and painkillers to alleviate flu-like symptoms, according to a media…
- India
Mask up, get vaccinated; no change in int’l air travel norms: Centre
New Delhi: In view of a sudden spurt in COVID cases in China and some other countries, the Union health minister on Wednesday reviewed the situation in the country and asked people…
- India
3 cases of Omicron variant driving China’s COVID surge, detected in India
New Delhi: Three cases of Omicron subvariant BF.7, apparently the strain driving China’s current surge of Covid cases, have been detected in India so far, official sources said Wednesday. The first case of…
- India
7 in 10 Indians want govt to shut flights from China as COVID surges
New Delhi: As the sudden Covid surge in China has brought back fears of the pandemic, 7 in 10 Indians on Wednesday said all flights from China should be stopped and the…
- India
After COVID-19 cases mount again, Centre starts tracking variants
Following the outbreak of COVID-19 cases from China, the Union government has taken stock of the situation. In order to better track coronavirus variants through the INSACOG network, the Union health ministry…
- Andhra Pradesh
Two Andhra women self-isolate for 2 years due to COVID-19 fear
Amaravati: Two women in Andhra Pradesh’s Kakinada district confined themselves to their house for two years due to fear of getting infected by COVID-19. The shocking incident came to light at Kuyyeru…
- India
Bodies pile on top of each other in hospital morgues as Covid sweeps through Beijing
New Delhi: Beijing is currently facing an extraordinary wave of deaths as Covid-19 rips through the population, amid a widespread lack of data as mass, compulsory testing is abruptly halted across the…