COVID-19
- India
Omicron’s BA-5 sub-variant may be behind TN’s rising Covid cases: Govt
Chennai: The presence of Omicron’s BA-5 sub-variant may be the reason for the sudden spike in cases in Tamil Nadu, the state Public Health and Preventive Medicine Department, said in its data…
- Telangana
Telangana sees 434 new COVID-19 cases
Hyderabad: Telangana continued to see a substantial rise in new COVID-19 cases with 434 fresh infections being reported on Wednesday, taking the overall caseload to 7,97,138. Hyderabad reported the highest number of…
- World
Bangladesh’s daily Covid cases surpass 1K; highest in 4 months
Dhaka: Bangladesh is witnessing a surge in Covid-19 infections, with 1,135 new cases being reported on Wednesday, the highest in about four months, officials said. One Covid-19 death was also recorded in…
- India
Sonia writes to ED seeking postponement of appearance till complete recovery
New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday wrote to the Enforcement Directorate seeking postponement of her appearance by a few weeks till she recovers completely from Covid and a lung infection.…
- India
COVID-19: 12,249 infections, 2300 active cases in 24 hours
New Delhi: India reported 12,249 new coronavirus infections and 13 deaths, while active cases went up by over 2,300 in a 24-hour span, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday.…
- Middle East
Turkey witnesses surge in foreign arrivals by 300% in May
Ankara: Turkey has received around 3.82 million foreign arrivals in May, surged by 308 per cent year-on-year, the country’s Culture and Tourism Ministry said. During the first five months of 2022, Turkey…
- Middle East
Iraq declares new wave of COVID-19
Baghdad: Iraq’s Health Ministry declared a new wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, with 515 new cases reported in the past 24 hours. “There is a noticeable increase in the positive cases during the…
- India
Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad tests Covid positive
Srinagar: Former chief minister and senior Congress leader, Ghulam Nabi Azad tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday. In a tweet, Azad said, “I have tested Covid positive today and am under home quarantine.”…
- Sports
Ashwin has not travelled to UK after testing positive for COVID-19: BCCI
Bengaluru: Senior off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has not travelled to the United Kingdom along with his India team-mates for the one-off ‘fifth Test’ after testing positive for COVID-19, a BCCI source told PTI.…
- Telangana
Telangana: 246 new COVID-19 cases
Hyderabad: Telangana on Monday recorded 246 new COVID-19 cases, pushing the overall caseload to 7,96,301 so far. Hyderabad reported the highest number of cases with 185. A Health Department bulletin said 155…
- Delhi
Delhi reports drop in Covid cases, but 6 deaths now
New Delhi: Delhi on Monday reported a significant decline in Covid cases in last 24 hours, at 1,060, against 1,530 on the previous day, while there are as many as six new…
- India
Sonia Gandhi discharged from hospital, advised rest at home
New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi was discharged from the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital here on Monday evening and was advised rest at home, the party said. She was admitted to the…
- World
COVID-19 virus likely leaked from Wuhan lab: World Health Organisation
London: Just days after saying that the COVID-19 lab leak theory needs “further investigations”, the World Health Organisation (WHO) chief has privately confided to a senior European politician that the pandemic originated…