COVID-19
- World
Canadian PM tests positive for Covid for second time
Ottawa: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced in a tweet on Monday that he has again tested positive for Covid-19. Trudeau said that he would be following public health guidelines and isolating,…
- World
China using COVID-19 app to restrict residents after rural banks run out of cash
Beijing: Authorities in the Chinese province of Henan are suspected to be restricting some residents’ movements using a COVID-19 app, following rare protests, BBC reported. Multiple people say they are being forced…
- India
‘India needs better network to avoid blood wastage’: Experts
Hyderabad: COVID-19 pandemic exposed blood shortage across many Indian states, and this situation arose despite many good Samaritans repeatedly stepping forward to donate their blood. On the occasion of World Blood Donor…
- Telangana
Harish Rao urges Centre to allow booster dose at govt hospitals
Hyderabad: Minister for Health T Harish Rao has urged the union government to allow administration of booster or precautionary doses to all eligible individuals above 18 years at government hospitals. Union Minister…
- World
‘US reports about 88,000 weekly child Covid-19 cases’
Los Angeles: About 88,000 child Covid-19 cases were reported across the US in the week ending June 9, according to the latest report released by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and…
- Telangana
Telangana logs 126 new COVID-19 cases
Hyderabad: Telangana on Monday recorded 126 new COVID-19 cases, taking the overall caseload in the state to 7,94,584. Hyderabad reported the highest number of cases with 75. A health department bulletin said…
- Telangana
Schools reopen in Telangana after summer break
Hyderabad: Schools reopened in Telangana on Monday after summer vacation as fears of COVID-19 eased in the state. This is for the first time in two years that schools resumed on schedule…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia lifts all COVID-19 precautionary measures
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Monday announced the lifting of precautionary and preventive measures related to combating the COVID-19 pandemic, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The decision by…
- Business
Asian markets fall sharply on likely US Fed action to rein inflation
Hong Kong: Asian stock markets have fallen sharply as soaring prices in America triggered fears the US Federal Reserve will take tougher action to rein in inflation. At the same time, the…
- India
India logs 8,084 new Covid-19 cases, 10 deaths
New Delhi: India on Monday reported 8,084 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, a decline against the 8,582 infections registered the previous day, the Union Health Ministry said. Also in the…
- Kashmir
11 new COVID-19 cases reported in J&K
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 11 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, taking the infection tally to 4,54,348, officials said. Of the new cases, six were reported from Jammu and five from Kashmir,…
- Delhi
Delhi reports 735 new Covid cases, 3 fresh deaths
New Delhi: Delhi on Sunday reported a small dip in fresh Covid cases in last 24 hours, at 735 against 795 on the previous day, while there were three new deaths, as…
- India
Covid surge: Tamil Nadu parents worried as schools to reopen on Monday
Chennai: With fresh Covid-19 cases crossing 200 per day in Tamil Nadu, parents are worried as schools are set to reopen on Monday, June 13. Priya Sethumadhavan, a housewife, said that she…
- India
From security to uncertainty: Post Covid-19, many elderly return to workforce
New Delhi: This, too, is a Covid-19 effect. Pushed out of their comfort zones by a pandemic that took away their financial security, many people in the twilight of their lives or…
- Health
COVID-19 pandemic linked to higher OCD symptoms in college-goers
New York: During COVID-19, college students experienced more obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) symptoms, finds a new study. The study found that college students tested during the peak of the pandemic reported a higher…
