COVID-19
- India
Over 87% of India’s adults have got both Covid vax doses
New Delhi: India has administered both doses of Covid vaccines to over 87 per cent of adult population, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced on Tuesday. “With the mantra of ‘Sabka Saath…
- World
Tensions between Shanghai residents & China’s Covid enforcers on the rise
Shanghai: Tensions between Shanghai residents and Chinas Covid enforcers are on the rise again, amid a new push to end infections outside quarantine zones to meet President Xi Jinping’s demand for achieving…
- Middle East
Updated COVID-19 travel guidelines to UAE; here’s all you need to know
Abu Dhabi: With things slowly and gradually returning to normalcy after the COVID-19 pandemic, United Arab Emirates (UAE), like many countries around the world, has also eased COVID-19 travel restrictions. Over the…
- Health
Long Covid in children majorly ‘undiagnosed’: Report
New York: Although children were less affected with Covid-19, among those infected majority are likely to develop long Covid similar to adults. However, their condition often remains undiagnosed, the media reported. It’s…
- Delhi
Delhi reports marginal rise in new Covid cases, no deaths
New Delhi: Delhi on Sunday reported marginal rise in fresh Covid cases in last 24 hours, at 1,422 against 1,407 recorded on previous day, but there was no new Covid-related death as…
- Telangana
Telangana posts 32 new COVID-19 cases
Hyderabad: Telangana on Sunday saw 32 fresh coronavirus cases, taking the aggregate to 7,92,327. However, no fresh fatality due to the infection was reported in the last 24 hours and the toll…
- World
Vax to curb Covid spread should now be top priority: UK scientist
London: While existing Covid-19 vaccines have largely helped prevent deaths, scientists must now train their focus on developing a jab that stops transmission of the virus, according to leading scientist at Oxford.…
- Middle East
Jordanian tourism witnesses sign of recovery for Q1 in 2022
Amman: Jordan’s pandemic-hit tourism industry has shown signs of recovery for the first quarter of 2022 and the Eid-al-Fitr holiday, following massive campaigns to promote the kingdom’s tourism profile and the eased…
- India
Active COVID-19 cases in country rise to 20,635
New Delhi: India logged 3,451 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,31,02,194, while the active cases rose to 20,635, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated…
- Telangana
42 new COVID-19 cases reported in Telangana
Hyderabad: Telangana on Saturday recorded 42 new COVID-19 cases taking the tally to 7,92,295. Hyderabad reported the highest number of cases with 29. A health department bulletin said 49 people recuperated from…
- Delhi
Delhi reports 1,407 fresh Covid cases, 2 deaths
New Delhi: The national capital recorded 1,407 fresh Covid cases in the past 24 hours, marking a decline from the 1,656 new infections reported on Friday, as per the Delhi government’s health…
- Sports
Hangzhou Asian Games postponed amid COVID-19 surge in China
Tashkent: The Hangzhou Asian Games, which were scheduled to take place from September 10 to 25, were on Friday postponed indefinitely amid a recent surge in COVID-19 cases in China, a development…
- World
Omicron not mild as thought, deadly as Delta, Alpha variants: Study
New York: Infection from the Omicron variant of Covid-19 is not mild as generally touted, rather is as deadly as Delta, Alpha and other strains that claimed thousands of lives globally, finds…
- India
Constitute COVID commission, pay Rs 4L compensation: Congress on WHO report
New Delhi: After the WHO released its report on the Covid deaths, Congress on Friday demanded the constitution of a Covid commission and a compensation of Rs 4 lakh each to the…
- India
Rahul Gandhi attacks govt over WHO Covid death numbers
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday attacked the government over a WHO report which claimed that there were 4.7 million Covid deaths in India, saying “science does not lie, Prime…
