COVID-19
- World
More Covid cases reported in China’s Shanghai
Shanghai: China’s economic hub Shanghai has reported 3,590 confirmed locally transmitted Covid cases and 19,923 local asymptomatic carriers, the municipal health commission said on Saturday. Thirteen patients with severe Covid symptoms were…
- India
About 300 positive samples from Delhi sent for genome sequencing: Sources
New Delhi: Amid threat of a new coronavirus variant, nearly 300 samples taken from people who had tested positive for COVID-19 in Delhi recently have been sent for genome sequencing, official sources…
- India
CBSE may restore pre-pandemic format for board exams
New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has bifurcated the board exams (Class 10 and Class 12) into two different phases for the academic session of 2021-22, but the Ministry…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: South Central Railway restores 86 services of MMTS
Hyderabad: The South Central Railway (SCR) on Thursday announced that it has restored the services of 86 MMTS (Multi-Modal Transport System). Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the SCR ran 120 MMTS services.…
- World
COVID cases continue to surge record high in Shanghai amid growing public anger
Beijing: China on Friday reported more than 3,400 positive and 20,700 asymptomatic coronavirus cases, the majority of them in Shanghai as the city of 26 million continued to reel under over fortnight-long…
- Andhra Pradesh
With Covid receding, TTD set to resume Hinduism promotion activities
Tirupati : With Covid-19 infection gradually receding, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) is resuming its Hinduism promotion activities with a slew of programs. The TTD Executive Committee, Hindu Dharma Prachara Parishad on Thursday…
- World
Global Covid caseload reaches 502.8 million
Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 502.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.19 million and vaccinations to over 11.15 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its latest…
- Telangana
Telangana clocks 19 new COVID-19 cases
Hyderabad: Telangana on Thursday detected 19 fresh coronavirus cases, taking the aggregate to 7,91,580. No new fatality due to the viral infection was reported in the last 24 hours and the toll…
- Delhi
Delhi school teacher, student test positive for Covid
New Delhi: A Delhi school teacher and student at a private school tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday, and both have been sent on leave, officials said. As a precautionary measures, all…
- Middle East
COVID-19: UAE to allow unvaccinated citizens to travel abroad
Abu Dhabi: United Arab Emirates (UAE) will allow unvaccinated citizens to travel outside the country, starting from Tuesday, April 19, the Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported. UAE has relaxed more travel-related COVID-19…
- World
US sees Covid-19 rise in northeast as BA.2 subvariant takes hold
US sees Covid-19 rise in northeast as BA.2 subvariant takes hold Covid-19 cases are ticking up again in the northeast of the US as the BA.2 Omicron subvariant took hold of the…
- World
COVID-19 still a global health emergency: WHO
Geneva: As the number of new Covid-19 cases and deaths continues to decline, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said the pandemic remains a public health emergency, advising countries to be prepared…
- World
Economic crisis: India may help Sri Lanka with $2bn more
New Delhi: India may help Sri Lanka with $2 billion more to help the island nation deal with the economic crisis, in line with its neighbourhood first policy. New Delhi has already…
- Business
Ukraine war will slow down post-Covid recovery in South Asia: World Bank
Washington: The World Bank has said in a new report that the war in Ukraine will slow down South Asian countries recovery from economic devastation caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, though the…
- India
Inflation an international issue due to COVID, Ukraine-Russia crisis: Goyal
New Delhi: Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, on Wednesday said that inflation is an international issue and that the world is facing it, listing the COVID-19 pandemic and the…
