COVID-19
- World
US begins clinical trial evaluating 2nd Covid booster shots in adults
Washington: A Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating various additional Covid-19 booster shots has begun enrolling adult participants in the US, the country’s National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced. The trial, sponsored by the…
- Hyderabad
University of Hyderabad incubated startup launches ‘home’ COVID-19 tests
Hyderabad: City-based startup ReaGene Innovations Pvt Ltd, incubated at the University of Hyderabad (UoH), has developed two diagnostic tests ELISA and FAST FLOW SPOT to detect neutralising activity of samples in response…
- Hyderabad
Airline Flybig launches flights between Hyderabad and Bhopal
Hyderabad: As part of its expansion program, Flybig airline on Wednesday launched its first commercial flight from Bhopal to Hyderabad. FlyBig is a regional airline and it is promoted by Gurugram-based Big Charter…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia to ease restrictions on overseas Umrah pilgrims
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is set to ease restrictions to allow overseas Muslims to come to the country to perform Umrah or lesser pilgrimage, reported the cal media. According to…
- Telangana
Don’t go out between 12-3 pm, avoid heatwave: Telangana DPH
Hyderabad: Telangana Director of Public Health Dr G Srinivasa Rao on Thursday advised people to avoid venturing out into the open between 12 to 3 pm in the afternoon, keeping in mind…
- World
Shanghai to screen 16 million people in 2nd phase of lockdown
Shanghai: Shanghai will launch a Covid-19 nucleic acid testing campaign in areas west of the Huangpu River starting from Friday amid the second phase of the city’s nine-day lockdown, an official announced on…
- Telangana
COVID-19: 40 new cases in Telangana
Hyderabad: Telangana on Wednesday recorded 40 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total caseload to 7,91,253. No fresh fatality occurred due to the infectious disease and the death toll continued to be 4,111.…
- Kashmir
J-K reports 13 fresh COVID-19 cases
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir’s COVID-19 caseload increased to 4,53,690 on Tuesday with 13 fresh infections while the death toll remained unchanged at 4,750, officials said. Of the fresh cases, one was reported…
- Middle East
Israeli PM postpones India visit after contracting COVID-19
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, who contracted COVID-19, has postponed his maiden trip to India planned for next week, his office said on Tuesday. Bennett, 50, was scheduled to visit India…
- Technology
Indian YouTube channels making money from harmful quack videos: Report
London: Several Youtube channels in India are drawing profits from quack health cure videos, for children with behaviour problems and asthma that may adversely affect health if followed, media reports said. According…
- India
India logs 1,270 new Covid cases, 35 deaths in 24 hrs
New Delhi: India reported 1,259 fresh Covid cases and 35 deaths in a span of 24 hours, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Tuesday. With the new deaths,…
- World
China imposes two-phase COVID-19 lockdown in Shanghai
Beijing: Amid the new COVID-19 outbreak in the country, the Chinese city of Shanghai is going into a two-phase lockdown starting on Monday. This comes after Shanghai has seen a surge in…
- World
US: Nearly 30K children contracted COVID in the past week
Los Angeles: Nearly 30,000 child Covid-19 cases have been reported across the US in the past week, according to the latest report published by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the…
- Offbeat
Caller tune on COVID-19 likely to stop soon
New Delhi: Amid the steady decline in COVID-19 cases, the Health Ministry has decided to stop the caller tune on Coronavirus awareness and precautions, said sources. The Covid19 caller tune was started…
- Hyderabad
Flight services resume from Puducherry to Hyderabad and Bengaluru
Puducherry: Flight services from Puducherry to Hyderabad and Bengaluru resumed on Sunday after being suspended for two years following the outbreak of the pandemic Covid-19. Governor of Telangana and Lieutenant Governor of…
