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- Middle East
Qatar to lift more COVID-19 restrictions from Saturday
Doha: After nearly three years of COVID-19 restrictions, Qatar Cabinet announced the lifting of a majority of COVID-19 restrictions, starting Saturday, May 21, the Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported. The announcement came…
- World
Australian medical body calls for return of face masks
Canberra: The Australian Medical Association (AMA) on Wednesday called for a return of face masks to mitigate an impending spike in Covid-19 and influenza cases. Chris Moy, Vice-President of the AMA, warned…
- Hyderabad
Only 45 percent wear face masks in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: In view of the third wave of the coronavirus the Central Government has issued covid guidelines and instructed the people to strictly wear the face mask. Telangana Government too has started…
- Offbeat
Mask mistake: Man slashes wrong woman thinking she was his ex-wife
Thiruvananthapuram: In a case of mistaken identity due to wearing a face mask, a woman got slashed with a knife by a man, who thought she was his former wife. The incident…
- World
Face mask to remain mandatory in London public transport
London: London Mayor Sadiq Khan announced on Wednesday that wearing face mask in the city’s public transport will remain compulsory after July 19, when the UK central government is set to lift…
- Offbeat
Mask kaha hai? Kid in Dharamshala urges tourists to wear masks in viral video
India just got out of the deadly second wave of COVID-19 and while the wounds are still fresh, a lot of people have already started traveling around the country and some have…
- News
Now a face mask that detects Covid-19 like RT-PCR tests
New York: A team of US researchers has developed face masks with biosensors that can be customised to detect pathogens such as the SARS-CoV2, virus causing Covid-19, and toxins and alert the user.…
- World
Smart TVs to face masks, footage shows destruction of unused items in Amazon warehouse
In a shocking reveal, footage from Amazon’s warehouse in Scotland’s Dunfermline showed the mega-corporation destroying returned or unsold items like laptops, jewellery, books, Television sets, headphones, hairdryers on a large scale. Amazon…
- Hyderabad
Rs 31 cr fine collected from mask rule violators in T’gana: DGP
Hyderabad: The DGP Telangana, in a report submitted to the Telangana high court today said that the state police has collected Rs. 31 crore penalty from people found not wearing a face…
- Hyderabad
Former TRS MLA Teegala fined for flouting mask norm
Hyderabad: The Saroornagar police today shocked the ruling TRS party leader and former MLA Teegala Krishna Reddy and imposed a fine of Rs.1000 for not wearing face mask. The police checked the…
- Telangana
Wear face mask, pay half fare, an auto driver’s unique offer
Hyderabad: It is common to come across a sale offer of “buy one and get one free”. But in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, a unique offer by an auto driver…
- Delhi
Unmasked Delhi couple misbehave with cops in viral video; booked
Delhi police on Sunday registered a case against a couple for violating COVID-19 guidelines and misbehaving with the cops. It can be seen in the now viral video, the woman was shouting…
- Health
‘Strong evidence’ COVID-19 predominantly spreads through air: Lancet study
New Delhi: There is consistent, strong evidence to prove that the SARS-CoV-2 virus, behind the COVID-19 pandemic, is predominantly transmitted through the air, according to a new assessment published on Friday in…
- Hyderabad
Rachakonda CP urges public to follow Covid 19 norms
Hyderabad: Rachakonda CP Mahesh Bhagawath today urged the residents of his Commissionerate to be careful about Covid 19 virus and asked them to duly follow all Covid 19 guidelines. He asked them…
- Mumbai
Maharashtra factory busted for using disposed masks instead of cotton in mattresses
Mumbai: The police busted a factory in Jalgaon, on Monday for stuffing disposed masks instead of cotton into mattresses. Officials at Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) the police station in Jalgaon were informed of the…
