Hyderabad COVID-19 update
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: 2 years on, families of COVID-19 victims still struggling
Hyderabad: Its been three years since the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc. The second wave of the pandemic, which hit the country a year ago, especially witnessed families aggrieved by the loss of…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: DFC, Biological E. finalize deal to expand COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing
Hyderabad: The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and Biological E. Limited today unveiled the expansion of Biological E.’s vaccine manufacturing facility in Hyderabad and formalised a $50 million arrangement to expand…
- Hyderabad
Is Telangana govt risking lives by holding ‘Sunday Funday’, Charminar gatherings?
Hyderabad: The ‘Sunday-Funday’ inspired event at Charminar, titled ‘Ek Shaam charminar ke naam’, could prove to be a super spreader event in the coming days. The event comes at a time when…
- Telangana
190 new COVID-19 cases, two deaths in Telangana
Hyderabad: Telangana on Saturday recorded 190 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 6,67,725, while the toll rose to 3,929 with two more fatalities. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) accounted for…
- Hyderabad
COVID-19 vaccines greatly reduce infection risk for dialysis patients: Study
Hyderabad: A COVID-19 study has shown that infections, hospitalisations, and mortality were all significantly reduced among people who had taken at least one dose of the vaccine. The study also makes a…
- Hyderabad
NephroPlus launches ‘Dialysis on Call’ for kidney patients
Hyderabad: NephroPlus, one of India’s largest dialysis care networks, today launched its ‘Dialysis on Call’ service in the city in a bed to expand its portfolio of service offerings by taking the…
- Opinions
COVID-19: How Hyderabad’s civil society banded together
By Aila Bandagi Hyderabad: All of us remember 2020 as the year that everything fell apart, thanks to lockdowns, curfews, deaths, infections, loss of jobs, a crashing economy and a government unable…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: 15-year-old helps two COVID-19 patients, donates 1 lakh
Hyderabad: During the ongoing second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, many ordinary people turned good samaritans. Some took up community service during the turbulent times, marked by unplanned lockdowns, while others helped by…
- Hyderabad
Rs 10k fee reduction not enough: Hyderabad Public School parents
Hyderabad: The management of Hyderabad Public School (HPS) (Begumpet and Ramanthapur) came out with a circular earlier this week announcing that aside from waiving-off the entire fees for children who lost their…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Joint research suggests anti-diabetic drug may help in treating COVID-19
Hyderabad: A joint research by City-based startup ReaGene Innovations Private Limited and INDRAS Private Limited has suggested that repurposing an anti-diabetic drug may be useful in COVID-19 treatment. Ertugliflozin, the diabetes drug in…
- Hyderabad
Telangana Govt sets up COVID-19 Command Center anticipating 3rd wave
Hyderabad: As part of its preparation for the anticipated third wave of the COVID-19 virus, the Telangana government today inaugurated the new ‘Covid Command Center’, which is set up at the Indian…
- Hyderabad
GHMC launches mobile vaccination vans which can administer 300 doses per day
Hyderabad: With the fear of a looming third wave, the state government has shifted focus to the scale of vaccinations, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) on Wednesday has launch 23 mobile vaccination…
- Hyderabad
COVID-19: Lamakaan all set to reopen from tomorrow, from 12-8 pm
Hyderabad: Lamakaan, the city’s only cultural space, is all set to reopen from tomorrow (June 22), and will be functioning daily from 12 noon to 8 p.m. Due to the ongoing COVID-19…
- Crime in Hyderabad
COVID-19: Nine arrested for black marketing Black Fungus drug
Hyderabad: Nine members belonging to two different gangs were arrested by the city police here today for black marketing COVID-19 linked Black Fungus drugs. The accused were arrested on charges of illegally…
- Crime in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Five arrested for illegally selling Black Fungus drug
Hyderabad: The city police on Sunday arrested five persons for illegally procuring and selling injections used for the treatment of Black Fungus, a fungal infection among COVID-19 patients that arises due to…
