Omicron
- World
Taiwan reports local cases of Omicron
Taipei: Two Covid infections in Taiwan that had been considered imported have been reclassified as local and determined to be caused by the Omicron variant, media reports said. While as per Central…
- Bollywood
Arjun Bijlani tests negative for COVID
Mumbai: Actor Arjun Bijlani on Tuesday said he has tested negative for COVID-19, ten days after he contracted the virus. Bijlani had, on December 24, revealed that he had tested positive with…
- Business
Sensex extends gains for 3rd day amid global rally
Mumbai: Equity benchmarks defied gravity for the third session on the trot on Tuesday, in tandem with a rally in global markets as investors shrugged off soaring Omicron cases in multiple countries.…
- Business
Rupee falls 29 paise to close at 74.57 against US dollar
Mumbai: The rupee on Tuesday slumped 29 paise to close at 74.57 (provisional) against the US dollar, tracking the strength of the American currency in the overseas market. Forex traders said growing…
- World
US reports 1 mn COVID-19 cases, breaks previous records
Washington: Amid the rapid spread of the new highly-transmissible Omicron variant, the US has reported more than one million Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, breaking previous records for single-day infection…
- Health
How Omicron variant is spreading so fast, sparing lungs
New Delhi: As India braces for the peak of the third Covid wave with Omicron taking over all other existing variants, scientists are scrambling to find how this heavily-mutated virus spreads so…
- Telangana
Telangana declares holidays for educational institutions amidst rise in COVID-19 cases
Hyderabad: Telangana government on Monday declared holidays for schools, colleges and other educational institutions from January 8-16, 2022, as the state witnessed a sharp spike in COVID-19 cases. The decision was taken…
- Health
Omicron: How to prevent infection?
New Delhi: Even as India is seeing a steep rise in Covid cases driven by infections caused by the Omicron variant, there’s an urgent need to scale up preventive measures such as…
- Telangana
Police to produce Bandi Sanjay before Karimnagar district court
Hyderabad: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president and Karimnagar member of Parliament Bandi Sanjay Kumar, who has been charged for breaking COVID-19 norms, assaulting police, and other provisions of the Disaster…
- Photos
In Pics: COVID-19 vaccination drive for teenagers
Ajmer: A health worker administers a COVID-19 vaccine to a teenager in Ajmer, Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. Vaccination for teenagers between 15 and 18 age group in India began on Monday. (PTI…
- World
South Korea reports 2 Omicron-linked deaths
Seoul: Two deaths in connection with the Omicron variant of Covid-19 were reported in South Korea on Monday, according to health officials. These are reportedly the first deaths in the country linked to…
- India
India’s Omicron tally rises to 1700
New Delhi: A total of 1,700 cases of Omicron variant of coronavirus have been detected across 23 states and Union Territories so far, out of which 639 have recovered or migrated, according…
- Telangana
Telangana logs 5 new Omicron cases, tally rises to 84
Hyderabad: Telangana reported five new Omicron cases on Sunday, pushing up the state’s tally to 84. All the new cases were detected among air passengers who came from other than “at risk”…
- Middle East
Kuwait urges citizens to leave UK amid Omicron surge
Kuwait City: The Kuwaiti embassy in London advised citizens on Sunday to leave the United Kingdom due to a rise in Omicron variant infections. “Kuwait’s embassy in the UK recommends that nationals…
- Health
Nausea, loss of appetite may be new symptoms of Omicron
London: While the Omicron variant is considered to be “mild”, the new symptoms include nausea and loss of appetite, according to a Zoe Covid app study. According to the UK’s NHS, the…
