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Hyderabad News
GHMC begins drive to curb spread of COVID and seasonal viruses
Hyderabad: Following the widespread prevalence of coronavirus (COVID-19) and seasonal diseases, the state medical department and Disaster Response Force (DRF) teams are on a drive to eradicate the viruses. To ensure…
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Science
Ordinary conversation quickly spreads virus droplets inside: Study
New York: Researchers have found that ordinary conversation creates a conical ‘jet-like‘ airflow that quickly carries a spray of tiny droplets from a speaker’s mouth across meters of interior space. “People…
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Hyderabad News
Hyderabad to have Telugu states first Plasma Bank
Mohammed Hussain Hyderabad: The only hope to tackle the novel corona virus (COVID-19) until a vaccine is introduced is likely to be Plasma Therapy. Making things easier with that regard…
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Health
Study reveals why Covid-19 virus impacts patients differently
Toronto: Previously scientists have determined that entry of SARS-CoV-2 into cells occurs through a receptor on the cell surface, known as ACE2 but a new study has found that the ACE2…
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India
With spike of 52050 cases, India’s COVID-19 tally reaches 1855746
New Delhi: India witnessed a single-day spike of 52,050 COVID-19 cases as the total cases in the country reached 18,55,746, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on…
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Lifestyle
Myths and Facts associated with transmission of Hepatitis virus
New Delhi: Hepatitis means inflammation of the liver commonly caused by viral infection. In India, over 40 million people are chronically infected with Hepatitis B and 12 million are affected…
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India
110-year-old woman wins battle against COVID-19
Chitradurga: Said to be 110-years-old, a grand old woman Siddamma was discharged on Saturday from a COVID Hospital in Chitradurga after recovering from the novel coronavirus. According to Dr Basavaraj,…
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Andhra Pradesh News
Andhra tops south India tally with record 8,147 COVID cases
Amaravati: For the second consecutive day, Andhra Pradesh reported its highest single-day Covid count, surpassing the remaining south Indian states. On Friday, the state reported an all-time high of 8,147 new…
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India
India’s COVID-19 tally crosses 12-lakh mark
New Delhi: With the highest single-day spike of 45,720 cases, India’s coronavirus count crossed 12 lakh mark on Thursday, while 1,129 new fatalities have been recorded in the country, according…
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Middle East
Abeer Academy organized CME on ‘COVID-19, management guidelines’
Jeddah: An initiative of Abeer Medical Group, Abeer Academy, organized a Continuing Medical Education (CME) conference for healthcare professionals via Videoconferencing on Tuesday. The conference was attended by more than…
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World
Why COVID-19 virus is not killing bats or making them sick
New York: Bats which are carriers of deadly viruses that affect humans like Ebola, rabies, and possibly the SARS-CoV-2 strain of virus that causes coronavirus. However, these viruses have not killed…
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World
Global COVID-19 cases pass 12 mn mark
Washington: The overall number of global COVID-19 cases has surpassed the 12 million mark, while the deaths have increased to more than 548,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of…
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India
COVID cases: India surpasses Russia, becomes third-worst hit country
New Delhi: India surpassed Russia as the third worst-hit country by COVID-19 after its case tally crossed 6.9 lakh on Sunday, according to statistics aggregator Worldometer, with several states recording their…
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Hyderabad News
Telangana continues to witness spike in COVID-19 cases
Hyderabad: Telangana continued to witness a spike in COVID-19 cases with 1,213 people testing positive while eight deaths were reported on Thursday, taking the tally to 18,570 and the toll to…
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Hyderabad News
Telangana reports 945 new coronavirus cases
Hyderabad: Telangana reported 945 new COVID-19 positive cases and seven deaths on Tuesday, pushing the overall tally to 16,339 and the fatalities to 260. 869 cases in GHMC limits Out…
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Hyderabad News
Telangana records 983 new coronavirus cases
Hyderabad: Four deaths and 983 new coronavirus cases were reported in Telangana on Sunday, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases to 14,419, informed the state government. Active cases Out…
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Hyderabad News
Telangana records 1,087 new coronavirus cases
Hyderabad: As many as 1,087 new coronavirus cases were reported in Telangana on Saturday, with the state tally rising to 13,436. “162 people were discharged and six deaths were reported…
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India
COVID cases: India records worst spike
New Delhi: India witnessed highest spike of almost 17,000 fresh Covid cases, with Maharashtra, Delhi and Tamil Nadu contributing more than 62 per cent of it in the past 24 hours…
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Hyderabad News
Coronavirus cases in Telangana surpass 8,000 mark
Hyderabad: Telangana continued to break its daily record of highest number of Covid-19 cases as 872 people tested positive for the dreaded virus on Monday, up from 730 the previous day.…
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World
Crowded events, ill- ventilated areas: Know how you can catch COVID
Washington DC: Crowded events, poorly ventilated areas and places where people are talking loudly- or singing, in one famous case – maximize the risk of contracting Covid-19 disease, according to…
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Kashmir
149 new COVID-19 cases in J-K, tally reaches 5,555
Srinagar: With 149 new COVID-19 cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir, the total cases in the Union Territory rise to 5,555, said the Government of Jammu and Kashmir in a…
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World
With biggest single day spike, COVID cases near 1L in B’desh
Dhaka: Novel coronavirus cases in Bangladesh inched towards the 100,000-mark with over 4,000 more persons testing positive for the infection on Wednesday, the biggest single-day spike since the virus was first…
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India
Coronavirus spreads to Agra’s rural hinterland
Agra: The number of COVID-19 patients rose to 1,035 in Agra with 15 new cases reported till Monday morning. One more person died due to the disease taking the death toll…
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Hyderabad News
Telangana reports steepest daily jump in COVID-19 cases
Hyderabad: In the steepest single-day jump, Telangana reported 253 Covid-19 positive cases on Saturday. Biggest surge The biggest surge has pushed the state’s tally to 4,737. More than 600 cases were…
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Telangana
Telangana: 19 members of family test positive for COVID-19
Hyderabad: As many as 19 members of a family in Telangana’s Zaheerabad town have tested positive for Covid-19, officials said on Saturday. According to the health department officials, all of them…
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India
Piling COVID-19 bodies worry Mumbai health authorities
Mumbai: The large number of Covid-19 victims’ bodies – at least 10 times more than pre-Covid 19 times – is fast turning into a crisis for the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation health…
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India
Hotspot Ahmedabad crosses 15K COVID-19 case mark
Gandhinagar: Gujarat’s financial capital Ahmedabad crossed the 15,000 coronavirus case mark on Wednesday as 343 more positive cases took its total to 15,305, while the state recorded 510 cases to…
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India
Coronavirus found in semen of infected persons
New Delhi: Coronavirus scare has forced people to wear masks, maintain physical distancing and take other precautionary measures. People across the world are following guidelines issued by the World Health…
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India
Coronavirus: India becomes fifth worst-hit country
New Delhi: India’s single day spike in COVID-19 cases inched towards 10,000 on Sunday, a Health Ministry data revealed. At least 287 people died in the last 24 hours due to…
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India
COVID cases: India overtakes Italy, becomes 6th worst-hit country
New Delhi: With 9,887 new positive cases reported in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 count touched 2,36,657 on Saturday surpassing Italy’s latest tally of over 2.34 lakh, taking India…
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