Third Wave
- Bangalore
Hospital staff hit hard by third wave in Bengaluru, services hit
Bengaluru: Covid’s third wave has hit the doctors and medical staff hard hard, paralysing medical services, especially in designated and specialised hospitals of Bengaluru where patients with comorbidities come from across the…
- India
India’s third Covid wave likely to peak on Jan 23: IIT Kanpur scientist
New DelhI: The third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in India may peak on January 23 with daily cases likely to remain below the four lakh mark, according to a scientist at…
- Andhra Pradesh
RT-PCR rate slashed to Rs 350 in Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad: The Government of Andhra Pradesh led by chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has taken a decision to slash the price of the Covid-19 RT-PCR test in the state. The price…
- Telangana
Telangana: Director of Public Health tests Covid positive
Hyderabad: The state Director of Public Health and Family Welfare G Srinivasa Rao on Tuesday has tested positive for Covid-19. He is currently under isolation in a hospital and is put under…
- India
140 Engineering students test positive for Corona in Karnataka
Mandya, (Karnataka): As many as 140 engineering students have tested positive for Covid-19 in Mandya district of Karnataka on Tuesday causing panic among the people. Following the development, PES Engineering College of…
- Telangana
Telangana records 2,047 new cases of COVID-19, three deaths
Hyderabad: Telangana on Sunday recorded 2,047 new COVID-19 cases and took the tally to 7,09,209. The death toll rose to 4,057 with three more fatalities. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) accounted…
- India
Republic Day parade: Foreign dignitary as chief guest unlikely
New Delhi: Approximately 24,000 people will be permitted to attend the Republic Day parade on January 26 this year given the COVID-19 situation in the national capital, sources in the defence establishment…
- India
Blind faith among Gangasagar pilgrims sees Covid safety norms given a go-by
Kolkata: Blind faith of the thousands of pilgrims thronging the city’s Babu-Ghat (Steps leading to the river Ganges named after its builder Baboo Raj Chandra ) en-route to Sagar Island for the…
- India
Delhi likely to report below 25,000 cases, 75% unvaccinated deaths: Jain
New Delhi: Delhi may witness below 25,000 cases on Friday, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said. “On Thursday, the national capital had recorded 28,867 new Covid cases, the highest ever single-day rise…
- India
PM Modi interacts with chief ministers on COVID-19 situation
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is holding an interaction with the chief ministers of all states on the COVID-19 situation. Manipur Chief Minister Zoramthanga said in a tweet that he was…
- Hyderabad
120 Covid cases reported in IIT Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH) has witnessed a spurt in Covid-19 cases with as many as 120 students and staff testing positive during the last one week. An official…
- India
Over 300 more Parliament staffers test positive for Covid-19
New Delhi: More than 300 Parliament staffers tested positive for Covid-19 between January 9 and 12, according to sources. Earlier till January 9, more than 400 of them had tested positive during…
- India
Capt Amarinder Singh tests positive for COVID-19, isolates self
Chandigarh: Former Punjab Chief Minister and Punjab Lok Congress President Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday tested positive for COVID-19 and has self-isolated himself. Singh requested all those who came in contact with…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Hospitals witness surge in Covid cases among children
Hyderabad: As the country began inoculating children from the age group of 15 to 18 years from January 3 against COVID-19, there is still a whole younger lot who is left vulnerable…
- India
Defence minister Rajnath Singh tests positive for COVID-19
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said that he has tested positive for COVID-19 and is currently under home quarantine with “mild symptoms.” “I have tested positive for Corona today…
