Tag: corona virus

Covid woes return to haunt AP as day count spikes

Thanks to an influx of migrants from other states, and the Koyambedu connection, Andhra Pradesh is yet again seeing an upswing in covid numbers over the past two days. On Friday morning, the state nodal officer reported 102 new cases detected in the past 24 hours ending 10 a.m. Of the 9,023 samples tested during […]

Philippines riding out typhoon after coronavirus slows evacuations

MANILA: More than 150,000 people were riding out a weakening typhoon in emergency shelters in the Philippines on Friday after a mass evacuation that was complicated and slowed by the coronavirus. Typhoon Vongfong has weakened after slamming ashore into Eastern Samar province Thursday and was blowing northwestward toward the populous main northern island of Luzon, […]

Telangana teens drown in local tank

KARIMNAGAR/WARANGAL: In a tragic incident, two teenagers drowned in a local tank at Jangampalli on Thursday. They have been identified as Mutta Omkar, 16, and Anugu Anil, 15. Police said that Anugu and Omkar went the local tank with the former’s father Tirupati to wash their sheep. While Tirupati returned home after the work, the […]

Lockown violation: NHRC case against Telangana minister, officials

KARIMNAGAR: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) registered cases against Karimnagar officials and TRS public representatives for violating the lockdown by participating in a community lunch at a private function hall. In his complaint filed on Wednesday, Advocate Beti Mahender Reddy alleged that the Municipal Corporation of Karimnagar (MCK) hosted a community lunch for sanitation […]

Lockdown: Two constables suspended for enabling illegal liquor transport in Andhra Pradesh

VIJAYAWADA: Two police constables were suspended on Wednesday for allegedly taking bribes for allowing illegal liquor transport and movement of a person through inter-state border during Covid-19 lockdown in Andhra Pradesh, police said. The two, posted at border checkposts, were placed under suspension by District Superintendent of Police M Ravindranath Babu after preliminary inquiries. J […]

New survey to assess COVID-19 situation in Andhra Pradesh’s Krishna

VIJAYAWADA: As part of a Centre’s initiative, Krishna administration is gearing up to conduct random sample testing among high and low risk groups in the wake of Covid-19. The move was initiated in compliance with the recent guidelines issued by the Union Health Ministry to hold a household survey simultaneously in 69 districts across 21 […]

Coronavirus: Telangana records two deaths, 41 cases

HYDERABAD: Telangana, on Wednesday, recorded 41 new COVID-19 cases and two deaths. While 31 of the new patients are from Hyderabad (GHMC limits), 10 of them are migrants. In fact, the number of migrant cases have seen a sharp spike in the last one week. This takes the total number of COVID-19 cases in the […]

T’gana stares at 3rd wave of infections from migrants

Initially it was foreign returnees, then came the second wave with the return of attendees of the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Delhi and now with the arrival of thousands of migrants, Telangana stares at a third wave of Covid-19 infections. With at least 35 migrants testing positive for Covid-19 during the last five days, the […]

Ramaphosa calls on people to be prepared to live with coronavirus

JOHANNESBURG: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has cautioned the people to be prepared to live with the deadly coronavirus for a year or more and asked them to adapt to social distancing measures and wear face masks even after the lockdown is eased, minimising opportunities for the spread of the virus in the country. South […]

Indian-origin engineer in US charged with USD 10 million COVID-relief fraud

NEW YORK: An Indian-origin engineer in the US has been charged with fraudulently seeking more than USD 10 million in loans under a coronavirus relief programme set up to help small businesses. Shashank Rai, 30, allegedly sought millions of dollars in forgivable loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, […]

Modi Announces 20 Lakh Crores Package & Lockdown 4.0

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today addressed the nation regarding the pandemic, number of cases and tried to boost the morale. In a major announcement, the PM announced ‘Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan’ (Mission Self-Reliant India) a mammoth special economic package with Rs 20 Lakh Crore to the people of the country. PM Modi announced the […]

33 new COVID19 cases take AP tally to 2051, death toll increases to 46

VIJAYAWADA: The number of COVID-19 cases linked to the Koyembedu Market in Chennai continues to be on a rise in the state. Out of 33 new cases reported in the last 24 hours by Tuesday morning, 20 of them were of those who visited the Koyembedu market. According to the media bulletin issued by the […]

Green signal to domestic flights from May 18th

India is easing the restrictions slowly on all the sectors. After the Indian Railways restarting its operations, Central Government gave green signal for domestic flights from May 18th. A special committee appointed to check all the scenarios gave a nod for the flights operations. Airports in Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bangalore will be restarting their […]

KTR face huge criticism for his negligence

There is no need to threaten someone with knives or deadly weapons these days. Just a cough or sneeze is enough to scare them out. These are Corona’s days and everyone need to be careful as well as responsible. Most importantly, leaders and especially people’s representatives need to be inspirational to the common people. This […]

China fears coronavirus second wave as double-digit increase reported for second day

BEIJING: China reported no new domestic coronavirus infections on Tuesday, after two consecutive days of double-digit increases fuelled fears of a second wave of infections. China has largely brought the virus under control, but it remains on edge, fearful that a second wave could undermine its efforts to get the economy back up and running. […]

PM Modi to address the nation tonight at 8PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be once again addressing the nation and this is scheduled tonight at 8 PM. This update came a day after Modi held a video conference with Chief Ministers of all the states. The third phase of lockdown imposed by the Centre will end in another five days i.e, on May […]

I Had Alternative Plans: Rakul Preet Singh

Coronavirus has affected all aspects of our lives and the constant news about the pandemic can feel never-ending. Not only is it impacting our physical health but it is taking its toll on some people’s mental health too. With the intent of motivating people who are depressed, Manchu Lakshmi is conducting interviews with film industry […]