Five-year-old child youngest coronavirus victim in Britain
LONDON: Britain on Saturday reported a record 708 daily deaths from COVID-19, including a five-year-old child, who is thought to be the country’s youngest victim. The health ministry said 4,313 people who tested positive for the virus in hospital had died as of 1600 GMT Friday while there were 41,903 confirmed cases as of 0800 […]
Andhra Pradesh’s Health Bulletin Gets Appreciation From All Quarters
In the initial days of Covid-19 positive cases, almost all the health bulletins of all states that witnessed a 10s of cases, have details of patients, including the areas they have stayed. But as cases mushroomed, they have stopped giving patient details, but only releasing the number of cases spiked on each day. This led […]
Donald Trump opposes mail-in voting, says voter ID concept ‘real deal’ for upcoming Presidential polls
WASHINGTON: Expressing confidence that the US general election in November won’t be delayed by the coronavirus pandemic, President Donald Trump has vehemently opposed the idea of mail-in voting and instead, strongly advocated the concept of Voter ID, which he referred to as “the real deal”. Trump’s remarks came at a time of when there is […]
Coronavirus outbreak: Saving lives ‘prerequisite’ to save jobs, economy, say WHO, IMF
GENEVA: The WHO and IMF chiefs insisted Friday that saving lives was a “prerequisite” to saving livelihoods in the coronavirus pandemic — a crisis they called “one of humanity’s darkest hours”. World Health Organization director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and International Monetary Fund managing director Kristalina Georgieva said getting the COVID-19 virus under control first was […]
Pakistan records 2,700 coronavirus cases; Punjab province crosses 1,000-mark
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s coronavirus cases rose to 2,708 on Saturday with the number of patients in the Punjab province, which accounts for more than half of the country’s total population, crossing the 1,000-mark. According to the National Health Services, COVID-19 has so far claimed 40 lives, while 130 patients have recovered. Punjab — the hotspot of […]
COVID-19: New York state records 562 deaths, highest number in single day; total tally at 2,935
NEW YORK: The New York State reported its highest number of 562 COVID-19 deaths in a single day, with a person dying almost every two-and-a-half minutes, as Governor Andrew Cuomo allowed redistribution of ventilators and protective gear to hospitals with greater need. Coronavirus cases in the state, the epicenter of the pandemic in the US, […]
About 50 employees of Australian airline ‘Qantas’ infected with COVID-19
CANBERRA: Some 50 staff members from Australian flag carrier Qantas and its subsidiary airline, Jetstar, have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, a company official said on Saturday. The latest cases include eight pilots and 19 crew members, Xinhua news agency quoted the company’s medical officer Russell Brown as saying. Brown said most of those […]
China lost 95 police officers, 46 medical staff in fight against coronavirus
BEIJING: Ninety-five Chinese police officials and 46 medical workers died in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, Chinese official media reported on Saturday, revealing for the first time the casualties of the frontline officials fighting the battle against the global health crisis. The revelation of the casualties came as China on Saturday held a national […]
Singapore reports sixth death from COVID-19, total cases reach 1,114
SINGAPORE: Singapore on Saturday reported its sixth death from the novel coronavirus as the confirmed cases rose to 1,114, the health ministry said, a day after Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced home-based learning for schoolchildren and closure of most workplaces to curb the spread of the deadly disease. The latest fatality from the virus […]
Medics at Egypt’s top cancer centre test positive for virus
CAIRO: At least 15 medics in Egypt’s main cancer hospital have been quarantined after testing positive for the coronavirus, officials said on Saturday, raising fears the pandemic could prey on health facilities in the Arab world’s most populous country. Egypt has reported around 1,000 confirmed cases and 66 fatalities from the global pandemic. Authorities have […]
Fall in Corona cases in AP, TS by next week?
For the last three days, there has been a steep increase in the number of positive cases for Coronavirus in both the Telugu states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. While Telangana has reported as many as 11 deaths till date, Andhra Pradesh also recorded its first death on Friday. The number of positive cases went […]
16 coronavirus cases in AP, tally jumps to 180
Amaravathi: The COVID-19 positive numbers continue to climb steadily with every passing day in Andhra Pradesh. The state has reported 16 new cases in the 12 hours ending 10 a.m. on Saturday. With this, the state’s tally of COVID-19 cases stood at 180. According to the statement issued by the state nodal officer on Saturday, […]
Jagan follows KCR, no salary cut for cops, docs
Close on the heels of the Telangana government headed by K Chandrasekhar Rao, the YSR Congress party government in Andhra Pradesh led by Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy has also announced a big relief for the employees of three departments from the recent salary cut decision. Following a representation by the employees’ unions, Jagan on […]
Times Square ad has nothing to do with Jagan govt!
The massive publicity advertisement put up on Times Square in New York with YSR Congress party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy appealing to the Telugu people in the US with regard to Coronavirus situation has got heavy trolling from his adversaries in politics and also some NRIs. The digital […]
Corona USA: 1480 dead in 24 hours
The novel Corona virus is killing tens and tens of people in the United States of America. On Friday, a record breaking 1480 people have died of the deadly virus and this is the most by any nation till date. With this the total death toll of US stands at 7406. 2,77,828 have been infected […]
2902 Corona cases, 68 dead in India
The Union Health ministry has confirmed 2902 Corona positive cases in the country. In its daily bulletin, the health ministry mentioned that there are 2650 active cases while 183 people have got cured and discharged from the hospital. There has been a spike of 355 cases in the country in the last 12 hours. 68 […]
Mixed Reactions On PM Modi’s ‘9 Minutes Light Up Vigil’
In the wake of Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling to light up from the balconies for 9 minutes on April 5th at 9 PM, while experts and healthcare professionals sought more announcements from Modi, opposition Congress alleged that Modi is playing to the galleries with whistle worthy lines, but not revealing the needed While the […]
‘Can’t share my bed with anyone else’
Kangana Ranaut is making the utmost use of her free time in Manali, her hometown. Due to lockdown, the actress is spending some quality time with her family, and has been active on social media more than ever. In a recent interview she did on Instagram, the actress revealed some facts about herself, and some […]
2902 Corona cases, 68 dead in India
The Union Health ministry has confirmed 2902 Corona positive cases in the country. In its daily bulletin, the health ministry mentioned that there are 2650 active cases while 183 people have got cured and discharged from the hospital. There has been a spike of 355 cases in the country in the last 12 hours. 68 […]
Balayya Took Social Media Reaction Very Seriously
Till a couple of days back, there is no single response about COVID-19 from Nandamuri Balakrishna, which has actually upset his fans. At a time when the topmost stars of Telugu film industry donated hugely for PM CARES fund, and CM Relief Fund of Telugu states, the senior Nandamuri hero stood pretty silent. As more […]