Tag: corona virus

Telangana crosses 2 lakh-mark with 1,335 new cases

HYDERABAD: The total number of Covid-19 cases recorded in Telangana crossed the two-lakh mark on Sunday as the State recorded 1,335 new cases. The State had crossed the one-lakh mark on August 21, when it had recorded 1,01,865 cases, and within a span of 44 days from August 22 to October 4, the State added […]

At least 15 COVID-19 vaccine candidates’ clinical trials underway in Africa

JOHANNESBURG: Fifteen clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccines are underway across the African continent, according to a comment published in the journal Nature by Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Five trials are occurring in South Africa and four in Egypt, with a single trial each in Guinea-Bissau, Ghana, Uganda, Kenya, Zambia and Zimbabwe. African […]

Nepal COVID-19 tally nears 90,000; recovery rate climbs to 73 per cent

KATHMANDU: Nepal’s coronavirus tally on Monday jumped close to 90,000 while 65,202 people have so far recovered from the infection. The country’s recovery rate now stands at 73 per cent, the Ministry of Health and Population said. Nepal on Monday reported 2,440 new cases of COVID-19, taking the national tally to 89,263 while the death […]

Coronavirus tally nears two-lakh mark 1,949 new cases, 10 more deaths

HYDERABAD: The Covid-19 tally in Telangana is nearing the two-lakh mark with the State recording 1,949 new cases on Saturday of the 51,623 tests it conducted, taking the total count to 1,99,276. Ten more people died of the disease, which puts the toll at 1,163. The State’s Covid tally had crossed the one-lakh mark on […]

Unemployment rate soars in Europe amid COVID-19 pandemic

FRANKFURT: Unemployment rose for a fifth straight month in Europe in August amid concern that extensive government support programs won’t be able keep many businesses hit by coronavirus restrictions afloat forever. The jobless rate rose to 8.1 per cent in the 19 countries that use the euro currency in August, up from 7.9 per cent […]

Telangana COVID-19 Update Sep 24: 2,176 New Cases, Tally At 1.79 Lakh

HYDERABAD: Telangana on Thursday reported 2,176 new COVID-19 cases, pushing the tally of positive infections to 1,79,246. With eight more fatalities, the death toll rose to 1,070. Out of the 2,176 fresh cases, 308 were recorded in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), followed by Rangareddy (168), Medchal Malkajgiri (151), Nalgonda (136), Karimnagar (120) and […]

CDC changes, then retracts, web posting on how coronavirus spreads through air

NEW YORK: The top U.S. public health agency stirred confusion by posting — and then taking down — an apparent change in its position on how easily the coronavirus can spread from person to person through the air. But officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say their position has not really changed […]

Supreme Court orders investigation into Swarna Palace incident

The fire that broke out in Swarna Palace of Vijayawada resulted in a tragic incident, where 10 Coronavirus patients had lost their lives, and many others had been severely injured. Swarna Palace had been rented by Ramesh Hospitals, for the treatment of Coronavirus. Ever since the incident broke out, Dr. Ramesh of Ramesh hospitals has […]

COVID-19: Not all classrooms can reopen, concedes France Education Minister

PARIS: Not all French classrooms can safely reopen Tuesday, the education minister acknowledged Sunday, amid a persistent rise in coronavirus infections that is threatening the government’s push to get France’s 12.9 million schoolchildren back in class. “It’s being decided by a day-by-day analysis based on the health situation of each territory,” Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer […]

Coronavirus: Andhra Pradesh Rises To No 2 Spot

Covid-19 cases in Andhra Pradesh crossed 4.14 lakh on Saturday as 10,548 more people tested positive while 82 fresh fatalities pushed the death toll to 3,796. With over 10,000 cases for a fourth consecutive day, the state’s tally mounted to 4,14,164. Andhra Pradesh has overtaken Tamil Nadu to become the second-worst affected state in terms […]

WHO says plasma therapy to treat coronavirus still ‘experimental’

GENEVA: The World Health Organization says using plasma from the recovered to treat COVID-19 is still considered an “experimental” therapy and that the preliminary results showing it may work are still “inconclusive.” US President Donald Trump on Sunday approved an emergency authorization of convalescent plasma for COVID-19 patients. WHO’s chief scientist Dr. Soumya Swaminathan said […]

Has India Reached The Peak Of The Pandemic? – Prof K Nageshwar

India’s recovery rate has now reached 75 percent. Earlier, the State Bank of India research estimated that the daily new cases will reach the peak if the recovery rate touches 75 percent. Given this prediction, obviously the question arose on whether India has reached its pandemic peak or not. But, the SBI research is the […]

US nasal vaccine against COVID-19 prevents infection in mice: Study

WASHINGTON: Scientists have developed a vaccine that targets the SARS-CoV-2 virus, can be given in one dose via the nose and is effective in preventing infection in mice susceptible to the novel coronavirus. The investigators next plan to test the vaccine in nonhuman primates and humans to see if it is safe and effective in […]

Singapore could see a surge in COVID-19 cases after foreign workers are tested

SINGAPORE: Singapore could see a surge in the number of coronavirus cases after testing of the majority of the 300,000-odd workers from Bangladesh, India and China living in dormitories is complete this week, a senior member of the COVD-19 task force warned on Thursday. In the upcoming two weeks, Singapore can expect to see volatile […]