COVID-19: Philippines extends travel ban to India, nine other countries till August 15
MANILA: The Philippines on Friday extended travel restrictions for those coming from India and nine other countries till August 15 to check the spread of Delta COVID-19 variant amid a surge in the number of coronavirus cases in the country. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte approved the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to extend […]
China begins mass testing for Covid cases in Nanjing city after new virus cluster
BEIJING: China has begun mass testing of people in Nanjing in Jiangsu Province after 17 airport workers in the city tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday causing massive flight cancellations and delays. Nine of the workers were diagnosed as confirmed cases and five as asymptomatic carriers, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. The remaining three are […]
Prepare action plan to check spread of Covid-19: Collector
VIJAYAWADA: With the district reporting more number of positive cases of Covid-19 during the second wave, Krishna district Collector A Md Imtiaz has directed the medical and health department officials to come up with a comprehensive action plan to contain the further spread of the virus. Speaking at a review meeting held at his camp […]
Austria, Germany to take Portugal COVID patients
BERLIN: Austria and Germany say they will provide medical assistance to Portugal as the country struggles with a surge in coronavirus cases. Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said Sunday that the Alpine nation will receive intensive care patients from Portugal, without specifying a number. Kurz said in a tweet that “swift, unbureaucratic help” was required to […]
Pandemic far from over, but winter cannot stop arrival of spring: Chinese Prez
NEW DELHI/DAVOS: Calling for greater international cooperation, Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday said the pandemic is far from over despite initial progress made by the world in fighting COVID-19, but asserted that “winter cannot stop the arrival of spring”. In a special address at the World Economic Forum’s online Davos Agenda Summit, Jinping also […]
UK announces record Covid deaths as hospitals “overwhelmed”
UK announces record Covid deaths as hospitals “overwhelmed”
Indian, international students ask China to permit them to return to re-join courses
BEIJING: Thousands of Indian and international students studying in Chinese universities, who are unable to return to the country due to COVID-19 curbs, have appealed to the government to lift the travel ban and permit them to return to resume their studies. In an open letter posted on Facebook, the students said the Chinese government […]
Africa to see first COVID vaccine doses from COVAX in March 2021: WHO
NAIROBI: Africa should see the first COVID-19 vaccine doses in March from the global COVAX effort aimed at helping lower-income countries obtain the shots, the World Health Organisation’s Africa chief said Thursday, as deaths on the continent are rapidly rising. Matshidiso Moeti told reporters that a larger rollout of the millions of doses from COVAX […]
China claims ‘misunderstanding’ on WHO’s rebuke for delaying team to probe COVID-19 origin
BEIJING: An embarrassed China on Wednesday acknowledged that there could be some “misunderstanding” between Beijing and the World Health Organisation over granting timely permission to experts to visit the country to probe the origin of the coronavirus, even as it gave no indication about when it will allow them to come. In a rare instance […]
COVID-19: Pakistan delays reopening of schools, colleges to January 18
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday delayed the planned phased reopening of educational institutions to January 18, as 1,895 new coronavirus cases were reported in the country in the last 24 hours. With the new cases, Pakistan’s COVID-19 caseload stands at 488,529, according to official data. In the last 24 hours, 39 people have died due to […]
ఒకే ఇంట్లో 22 మందికి కరోనా పాజిటివ్ : 22 Members In A Family Test Corona Positive In Suryapet
ఒకే ఇంట్లో 22 మందికి కరోనా పాజిటివ్ : 22 Members In A Family Test Corona Positive In Suryapet
New Year comes to COVID ward, with hope for end to nightmare
ROME: While the world said goodbye — or good riddance — to 2020, a year in which the pandemic brought hardship and pain to billions, some of those who have been fighting the virus on the front lines soldiered on even as the clock passed midnight. At the Casalpalocco Covid 3 Hospital on the outskirts […]
Ram Charan Tests Positive For COVID-19
Ram Charan Tests Positive For COVID-19
ప్రపంచంపై పంజా విసురుతున్న కొత్త వైరస్: Britain Says New Coronavirus Strain Out of Control
ప్రపంచంపై పంజా విసురుతున్న కొత్త వైరస్: Britain Says New Coronavirus Strain Out of Control
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కరోనా మహమ్మారిని నియంత్రించే వ్యాక్సిన్ పంపిణీకి ఏపీలో ఏర్పాట్లు సాగుతున్నాయి. దీనికి సంబంధించి ప్రత్యేక వైద్య బృందాలను ఏర్పాటు చేస్తున్నారు. టీకా వేసిన తర్వాత ఎవరైనా అస్వస్థతకు గురైతే వారికి వెంటనే చికిత్స అందించేందుకు ఈ బృందాలను సిద్ధం చేస్తున్నారు. ప్రతి జిల్లా కేంద్రంలో జనరల్ ఫిజీషియన్లు, కార్డియాలజిస్ట్, న్యూరాలజిస్టు, పల్మనాలజిస్టులతో ఈ బృందం ఉంటుంది. జనవరి మూడో వారం నుంచి టీకా వేసే అవకాశం ఉందని తెలుస్తోంది. ఏపీ మొత్తంగా తొలివిడతలో 5వేల కేంద్రాలను ఏర్పాటు […]
Bhuma Akhila Priya In Trouble For Staging Protest
A case has been registered against former minister Bhuma Akhila Priya. Allagaddda CI Subramaniam said that Akhila Priya along with her supporters blocked the national highway road on Wednesday despite Section-30 being in force, owing to present COVID-19 situation. She staged a protest in support of farmers and demanded a compensation of Rs. 50,000 for […]
Covid-19: Fauci says vaccinate Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Mike Pence
WASHINGTON: Top U.S. infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci says President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris should be vaccinated for COVID-19 as soon as possible. Speaking to ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Tuesday, Fauci said, “For security reasons, I really feel strongly that we should get them vaccinated as soon as we possibly […]
Telangana Transport Minister contacts Coronavirus
In a shocking turn of events, Telangana Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar has tested positive for the novel Coronavirus. He underwent a test on Monday and the reports came positive. The Minister took to Twitter to announce the news coming in contact with the pandemic. He urged everyone who might have come in contact with […]
Singapore approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, first shipment expected by end-December: PM
SINGAPORE: Singapore has approved the COVID-19 vaccine developed by American pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and German firm BioNTech and the first shipment will arrive by the end of this month, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced on Monday. Lee, in a televised address on Singapore’s COVID-19 situation, said the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) approved the Pfizer-BioNTech […]
Former Bihar CM Jitan Ram Manjhi Tests Coronavirus Positive
The Coronavirus pandemic has left many famous personalities across the fields infected with the disease. One more personality from the politics got added to the list of infected. Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) supremo and ex-Chief Minister of Bihar Jitan Ram Manjhi has come in contact with the disease on Monday. He confirmed the news of […]