Tag: covid19

COVID-19: No treatment for patients at empanelled hospitals outside Andhra

VIJAYAWADA: The state government, during the early stages of a pandemic, had announced that coronavirus treatment was brought under the ambit of the YSR Aarogyasri scheme. However, the same applies only within Andhra Pradesh as Covid treatment under the free health insurance scheme in Chennai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru is not possible where otherwise the scheme […]

Mood of the Nation: Jagan Ranked Third Best CM

India Today-Karvy conducted Mood Of The Nation survey on the topic of the best performing chief minister in India recently. This poll has traditionally been conducted in interviewing methods. However, in this edition of the survey, due to the unprecedented situation arising out of Covid-19 pandemic, all interviews were conducted telephonically using a standard structured […]

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 […]

Telangana: Just Rs 1000 For Corona Treatment

Though a bit late the Telangana government is cracking down on the private hospitals in Hyderabad that are looting people in the name of Covid-19 treatment. The other day, the government revoked the permit of Deccan hospitals that had charged a bomb from a family and yesterday three more hospitals, including Virinchi at Jubilee Hills […]

Egypt churches reopen as new infections wane

CAIRO: Egypt’s churches are reopening their doors to the faithful on Monday for the first time in more than four months due to a coronavirus lockdown. The Coptic Orthodox Church said in a statement that it would receive the faithful in its churches with restrictions that include social distancing and wearing masks. Other churches are […]

Finally CMs of Indian states reporting Covid-19 positive

Covid-19 has no bias and everyone irrespective of the financial status, religion and power gets it. Soon after Corona Virus took charge of India, reports raised in the media that the politicians in various parts of the nations saved enough protective gear for themselves before passing them to the healthcare workers and doctors. Several images […]

Telangana Govt special teams to raid Private Hospitals

Covid-19 cases are raising in Hyderabad region and people who are getting admitted in few private hospitals are facing tough times regarding high fees and the body handling formalities. Few people complained about this to the Telangana Government and the TRS party decided to push in a special force to raid the private hospitals. As […]

Covid can be treated for Rs 10K, says T’gana minister

Amid large-scale complaints of private hospitals fleecing Covid-19 patients, Telangana Health Minister E. Rajender on Sunday said a patient can be treated for Rs 10,000. The minister told reporters that the treatment for coronavirus is not costly. “If we keep aside medicines like Remdesivir, Tosilizumab and Favipiravir, the treatment of Covid-19 is possible within Rs […]

Ex-minister Manikyala Rao dies of Corona

Senior BJP leader and former minister in the Chandrababu cabinet Pydikondala Manikyala Rao died of Coronavirus disease in Vijayawada on Saturday. He is 59. Manikyala Rao is the first politician who succumbed to Covid-19. He had been undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Vijayawada for the last one month. He had been on ventilation […]

Hong Kong postpones elections by a year, citing coronavirus

HONG KONG: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam announced Friday that the government will postpone highly anticipated legislative elections by one year, citing a worsening coronavirus outbreak in the semi-autonomous Chinese city. The Hong Kong government is invoking an emergency ordinance in delaying the elections. Lam said the government has the support of the Chinese government […]

Why is the price of covid-19 drugs soaring high in many states in India?

Envisioning the unavailability and black marketing of antiviral medications, the administration had chosen to supply Remdesivir through the government emergency clinics. In any case, private hospitals are currently confronting a deficiency of the medication because of an immeasurable demand in interest, which has brought about it’s illegal procurement. Drugs like Remdisvir and Tocilizumab vials have […]

After 99 days of success, COVID-19 returns to haunt Vietnam

HANOI: For 99 days, Vietnam seemed to have defeated the coronavirus. There wasn’t a single reported case of community transmission. Not a single death. A handful of cases were caught and isolated at the border, but otherwise people were returning to their normal lives. The country of 96 million people was hailed globally as a […]

Corona in AP : 10,093 Cases, 65 Deaths in Single Day

Andhra Pradesh has reported a record number of Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours. The state today reported 10,093 positive cases and 65 new deaths thus taking the total number of cases to 1,20,390 and the death tally touched 1213. In the past 24 hours, 2784 have been recovered and discharged. While 55,406 Covid […]

UK funds multimillion-pound studies to probe ethnicity link with COVID-19

LONDON: New projects worth around 4.3 million pounds have received the UK government funding to help explain and mitigate the disproportionately adverse COVID-19 impact and higher death rate among the country’s ethnic minorities, including those of Indian origin. The UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and National Institute for Health Research (NHRI) backed projects include over […]