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DPIIT to ensure supply of essentials during Covid times |
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New Delhi | Saturday, 2022 2:45:08 AM IST |
| In view of the surge in Covid cases across the country, the government has established help desks and control rooms to avoid any possible disruption in commerce and industry. The Department for the Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) help des ... read.. |
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Jaipur Literature Festival rescheduled to March 5-14 |
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New Delhi | Saturday, 2022 2:15:07 AM IST |
| The 15th edition Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF), originally scheduled to take place in January end, has been rescheduled to March 5 to 14 in view of the rising Covid cases in the country. ... read.. |
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352 healthcare workers of Chandigarh PGI Hospital test positive |
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Chandigarh | Friday, 2022 11:15:08 PM IST |
| A total of 352 healthcare workers, including 152 doctors, have tested positive since December 20 in the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) here despite most of them fully vaccinated, an official statement said on Friday. ... read.. |
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LA County reports highest daily Covid spike |
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Los Angeles | Friday, 2022 7:15:07 PM IST |
| Los Angeles County, the most populous US, added 37,215 new Covid-19 cases over the past 24 hours, the highest single-day spike since the onset of the pandemic in early 2020, local public health authorities said. ... read.. |
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Lakshmi Manchu tests Covid positive, asks fans for movie recos |
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Hyderabad | Friday, 2022 6:45:08 PM IST |
| Popular Telugu actress Lakshmi Prasanna Manchu tested positive for Covid-19. Announcing this on social media, the 'Pittakathalu' actress sought recommendations on shows and movies to watch from her friends so that she can kill time during her isolation. ... read.. |
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India reports 1,17,100 new Covid cases in 24 hours, active cases cross 3L |
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New Delhi | Friday, 2022 4:15:08 PM IST |
| India registered a single-day rise of 1,17,100 new Covid cases, a significant rise from the previous day's 90,928 cases, in a span of 24 hours, said the Union Ministry of health and family welfare on Friday. ... read.. |
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Global Covid caseload tops 300 mn |
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Washington | Friday, 2022 3:45:07 PM IST |
| Amid an ongoing resurgence across the world, the global coronavirus caseload has surpassed the grim milestone of 300 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.47 million and vaccinations to over 9.33 billion, according to Johns Hopkins Universi ... read.. |
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New Covid variant detected in France not a threat yet: WHO |
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Geneva | Friday, 2022 3:15:07 PM IST |
| The new Covid-19 variant called B.1.640, which was detected by French researchers and is probably of Cameroonian origin, is not "circulating widely at the moment" and has so far been identified in less than 1 per cent of the samples sequenced in France, t ... read.. |
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Italy's daily Covid cases top 200,000 for 1st time |
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Rome | Friday, 2022 2:45:07 PM IST |
| For the first time since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020, Italy registered over 200,000 daily cases amid an ongoing resurgence fuelled by the highly-transmissible Omicron variant, according to health authorities. ... read.. |
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Brazil registers 1st Omicron death |
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Brasillia | Friday, 2022 1:15:08 PM IST |
| Brazil recorded the first death from the Omicron variant of Covid-19 Thursday in the city of Aparecida de Goiania of Goias state. ... read.. |
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Peru reports first 'flurona' death |
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Lima | Friday, 2022 12:45:08 PM IST |
| Peru's Health Ministry has reported the country's first fatal case of "flurona" (a simultaneous infection of flu and Covid-19), involving an 87-year-old patient with comorbidities who was not vaccinated against the coronavirus. ... read.. |
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Red Fort, Qutub Minar shut amid surge in Covid cases |
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New Delhi | Friday, 2022 7:15:08 AM IST |
| With the spurt in Covid cases in the national capital, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has ordered the closure of 173 historical monuments, including the Humayun's Tomb, Red Fort and Qutub Minar among others, under its Delhi Circle. ... read.. |
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Six states hit worst by Covid major concern for India |
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New Delhi | Friday, 2022 4:45:07 AM IST |
| In the last one week, six states - Maharashtra, West Bengal, Delhi, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka - have reported a massive spike in the active Covid cases along with the daily Covid caseload. These states are reporting over 10,000 activecases and hav ... read.. |
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Omicron not mild, hospitalising and killing people: WHO chief |
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Geneva | Friday, 2022 4:45:07 AM IST |
| While Omicron does appear to be less severe compared to Delta, especially in those vaccinated, it does not mean it should be categorised as 'mild' as just like previous variants, Omicron is hospitalising people and it is killing people, WHO Director-Gener ... read.. |
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Pakistan President tests positive for Covid for second time |
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New Delhi | Friday, 2022 4:15:07 AM IST |
| Pakistan President Arif Alvi said on Thursday that he has tested positive for Covid-19 for a second time, calling on citizens to follow all the precautionary measures and standard operating procedures (SOPs), the Dawn reported. ... read.. |
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Ashok Gehlot tests Covid positive for second time |
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Jaipur | Friday, 2022 3:45:07 AM IST |
| Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot announced on Twitter on Thursday that he has tested positive for Covid-19. The Chief Minister had previously tested positive for Coronavirus during the second wave of the pandemic in April last year. ... read.. |
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Maha notches 36K-plus Covid cases; 20,181 in Mumbai alone |
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Mumbai | Friday, 2022 3:45:07 AM IST |
| Maharashtra continued to shock as Covid-19 cases shot above the 36,000-mark though its Omicron variant dropped below 100, while fatalities again jumped to double-digit figures, health officials said here on Thursday. ... read.. |
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Puducherry announces new curbs as Covid surges |
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Puducherry | Friday, 2022 3:15:07 AM IST |
| The administration of the Union Territory of Puducherry has issued orders imposing new restrictions in the four regions of the territory following surge in Covid-19 cases and the third wave of the pandemic. The order comes into immediate effect and will b ... read.. |
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BBMP orders reservation of beds at pvt hospitals for Covid patients |
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Bengaluru | Friday, 2022 3:15:07 AM IST |
| BBMP Chief Commissioner Gaurav Gupta on Thursday instructed the Private Hospitals and Nursing Homes Association (PHANA), Suvarna Arogya Suraksha Trust (SAST) and the private hospitals to keep the beds reserved (in accordance to the government order) for C ... read.. |
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125 air passengers from Italy test positive in Amritsar |
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Chandigarh | Friday, 2022 1:45:08 AM IST |
| High drama was witnessed on Thursday after 125 of 179 international passengers, who arrived at Sri Guru Ram Das Jee International Airport Rajasansi, near here, from Italy, in an Air India flight tested positive on arrival. ... read.. |
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At 15,097 fresh Covid cases, Delhi sees 41% rise in a day |
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New Delhi | Friday, 2022 1:45:08 AM IST |
| Delhi on Thursday reported 15,097 fresh Covid-19 cases, a significant rise of 41 per cent from the previous day. This is the highest single-day rise after May 8 when the tally was at 17,364. The new cases have pushed the total infection tally to 14,89,463 ... read.. |
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Bengal health infra on verge of collapse due to Covid surge |
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Kolkata | Thursday, 2022 11:45:08 PM IST |
| With a huge number of medical staff including doctors, nurses and support staff of government and private hospitals in West Bengal suffering from Covid-19, the state health department is finding it difficult to cope up with the massive number of patients ... read.. |
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Pandemic fatigue, casual approach making Indians more complacent |
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New Delhi | Thursday, 2022 11:15:08 PM IST |
| Even after facing two devastating Covid waves that resulted in several deaths, Indians are yet to fully comprehend the dangers associated with Omicron. The pandemic fatigue, coupled with theories floating around treating Omicron as a viral fever or common ... read.. |
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Kerala CM to fly to US for medical treatment |
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Thiruvananthapuram | Thursday, 2022 11:15:08 PM IST |
| Time and again especially when the Left rules Kerala, there is always a talk on the excellent health system that the state has, but when it comes to taking treatment, their leaders make a beeline to the West and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is all set ... read.. |
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70% of Covid cases in Telangana may be Omicron |
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Hyderabad | Thursday, 2022 9:45:07 PM IST |
| More than 70 per cent of Covid-19 cases being detected in Telangana may be cases of Omicron as the new variant has already spread in the community, a top health official said on Thursday. ... read.. |
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Maha, TN, Guj, Raj, Delhi likely to see rise in Covid: IIT Mandi |
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Mandi | Thursday, 2022 8:45:08 PM IST |
| Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh are the hotspots for the Covid-19 pandemic in India, according to a study released by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi on Thursday. ... read.. |
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US CDC panel recommends Pfizer boosters for 12-15-yr-olds |
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Washington | Thursday, 2022 8:15:08 PM IST |
| An independent panel of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) has recommended Pfizer/BioNTech's Covid-19 booster shots for children aged 12 to 15 amid an unprecedented surge of infections across the country. ... read.. |
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Multiple studies show Omicron less severe than Delta: Fauci |
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Washington | Thursday, 2022 6:15:08 PM IST |
| Data from several countries on the Omicron severity show that even though the variant is highly transmissible, it causes less disease than the previously Delta strain which was much more lethal, according to the US' top infectious disease expert Anthony F ... read.. |
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Raj govt extends closure of schools till Jan 17 |
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Jaipur | Thursday, 2022 6:15:08 PM IST |
| In view of the surge in Covid-19 cases, the Rajasthan government has extended closure of schools for classes 1-8 coming under the municipal areas of Jaipur and Jodhpur till January 17. ... read.. |
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Public entry at Attari-Wagah border retreat ceremony suspended |
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Amritsar | Thursday, 2022 5:45:07 PM IST |
| The public viewing of the daily flag lowering retreat ceremony at the Attari-Wagah joint check post (JCP) at Attari near Amritsar in Punjab has been suspended indefinitely as a precautionary measure against Coronavirus, officials said on Thursday. ... read.. |
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Two more Bihar Ministers test Covid positive |
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Patna | Thursday, 2022 5:45:07 PM IST |
| Two more state cabinet ministers, Agriculture Minister Amrendra Pratap Singh and Mining Minister Janak Ram, have tested positive for Covid infection, said officials on Thursday. ... read.. |
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After Cong, BJP & SP cancel programmes in UP |
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Lucknow | Thursday, 2022 2:45:07 PM IST |
| After the Congress cancelled its Pink Marathons and rallies in view of the surge in the cases of Covid, the BJP and the Samajwadi Party (SP) have also cancelled their election programmes. ... read.. |
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UP reports 2,038 new Covid cases in a day |
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Lucknow | Thursday, 2022 2:45:07 PM IST |
| In an alarming development, Covid cases in Uttar Pradesh have doubled in the past 24 hours, while the number of active cases under treatment went up by over 300 per cent since January 1. ... read.. |
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Global Covid caseload tops 297 mn |
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Washington | Thursday, 2022 2:15:08 PM IST |
| Amid an ongoing resurgence across the world, the global coronavirus caseload has topped 297 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.46 million and vaccinations to over 9.27 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. ... read.. |
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UK reports more than 190,000 daily Covid cases |
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London | Thursday, 2022 9:45:09 AM IST |
| Britain reported 194,747 coronavirus cases in the latest 24-hour period, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 13,835,334, according to official figures released on Wednesday. ... read.. |
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Russia reports 15,772 daily Covid cases |
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Moscow | Thursday, 2022 8:15:08 AM IST |
| Russia registered 15,772 new Covid-19 cases over the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 10,585,984, the official coronavirus monitoring and response centre said on Wednesday. ... read.. |
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