Spin all-rounder Krunal Pandya has finally returned to India after completing his mandatory isolation period in Sri Lanka. Krunal tested positive for coronavirus just before India was scheduled to square off against Sri Lanka in the second T20 International of the three-match series. After the conclusion of the Sri Lanka tour, other Indian players came … Read more
RT PCR tests will cost Rs 300 in Delhi when the samples are collected by government teams. According to the order issued, RT PCR tests will cost Rs 300 in Delhi when the samples are collected by government teams. This is a reduction from previous price of Rs 800. News18.com New Delhi Last Updated:August 04, … Read more
Wuhan, where the virus first emerged in 2019, reported its first local infections in over a year. Beijing, China: China on Wednesday reported its highest daily number of local coronavirus cases in months as mass testing and contact tracing campaigns uncovered a trail of Delta variant infections. Health authorities reported 71 domestic cases on Wednesday, … Read more
Alexa, Amazon’s voice assistant powering its Echo devices, has now been updated with the latest COVID-19 related features for Indian users. Alexa will now be able to help users locate COVID-19 testing and vaccination centres, as well as with information on vaccination availability among other details. Amazon says the information is sourced from authentic sources … Read more
Chinese authorities announced Tuesday mass coronavirus testing in Wuhan as an unusually wide series of COVID-19 outbreaks reached the city where the disease was first detected in late 2019. Wuhan, a provincial capital of 11 million people in central China, is the latest city to undergo city-wide testing. Three cases were confirmed there on Monday, … Read more
A fire broke out in a Tesla Megapack battery unit in Australia on Friday during testing of one of the world’s biggest energy storage projects, run by France’s Neoen SA, fire authorities said. The fire erupted during an initial trial of the high-profile energy project known as the Victorian Big Battery near Melbourne on Friday … Read more
The currently available tests and current knowledge do not tell us about the duration of immunity and protection against reinfection. Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar said the current isolation, quarantine, treatment, and other public health measures remain valid in case of re-infections also. PTI New Delhi Last Updated:July 27, 2021, 18:55 IST … Read more
The Assam government has tightened its screening procedure for people entering the state, with no exemption for even those who have received both doses of COVID-19 vaccine, an official said on Sunday. With about 5 percent of the new COVID-19 positive cases in the state in the last few days being of fully vaccinated people, … Read more
Scaling up preventive measures amid apprehensions of the third Covid wave and the rapidly emerging ‘Delta Plus’ variant cases that have been found in other states of India, the Uttar Pradesh Government on Friday kick-started a 10-day special focused testing drive to limit any further spread in the state. “UP has been maintaining control over … Read more
Image for representation, Credits: Reuters The decision to withdraw the exemption was taken after cases of persons testing positive for COVID-19 even after having taken both doses of the vaccine were detected. PTI Last Updated:July 16, 2021, 14:59 IST FOLLOW US ON: Guwahati: The Assam government has withdrawn its earlier order exempting mandatory COVID-19 testing … Read more