Puducherry, Jan 18 (BPNS) With the hike in the number of Covid -19 cases, the Puducherry education department has declared closure of physical classes in all schools and colleges of the territory till January 31. It may be noted that Puducherry reported 2093 fresh Covid cases and 3 deaths on Tuesday with the Test Positivity […]

Chennai, Jan 12 (BPNS) After 58 students of Rajah Muthiah Medical College at Annamalai university campus tested Covid -19 positive, the campus has turned into a cluster. According to information available, 22 boys and 33 girls of three hostels of the college were tested positive. The students, according to state health department are admitted to […]

Chennai, Jan 12 (BPNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday virtually inaugurates 11 new medical colleges in Tamil Nadu. The new colleges in Ariyalur, Dindigul, Kallakurichi, Krishnagiri ,Nagapattinam, Namakkal, Ramanathapuram, the Nilgiris, Tiruppur, Tiruvallur, and Virudhunagar. The 11 new medical colleges in the state inaugurated by the Prime Minister will have 1450 MBBS seats annually. […]

New Delhi, Jan 11 India logged 1,68,063?new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,58,75,790?which includes 4,461 cases of the Omicron variant,?according to the?Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday The?active cases rose to 8,21,446,?the highest in 208 days, while the death toll climbed to?4,84,213?with 277 fresh fatalities, the data?updated?at 8 am […]

Chennai, Jan 11 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu government announced on Monday that the general public will not be allowed entry to places of worship in the state from January 14th to 18th in view of the mounting Covid -19 cases. The state will have a complete lockdown on January 16th (Sunday). However essential services will be exempted from the […]

Chennai, Jan 11 (BPNS) With the number of Covid -19 cases increasing in the state, the Medical doctors of Tamil Nadu have requested the state government to put a ban on gatherings including social gatherings. While the state government has already barred the entry of devotees to the worship places of the state between January […]

Chennai, Jan 11 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K.Stalin on Tuesday took the Precautionary vaccine (booster dose) at Kauvery hospital in Chennai. The Chief Minister after taking the shot in a social media post said that he had taken the shot as a frontline worker. He said, “Health care workers, frontline workers, and senior citizens […]

Chennai, Jan 11 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu records 15, 379 fresh Covid cases on Tuesday. There are 62,767 active cases in the state on the day. 20 deaths were reported on Tuesday due to Covid -19. The state capital of Chennai reported 6484 cases on Tuesday.  Tamil Nadu has a Test Positivity Rate (TPR) of 10.3%. […]

Mumbai, Jan 10  Actor and Bharatanatyam dancer Shobana says she has contracted the Omicron variant of coronavirus and is experiencing “joint pains and chills”. The 51-year-old actor, known for her work in Malayalam, Telugu and Tamil films, took to Instagram on Sunday evening to update her followers about her health. Shobana said she tested positive […]

Sydney, Jan 8 (AP)  Australia’s former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday, as case numbers hit new highs across the country and health officials warned that the real number of cases is likely much higher than testing shows. Turnbull, who was prime minister from 2015 to 2018, confirmed on Twitter he […]