Punjab sees 2,427 new COVID-19 cases, 5 more die
Chandigarh, Jan 6 Five more coronavirus-related fatalities were reported in Punjab, while 2,427 fresh cases took the infection tally to 6,11,102 on Thursday, according to a medical bulletin. Punjab has been witnessing a surge in the number of infections for the past several days. The state had recorded 1,811 infections on Wednesday. The positivity rate […]
Students, teachers uncertain after TN announces to shut colleges due to pandemic
Chennai, Jan 6 (BPNS) Students and teachers of colleges across Tamil Nadu are worried after the Government of Tamil Nadu has announced the shutting down of all colleges except Medical colleges considering the rising Covid -19 cases including the Omicron variant. Most of the colleges are yet to complete their first-year syllabus and most of […]
TN gears up for Omicron variant driven third wave of Covid 19
Chennai, Jan 6 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu government has geared up for facing the third wave in the state with the Omicron variant of Covid -19 increasing the number of fresh cases in the state. The state, according to health officials has already readied up 1.16 lakh beds of which more than 20,000 are oxygen […]
Puducherry administration announces new curbs in wake of rising Covid cases
Puducherry, Jan 6 (BPNS) The administration of the Union Territory of Puducherry has issued new curbs in the four regions of the territory following the rising Covid -19 cases and the surge of third wave. The order comes into immediate effect and will be valid up to January 31. A statement issued by the Secretary […]
Arjun Bijlani tests negative for COVID
Mumbai, Jan 4 Actor Arjun Bijlani on Tuesday said he has tested negative for COVID-19, ten days after he contracted the virus. Bijlani had, on December 24, revealed that he had tested positive with mild symptoms and was under home quarantine. The 39-year-old TV star took to Instagram and uploaded a reel, where he was […]
About 5,500 new Covid cases reported in Delhi; weekend curfew not lockdown: Jain
New Delhi, Jan 4 Nearly 5,500 fresh cases of Covid have been reported in Delhi on Tuesday with a positivity rate of about 8.5 per cent, Health Minister Satyendar Jain said while asserting that the weekend curfew imposed in the city should not be treated as a lockdown. Interacting with reporters, he said experts have […]
TN inoculate 3.25 lakh teens on the first day of 15-18 age vaccine drive
Chennai, Jan 4 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu State Public health department said that the state has vaccinated 3,25,288 (Three Lakh Twenty Five Thousand and Two hundred and eighty-eight) teenagers in the age group of 15-18 years on the first day of the vaccine drive for this age group. The state public health department in a […]
Chennai Corporation to increase Covid testing to 30,000 per day
Chennai, Jan 4 (BPNS) The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) is changing the testing numbers for Covid -19 after the number of cases in the city shows a steady increase. Presently the city corporation is undertaking 22,000 tests a day and is now increasing the numbers to 30,000. The GCC commissioner, Gagan Singh Bedi has issued […]
Puducherry health department to inoculate all eligible children in fifteen days
Puducherry, Jan 3 (BPNS) The Public health department of the Union Territory of Puducherry will vaccinate all children in the age group of 15-18 within 15 days of the commencement of the vaccination on January 3rd, Monday. Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Puducherry, N. Rangasamy inaugurated the vaccination drive among children in the […]