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Five-fold increase in Covid cases in Telangana triggers alarm of 3rd wave

A five-fold increase in Covid-19 cases in Telangana in the last one week has sent health authorities into a tizzy and sparked fears of a third wave.

Telangana logs 10 Omicron cases, records spike in Covid infections at 1,052

The number of active cases was 4,858,

Covid-19: Telangana High Court suspends physical hearing of cases

However, the judges will have discretion to hear the matters either physically or virtually

Serosurvey launched in Telangana to assess community spread of Covid

The ICMR-National Institute of Nutrition and Government of Telangana on Tuesday launched a state-wide SARS COV-2 serosurvey.

Covid-19 pandemic: Telangana clocks 482 new cases and one death

The number of active cases was 4,048

T'gana BJP chief's arrest is glaring example of murder of democracy: Nadda

"This massive use of force and planned attack and violence against the BJP leaders, workers, teachers and employees is nothing but an act of political vendetta," said Nadda

Telangana Congress chief Revanth Reddy tests positive for Covid-19

Telangana Congress chief Revanth Reddy on Monday informed that he has tested positive for Covid-19.

Telangana imposes fresh Covid curbs, bans rallies, gatherings till Jan 10

In view of the current COVID-19 situation in the country, the Telangana government on Saturday imposed fresh COVID curbs in the state as a precautionary measure against the spread of the virus.Certain measures were put in place to control the spread of COVID-l9 due to the emergence of Omicron Variant of Concern (VoC) in different parts of the country.The orders shall come into force with immediate effect and continue to remain in force till January 10, 2022.Rallies, public meetings, mass gatherings of all types including religious, political and cultural events will be strictly prohibited throughout the state, the order copy read.The government further said that the management of public transport, shops, malls, establishments, offices, etc shall ensure strict compliance of mandatory wearing of face masks, physical distancing, frequent sanitization of premises, provision for hand hygiene and screening at entry points with IR thermometers/thermal scanners.Further, as per the order, ...

Covid-19 pandemic: Telangana logs 311 new cases and two deaths

The number of active cases in the state was 3,650

Covid cases on rise in Telangana; logs 5 Omicron, 280 fresh infections

The number of fresh Covid cases has outnumbered recoveries for the past few days

2021: Telangana witnesses political slugfest between ruling TRS and BJP

Paddy procurement emerged as a contentious issue between the TRS government and the BJP that saw repeated war of words between the two camps marked by some acrimonius exchange

Telangana Governor urges people to take 2nd dose of Covid-19 vaccines

Telangana Governor Tamilisai Sounderrajan has congratulated the state on achieving 100 per cent first dose vaccination and urged people to take the second doses of COVID-19 vaccines.On completion of 100 per cent vaccination of the COVID-19 first doses in Telangana, Governor visited Chintalbasti Urban Primary Health Center (UPHC) in Hyderabad on Wednesday.Addressing media persons yesterday, the Governor said: "Telangana has completed 100 per cent first dose vaccination and 65 per cent second dose vaccination. I appeal to the people to take the second dose of vaccination also. Just a single dose is not enough and the people have to take a second dose too. Now we have entered the era of taking booster dose."Expressing her happiness at the Telangana State achieving 100 per cent first dose vaccination, she congratulated and lauded the efforts of the State government, officials, doctors, ASHA workers, and other para-medical staff for achieving this remarkable feat.Soundararajan also thanked

Dairy giant Amul to set up Rs 500 crore plant in Telangana

The plant will come up in a special food processing zone with an investment of about Rs 300 crore in first phase and Rs 200 crore in second phase.

Telangana achieves 100% coverage in Covid-19 first dose vaccination

Telangana is the first large state across the country to complete 100 per cent first dose vaccination against Covid-19, said state health minister T Harish Rao on Tuesday.

Covid-19 pandemic: Telangana logs 7 new Omicron, 228 fresh cases

The new cases pushed the Covid tally to 681,072

Covid-19 pandemic: Twelve more Omicron cases reported in Telangana

The number of active cases in the state was 3,417

6 Maoists killed in encounter in Chhattisgarh-Telangana border

Six Maoists were allegedly killed in an exchange of fire between police and them at Telangana- Chhattisgarh border area on Monday, police said

Telangana reports 3 new Omicron cases, state tally reaches to 44

Telangana reported three new Omicron cases on Sunday, according to the state health department.With this, the total number of Omicron cases in the state rose to 44 of which 10 patients have recovered completely and were discharged from the state-run TIMS hospital.A total of 248 passengers arrived from "At-risk" countries at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport. Two samples tested positive for COVID-19. Both of the samples were sent for genome sequencing.Two samples of the passengers travelling from countries other than "At risk" countries were tested positive on a random sampling basis for the Omicron variant.One contact was found positive for the Omicron variant.The state reported 109 COVID-19 cases on Sunday. As many as 190 patients recovered from the disease. The state reported 1 new death in the last 24 hours, according to the state health department.The active caseload in the state stands at 3,417.Meanwhile, India has reported more than 400 Omicron cases so far.

Telangana reports 3 new Omicron cases, state tally rises to 41

Telangana reported 3 new cases of the new COVID variant, Omicron in the last 24 hours, according to the state health department.With this, the total number of Omicron cases rose to 41 in the state out of which 10 patients have recovered completely and were discharged from the state-run TIMS hospital.According to the COVID status bulletin by the health department on Saturday, as many as 333 passengers arriving from "At Risk" countries were screened at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport on the day.A total of 8 such passengers were found to be COVID positive. All eight samples have been sent for genome sequencing, of which none of the passengers travelling from the "At risk" countries tested positive.3 samples of the passengers travelling from countries other than "At risk" countries were tested positive on a random sampling basis for the Omicron variant.The results of the 5 samples are awaited.India's tally of Omicron cases has surpassed the 400 mark till now.

Omicron: Telangana HC directs state govt to issue guidelines in 3 day

A total of 38 Omicron cases have been reported in Telangana as on Wednesday