Seven persons, whose swab samples were collected on Monday, have tested negative for coronavirus (COVID-19). However, all eyes are on the test results of the 36 people whose swab samples were collected on Tuesday to ascertain if they are infected with coronavirus. The 36 people include those among the 88 who came in close contact … Read more
The Telangana and Karnataka governments on Tuesday reviewed their Coronavirus (COVID-19) preparedness after a Bengaluru-based man who travelled to Secunderabad tested positive for the infection, making him the fourth confirmed case from south India. The Andhra Pradesh government said there was no impact of the deadly virus in the state but the health machinery was … Read more
The Government of Telangana has decided to designate a hospital exclusively to treat COVID-19 patients. Currently, the 24-year-old techie from Hyderabad who has tested positive for the dreaded virus is admitted in an ICU located in Gandhi Hospital in Secunderabad. Sources stressed that there is an urgent need to shift the ICU facility from the … Read more
Microsoft has cancelled its ‘IoT in Action’ conference in Melbourne owing to the new coronavirus outbreak. Several customers and partners withdrew from the event that began its journey in 2017 from San Jose. “After close consultation with our partners and community, we’ve made the difficult decision to cancel the IoT in Action Melbourne event this … Read more
The first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the State was reported from Hyderabad on Monday where a man, who recently returned from Dubai, tested postive for coronavirus. The 24-year-old patient who works for a software company in Bengaluru landed there on February 20 from Dubai, worked there for a day and reached Hyderabad by bus … Read more
A Google employee in Switzerland was tested positive for the new coronavirus (COVID-19) on Saturday, as tech giants like Amazon announced travel restrictions for employees amid growing fears of a pandemic. According to a report in the NPR, the Google employee was in its Zurich office “for a limited time” before showing COVID-19 symptoms. “We … Read more
The Centre is conducting widespread consultations with all stakeholders, including the pharma industry concerned, to deal with the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak in China, which has led to shutdown of industries resulting in a drop in the supply of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs), said Union secretary of chemicals and fertilizers P. Raghavendra Rao on Friday. Talking … Read more
The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) president Sangita Reddy on Friday said the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak in China presents an opportunity for India to push up the domestic manufacturing. Noting that the outbreak and the consequent impact on supply chain has compounded the problem for Indian industry that already is grappling … Read more
The outbreak of coronavirus in China will hit hard the global economy, including India, according to Prof. P. Venkat Rao, Vikrama Simhapuri University. Delivering the valedictory address at a UGC-sponsored national seminar on ‘Global Turbulence: India’s Preparedness’ organised by the Andhra Kesari Tanguturi Prakasam University here on Thursday, he observed that the growing interdependence among … Read more
The scare of COVID-19 and spread of rumours on social media linking chicken to the deadly virus has taken a huge toll on the unsuspecting poultry industry and farmers. Rumour mills Many people across the country, apparently scared of the rumours doing the rounds on social media about the virus that emanated in China and … Read more
There were 187 asymptomatic persons, who had a travel history connected to COVID-19- affected countries, under home quarantine across the State as on Thursday, a medical bulletin released by the State Control Room at the office of the Director of Health and Family Welfare said. Of the 193 persons with the travel history five had … Read more
The COVID-19 might have gripped everyone with anxiety and made people stick to their home country, putting on hold plans, including academic. However, universities in China are trying not to let the situation postpone academics or waste time. Though students from Telangana, who are pursuing MBBS in various universities in China, were asked not to … Read more
Pharma industry leaders on Tuesday said the COVID-19 outbreak and the resulting pressure it has brought on the raw material imports from China should be viewed as an opportunity to scale up domestic production of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). Speaking at a CEO’s Conclave at BioAsia 2020, Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance president and Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories … Read more