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Karnataka Fights COVID-19 Battle as Active Cases Cross 1,000 Mark

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BENGALURU: 252 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the state. Unfortunately, two individuals have lost their lives to the infection, while 441 people...

Governor Thaawar Chand Gehlot Tests Positive for Covid-19

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BENGALURU: Governor Thaawar Chand Gehlot's special secretary, R. Prabhu Shankar, has confirmed that the Governor has contracted Covid-19. The Governor's health condition remains stable, and medical...

Karnataka logs 201 fresh Covid-19 cases and 1 new death

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BENGALURU: Karnataka on Saturday reported 201 fresh cases of Covid-19 and one new coronavirus-related death in the past 24 hours. This takes the total number...

Karnataka logs 103 fresh Covid-19 cases, one death

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BENGALURU: Karnataka on Wednesday reported 103 fresh Covid-19 cases and one death, taking the total number of active cases in the state to 479. Eighty of...

Karnataka Minister Kharge appeals to disgruntled BJP MLA Yatnal to expose...

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BENGALURU: Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on Wednesday appealed to the disgruntled BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal to make the documents public related to the alleged...

Will expose Rs 40,000 Cr scam during BJP rule if expelled...

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BENGALURU: Disgruntled BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal on Tuesday warned that he would expose the alleged irregularities to the tune of Rs 40,000 crore in...

WHO terms Covid strain JN.1 ‘variant of interest’

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GENEVA: The World Health Organisation has classified COVID-19 strain JN.1 as a separate ''variant of interest'' given its rapidly increasing spread but said that it...

COVID-19 Precautions Amid JN.1 Sub-Variant Alert: Urgent Advisory for Over 60s,...

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BENGALURU: On Tuesday, the Karnataka government issued an advisory urging specific groups of people to take precautions amidst the current COVID-19 situation in the country...

No link between Covid vaccines used in India and heart attack...

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NEW DELHI: There is no association between the Covid-19 vaccines used in India -- Covishield and Covaxin -- and increase in the risk of heart...

WHO designates Covid’s BA.2.86 as ‘variant under monitoring’

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SWITZERLAND: World Health Organization (WHO) designated COVID-19 variant BA.2.86 as a ‘variant under monitoring’ on Friday due to the large number of mutations it carries. World...

COVID-19 still a global health threat, new variant under scanner: WHO...

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GANDHINAGAR: The accord is scheduled to be considered by the World Health Assembly next year, he said.On the occasion, the WHO chief praised India for...

Covid cases in India lowest since February 2020

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BENGALURU: India has recorded 24 new coronavirus infections, the lowest since February 2020, while the count of active cases has dipped to 1,431, according to...

Karnataka HC quashes case against CM Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM D...

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BENGALURU: The High Court of Karnataka on Friday quashed a case against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar in relation to...

WHO declares end to COVID global health emergency

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GENEVA: COVID-19 no longer represents a global health emergency, the World Health Organization said on Friday, a major step towards the end of the pandemic...

5,874 new Covid cases recorded in India

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BENGALURU: India saw a single-day rise of 5,874 new coronavirus cases, while the active case count dropped to 49,015 according to the Union Health Ministry...

Rise in Covid cases: Centre asks states to keep strict vigil,...

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Karnataka: Amid rising cases of Covid, the Centre on Friday asked eight states including Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra to maintain a strict watch...

Amid rising cases, Health Ministry says no increase in rate of...

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NEW DELHI: Amid a gradual rise in daily Covid-19 cases, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday that the XBB.1.16 subvariant of Omicron might be...

76 samples of new Covid variant XBB1.16 found in India: INSACOG...

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NEW DELHI: A total of 76 samples of COVID-19's XBB.1.16 variant have been found which might be behind the recent rise of cases in the...

Amid rise in Covid cases, Centre asks 6 states to take...

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Karnataka has reported an increase in weekly cases from 493 to 604 during the period. The state reported a positivity rate of 2.77 per...

Coronavirus was not natural, it was biological warfare conspiracy: Sri Sri...

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AKOLA: Spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravishankar has said coronavirus was not natural and that the pandemic was a conspiracy by some countries and it was...

Bengaluru sees 31 COVID-19 cases, no death; active tally now 133

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BENGALURU: Bengaluru on Saturday reported 31 COVID-19 cases, which took the tally to 18,77,957 while the death toll stood unchanged at 16,990, a civic official...

Karnataka sees 48 COVID-19 cases, no death; active tally now 232

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BENGALURU: Karnataka on Saturday reported 48 COVID-19 cases, which took the state's tally to 40,73,616 while the death toll stood unchanged at 40,269, a health...

Bengaluru sees 20 COVID-19 cases, no death; active tally now 106

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BENGALURU: Bengaluru on Sunday reported 20 COVID-19 cases, which took the tally to 18,77,816 while the death toll stood unchanged at 16,990, a civic official...

Covid test mandatory for 2pc arriving int’l pax, airlines directed to...

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NEW DELHI: The Union Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) on Thursday said that at least two percent of the arriving passengers on international flights...

Here are India’s Latest Guidelines on International Travel, Arrivals

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A.1. Planning for Traveli. All travellers should preferably be fully vaccinated as per the approved primary schedule of vaccination against COVID-19 in their Country. A.2....

PM Modi chairs meeting to assess COVID-19 situation, cautions against complacency,...

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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting on Thursday to assess the COVID-19 situation in the country, preparedness of health infrastructure and...

Message circulating on XBB variant of COVID-19 fake, says health ministry

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NEW DELHI: Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases worldwide, several fake and misleading information is being circulated on the internet. Reacting to one such piece...

China COVID deaths probably running above 5,000 per day – UK...

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BEIJING (Reuters): More than 5,000 people are probably dying each day from COVID-19 in China, health data firm Airfinity estimated, offering a dramatic contrast to...

Centre advises heightened surveillance, booster dose coverage as Covid cases rise...

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NEW DELHI: Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday said states have been asked to focus on heightened surveillance within the community, undertake requisite control and...

COVID-19: Karnataka CM appeals for public cooperation to implement preventive measures

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BELAGAVI: Amid spurt in COVID-19 cases in some parts of the world and cases of Omicron subvariant BF.7 found in the country, Karnataka Chief Minister...

Will increase tests and send all COVID samples for genome sequencing:...

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BELAGAVI: Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Thursday said the state government will increase testing and send all the samples of fresh COVID-19 cases...

Govt reviews COVID situation; advises people to mask up, get vaccinated;...

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NEW DELHI: In view of a sudden spurt in COVID cases in China and some other countries, the Union health minister on Wednesday reviewed the...

COVID-19: Karnataka will start screening international passengers at Bengaluru airport, says...

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BELAGAVI: The Karnataka government will start screening international passengers at Bengaluru airport in view of a sudden spurt in COVID-19 cases in some parts of...

COVID positivity on rise in Karnataka, Govt urges people to get...

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BENGALURU: Highlighting that the COVID-19 positivity is on the rise, Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar on Thursday said only 17 per cent of people have...

Karnataka reports 1,837 new COVID-19 cases, four deaths

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BENGALURU: Karnataka on Sunday reported 1,837 fresh COVID-19 cases and four fatalities, taking the cumulative infections and deaths to 40,20,087 and 40,118 respectively, the health...

Karnataka CM cancels Delhi visit after testing positive for COVID-19

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BENGALURU: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday said his trip to Delhi stands cancelled after he tested positive for COVID-19, with mild symptoms. "I have...

IISc establishes viral genome sequencing lab in Bengaluru

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BENGALURU: The Indian Institute of Science has established a Viral Genome Sequencing Lab at its Centre for Infectious Disease Research (CIDR) here. The lab will focus...

India’s COVID vaccinations hit 2 bln, new cases at four-month high

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NEW DELHI: The Indian government's COVID-19 vaccinations hit 2 billion on Sunday, with booster doses underway for all adults, as daily infections hit four-month high,...

Booster dose necessary to beat residual effect of COVID-19: Karnataka CM...

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BENGALURU: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday said the booster dose drive was important in the fight against COVID-19 as the residual effect of...

COVID-19 precaution dose: Karnataka govt to conduct workplace, door-to-door vaccinations

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BENGALURU: The Karnataka government has prepared district-wise micro plans for conducting workplace vaccinations along with a door-to-door inoculation drive to implement the 75-day COVID Vaccine...

COVID-19: Karnataka mulling fines for not wearing masks at public places...

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BENGALURU: With COVID-19 cases on the rise, the Karnataka government is mulling over imposing fines for not wearing masks in public places here. "I feel that...

Ex-Karnataka CM H D Kumaraswamy tests positive for COVID-19

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BENGALURU: Former Karnataka chief minister H D Kumaraswamy on Monday said he has tested positive for COVID-19 and is under home isolation. ''Following symptoms of light...

Covid symptomatics in Bengaluru should undergo RAT

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New guidelines say no need to close Covid-affected apartments/educational institutions in Bengaluru BENGALURU: With Covid-19 cases rising in and around Bengaluru city since around a month,...

No need to panic over rising no. of Covid cases, no...

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NEW DELHI: The increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the country over the last few days should not be a cause for panic,...

Covid-19 spike: Karnataka reimposes mask ‘fatwa’

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Karnataka Health Commissioner D Randeep urges all eligible persons to take 3-dose vaccine BENGALURU: The state Health Department has made the wearing of masks mandatory again...

BBMP sanctions Rs 4 lakh for 17-year-old paralysed after Covaxin jab

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2nd adverse event comes to light after TBL story on 14-year-old Bengalurean's post-jab epilepsy attack BENGALURU: Hours after TheBengaluruLive broke the story of a 14-year-old school...

14-year-old Bengaluru school boy had epilepsy attack after Corbevax jab

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TheBengaluruLive unearths story after media was kept in the dark for 60 days after incident BENGALURU: Amid the other gloom-and-doom stories related to the deadly coronavirus,...

Centre writes to 5 states over rise in Covid cases, weekly...

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NEW DELHI: In view of a surge in COVID-19 cases over the past week and in the weekly positivity rate, the Centre on Saturday advised...

Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar tests COVID-19 positive

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BENGALURU: Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar has tested positive for COVID-19. Confirming the news in a tweet on Thursday evening, Sudhakar wrote, "I have tested positive...

COVID 4th wave concerns: Karnataka govt makes masks, social distancing mandatory

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BENGALURU: Amid fresh COVID-19 concerns in different parts of the country and apprehensions of a possible fourth wave of the pandemic, the Karnataka government on...
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