China orders release of Covid detainees

The Chinese government on Saturday ordered the release of people detained over a host of coronavirus-related incidents, a day ahead of Beijing's plan to scrap its three-year-old stringently......

K'taka imposes 7-day home quarantine for flyers from high-risk nations

The Karnataka government on Saturday issued revised guidelines against COVID infections among people coming from high-risk countries. The guidelines say that 7 days of home quarantine is mandatory......

'No need to give special attention to COVID-19 anymore'

'All actions for COVID-19 should be the same as for other routine health conditions.''There is no need to report the matter in the media all the time; not on front page please.' IMAGE: 'Wearing a......

As monkeypox cases rise overseas, govt issues do's and don'ts

Amid increasing cases of monkeypox being reported in non-endemic countries, the government on Tuesday issued guidelines directing district surveillance units to consider even one such case as an......

Qatar confirms COVID test requirements for World Cup fans

IMAGE: Fans will have to wear masks on public transport but vaccination is not mandatory for the unprecedented influx of 1.2 million visitors expected for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in......

Mayank Agarwal to join Test squad as cover for Rohit

IMAGE: Mayank Agarwal had missed out on making the 15-man squad for the game. Photograph: Michael Dodge/Getty Images Opener Mayank Agarwal has been called up to join the Indian squad in the......

IPL 2022: COVID-19 strikes Delhi Capitals; Mitchell Marsh hospitalised

IMAGE: Delhi Capitals' all-rounder Mitchell Marsh will be out of action for at least 10 days as a day of intense drama saw him return positive for COVID-19 in a second RT-PCR test. Photograph:......

Ruled out of India series, SL's Hasaranga in isolation

IMAGE: Wanindu Hasaranga was first found to be positive during a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) conducted on February 15 when Sri Lanka were playing in a five-match T20 series in Australia. Photograph:......

COVID-19: Skipper Dhull among five still unavailable for Uganda game

IMAGE: Skipper Yash Dhull, Aaradhya Yadav and Shaik Rasheed, who had tested positive in the Rapid Antigen Test (RAT), have returned positive reports in the RT-PCR test along with Manav Parakh, who......