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Holding an extensive review on the preparedness for Navaratnalu-Pedalandariki Illu, Jagan Mohan Reddy tells officials that steel and other materials be provided to those intending to construct houses on their own. State would request centre for more funds for the scheme. Officials tell CM the houses would be built by June 2022. (Photo: Twitter @AndhraPradeshCM)

Free Covid-19 care in all Aarogyasri hospitals: Jagan

Orders allotment of 50% beds in empanelled hospitals for Covid patients

7 May 2021 12:19 AM IST

A medical worker inoculates a policeman with a Covishield Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination camp, in Chennai. (AFP)

Getting a second dose of same vax a daunting task in Kurnool

Administration runs out of Covaxin; Only Covishield available

7 May 2021 12:17 AM IST

22 prisoners lodged at the Central Jail in Rajamahendravaram of East Godavari district have tested Covid-19 positive. (Photo: AFP)

No N440K strain of coronavirus in Andhra Pradesh: Top official

B.1.167 and B.1 strains were found to be prevalent from coronavirus positive samples collected in April

7 May 2021 12:16 AM IST

CM Jagan Mohan Reddy virtually inaugurated an APSRTC bus depot at Punganur and RTC Area Hospital at Kadapa from his camp office here on Thursday. (Photo: DC/Narayana Rao)

Jagan opens RTC area hospital, bus depot

Jagan said that he was happy to inaugurate both the RTC facilities, which would benefit the public and also RTC...

7 May 2021 12:00 AM IST

Private hospitals say they are facing a severe shortage of oxygen and are helpless. But, officials maintain there is no scarcity of oxygen and they are meeting the needs of hospitals as soon as the latter make indents. (Representational Photo: AFP)

Officials deny shortage of O2 in East Godavari

Patients gasp for oxygen in pvt hospitals, kin relate plight in social media

7 May 2021 12:00 AM IST

While a person getting the test done is expected to be informed of the result, the instructions appear to be directed to prevent media personnel, or others, including workers of political parties, NGOs and the like at the ground level from assessing the true Covid-19 situation. DC Image

Covid staff asked to keep test results under wraps in Telangana

On Wednesday, the state government had claimed that the Covid-19 situation was under control and the cases were showing...

6 May 2021 11:56 PM IST

As many as 24 patients including 23 suffering from COVID-19 died in Chamarajanagar due to alleged oxygen shortage in the district hospital, officials said. (Representational Image/PTI)

Panicked patients seen overstaying at hospitals in Nellore

District Collector K.V.N. Chakradhar Babu has also set up audit teams to monitor and rationalise use of life-saving...

6 May 2021 11:56 PM IST

Health workers conducting the covid test at Tummalapalli Kalakshetram in Vijayawada on Thursday. (DC Image)

Andhra Pradesh records 21,954 new COVID-19 cases,72 deaths on Thursday

After a total of 1.70 crore tests, the overall infection positivity rate in AP climbed to 7.15%, slightly more than the...

6 May 2021 7:51 PM IST

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan. (PTI)

Kerala announces complete lockdown from May 8

Kerala had reported the highest ever single day spurt in positive cases on Wednesday adding 41,953 infections

6 May 2021 1:28 PM IST

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar

Two members of Indian delegation in London test +ve for Corona ahead...

Sources said that the health condition of EAM Jaishankar as well as other members of the Indian delegation was normal

6 May 2021 8:20 AM IST

Telangana High Court. (DC Photo)

Take solid steps to check Covid: High Court to Telangana government

The court firmly directed the government to conduct 1 lakh Covid tests a day, as long as the situation prevailed, and...

6 May 2021 8:09 AM IST

State chief secretary Somesh Kumar said the positivity rate in Telangana was 0.43 per cent and that less than 200 Covid positive cases were being reported daily. DC Image

Covid cases down in Telangana, says Somesh

The Chief Secretary underscores the efforts by the government to put the pandemic in control

6 May 2021 7:35 AM IST