Coronavirus Live Updates: Hyderabad, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh News Today 16 April 2021

Powerstar Pawan Kalyan tests Covid positive

Breaking: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa has tested positive for Covid-19: Chief Minister's Office.

Siddipet: Elderly couple burnt alive after fire engulfs house

In a tragic incident, an elderly couple burnt alive after a fire gutted their house in Tungallapalli of Koheda Mandal of Siddipet district. The couple were identified as Narsaiah (80) and Lacchamma (70). Read Full Story

Maharashtra Government's 15-day statewide restrictions, which came into effect on April 14th in the light of the COVID19 situation, continues. Visuals from Pune.

Andhra Pradesh: Suspended judge Rama Krishna arrested in Chittoor for remarks on YS Jagan

The suspended Judge Rama Krishna of Chittoor district was arrested on charges of trying to incite hatred among the people against the constitutionally elected Andhra Pradesh government and CM Jagan. With the complaint of Jayaram Chandraiah of Chittoor district Rama Krishna was booked by the Pileru police under section 124A of the IPC. Read Full Story

Corona update: 3,840 fresh positive cases, 9 deaths in Telangana

Around 3,840 fresh coronavirus positive cases and nine deaths have been registered until 8 pm on Thursday taking the total number of cases to 3,41,885 anad fatality count to 1,797. Meanwhile, the total recovery cases went up to 3,09,594 with the recovery of 1,198 persons in a single day. At present, there are 30,494 active cases out of which 20,215 are in home or institutional isolation. Read Full Story

100 new hospitals to have their Oxygen plant under PM-CARES fund: Government

Union Health Ministry has said that 100 new Hospitals in the country will have their Oxygen plant under Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations (PM-CARES) Fund. The decision was taken at a meeting of Empowered Group 2 (EG2) which was held yesterday to review the availability of essential medical equipment and oxygen during the surge of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read Full Story

First batch of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine to be delivered to India this month

Indian Ambassador to Russia, Bala Venkatesh Varma has said that the first batch of Russia's COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V will be delivered to India in April 2021. Venkatesh said that the volume of vaccine production in India will be gradually increasing and may exceed 50 million doses per month. Read Full Story