Andhra Pradesh

COVID-19 vaccine dry run in Krishna district in AP

9:02 pm December 27, 2020

Amaravati: A dry run of the coronavirus vaccination programme will be held in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh on Monday. Andhra Pradesh is one of the four states chosen by the Centre to carry out end-to-end dry run for COVID-19 vaccination on December 28. The state government picked up Krishna district for the dry run, […]

Two youths from Tirupati drown in river, 5 missing in AP

10:25 pm December 17, 2020

Tirupati (AP): Two youths from here drowned and five others were missing after being swept away in Penna river in neighbouring Kadapa district in Andhra Pradesh on Thursday, police said. The seven, in their teens, entered the river at Siddavatam, 130 km from here, for a bath after attending a function at their friend’s residence […]

18 faint after showing signs of fits, nausea; recover quickly

11:20 pm December 5, 2020

Amaravati: A total of 18 people, including children, suddenly fell unconscious after suffering from symptoms of fits and nausea in Eluru town in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday, but all of them turned normal within a few minutes. The incident in the One-Town area, however, triggered panic among the city residents as talk of a mysterious […]

AP to get one crore doses of virus vaccine in 3-4 months: CM

7:52 pm December 4, 2020

Amaravati : Andhra Pradesh is expected to get one crore doses of the prospective vaccine for coronavirus in the next three to four months, Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy said here on Friday. The state government was fully gearing up for administering the vaccine, he said. Winding up a short discussion in the Legislative Assembly on COVID-19 […]

Health ministry’s telemedicine service eSanjeevani completes 9 lakh consultations

11:44 pm December 2, 2020

New Delhi: The Union health ministry’s national telemedicine initiative eSanjeevani completed nine lakh consultations on Wednesday, with Tamil Nadu recording the highest number of services obtained followed by Uttar Pradesh and Kerala. The top 10 states with the highest consultations through eSanjeevani and eSanjeevaniOPD platforms are Tamil Nadu (2,90,770), Uttar Pradesh (2,44,211), Kerala (60,401), Madhya […]