Techie tests positive for COVID-19 in Hyderabad

The first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the State was reported from Hyderabad on Monday where a man, who recently returned from Dubai, tested postive for coronavirus. The 24-year-old patient who works for a software company in Bengaluru landed there on February 20 from Dubai, worked there for a day and reached Hyderabad by bus … Read more

Coronavirus Outbreak: Google Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19; Amazon Curbs Travel

A Google employee in Switzerland was tested positive for the new coronavirus (COVID-19) on Saturday, as tech giants like Amazon announced travel restrictions for employees amid growing fears of a pandemic. According to a report in the NPR, the Google employee was in its Zurich office “for a limited time” before showing COVID-19 symptoms. “We … Read more

Person who returned from China tests positive for swine flu

The medical student and the house surgeon, who arrived from China with suspected symptoms of COVID-19 and were kept in the isolation ward of Government Hospital for Chest and Communicable Diseases, have tested negative. But one of them tested positive for swine flu, said K. Rambabu, State Nodal Officer for COVID-19. Dr. Rambabu confirmed that … Read more