Tag: Health Ministry

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COVID-19 Cases Doubling Now At 7.5 Days, 3.4 Before Lockdown: Centre

New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry on Monday said social distancing is the only vaccine in the absence of any vaccine for this viral infection and the duration of doubling rate for coronavirus cases which was 3.4 days before lockdown has become 7.5 days in the past seven days. Odisha and Kerala, meanwhile, have a […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
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India's COVID-19 death toll rises to 775, cases climb to 24,506

New Delhi: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 775 and the number of cases climbed to 24,506 in the country on Saturday, according to the Union Health Ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 18,668 while 5,062 people were cured and discharged, and one patient has migrated, the ministry said. The […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
Coronavirus
India's COVID-19 death toll soars to 872, cases climb to 27892

New Delhi: The total number of novel coronavirus cases in India rose to 27,892, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Monday. In a morning update, the Health Ministry said, of the total cases at least 20,835 are active. A total of 6,184 individuals have been cured and discharged while 872 people lost […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
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ICMR Asks States To Stop Using Antibody Kits From Two Chinese Firms

New Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research on Monday directed states to stop using rapid antibody test kits procured from China-based Guangzhou Wondfo Biotech and Zhuhai Livzon Diagnostics after their results showed wide variations. The statement came several states raised concerns over the performance of tests during the exercise that they undertook. Following the […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
Coronavirus
COVID-19 Death Toll Crosses 1,000 Mark In India With 31,332 Confirmed Cases

New Delhi: The total number of Covid-19 cases in the country climbed to 31,332 on Wednesday morning, the Union Health Ministry said. Of the total cases, 22,629 are active, 7,695 people have recovered, and 1007 people have succumbed to the disease. As many as 73 deaths & 1897 new cases have been reported in India […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
Lockdown
Centre Gives Broad Hints Of Extending COVID-19 Lockdown Beyond May 3 But With 'Considerable Relaxations'

New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday gave clear indications that the ongoing nationwide lockdown will be extended beyond May 3 but with “considerable relaxations” to people and services in “many districts”. The Ministry of Home Affairs, however, said there was a need to maintain a strict lockdown till May 3 so that the gains are […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
Coronavirus
COVID-19 In India: Total Tally Surge Past 40,000 Mark

New Delhi: The total cases of the novel coronavirus in India crossed 40 thousand mark and mounted to 40,263 on Sunday. In an evening update, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said that of the total tally 28,070 are active cases, while 1,306 fatalities have been reported. Earlier in a press statement, the Health […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
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COVID-19 In India: Total Tally Surge Past 46,000 Mark, toll over 1500

New Delhi: The total number of COVID-19 cases in the country climbed to 46,433 on Tuesday morning, the Union Health Ministry said. Of the total cases, 32,138 are active, 12,726 people have recovered, and 1,568 have succumbed to the disease. The total number of cases also includes 111 foreign nationals. India #COVIDー19 tally rises to […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
Coronavirus
COVID-19 Death Toll Rises To 1886 In India, Confirmed Cases Climb To 56342

New Delhi: With a surge of 3,390 new cases and 103 new fatalities, the total tally of novel Coronavirus cases in India stood at 56,342 on Friday, the Union Health Ministry said. Of the total cases, 37,916 are active while 1,886 people have lost their lives. A total of 16,593 though have recovered as India […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
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Centre issues guidelines for quarantine of abroad returnees

New Delhi: As India carries out one of the world’s biggest rescue mission for stranded Indians abroad, Vande Bharat, amid novel coronavirus pandemic, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued additional guidelines for quarantine of returnees from abroad, their contacts and isolation of suspects or confirmed cases in private facilities. In the […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
Lav-Agarwal
We Have To Learn To Live With Coronavirus: Health Ministry

New Delhi: With the number of coronavirus cases in the country climbing to 56,342 on Friday, the Union Health Ministry said that “we have to learn to live with the virus” and that “it is a difficult battle, we need everyone’s cooperation”. Addressing mediapersons, Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary at the Health Ministry, said, “We have […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
Harsh-Vardhan
Testing Capacity For COVID-19 Scaled Up To 95,000 Per Day: Harsh Vardhan

New Delhi: The testing capacity for COVID-19 has been scaled up to around 95,000 tests per day and a total of 15,25,631 tests have been conducted so far across 332 government and 121 private laboratories, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Saturday. The minister, who reviewed the status of COVID-19 in the northeastern states […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
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COVID Kavach: India Develops First Indigenous Kit That Tests 90 Samples Together

New Delhi: This is one ‘Make in India’ project that will not only make you proud but save countless lives too. The National Institute of Virology in Pune has successfully developed the first indigenous anti-SARS-CoV-2A (Covid-19) human IgG ELISA test kit for antibody detection of the deadly virus, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan announced on […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
Coronavirus
India records over 4K COVID cases in a day, total cases touch 67152

New Delhi: India saw the highest spike of 4,213 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours taking the total tally up to 67,152, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday. At least 97 new fatalities were also reported in a day. Of the total cases, 44,029 are active and 2,206 are fatalities so far while at […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
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COVID-19 Death Toll Soars To 2,415 In India With 74281 Confirmed Cases

New Delhi: With 3,525 new cases reported in the last 24 hours, the COVID-19 tally in India reached 74,281, the Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday. Of the total cases, 47480 are active and 2,415 are fatalities so far while at least 24,385 people have recovered from the disease. India #COVID19 Status (May 13, 8 […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
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