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Fallacy that vaccination process controlled by state, current phase for vu
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): Criticism came from various quarters over Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan's remark today that "the aim is not to administer the vaccine to those who want it but to those who need it". Responding to a set of three questions sent by ANI seeking clarif
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COVID-19 death numbers in Punjab, Chhattisgarh cause of concern: Health Mi
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): Amid a rise in COVID-19 cases in the country, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Tuesday said that Chhattisgarh was reporting six per cent of total COVID-19 cases in the country and the death numbers being reported from the state and from Punjab due to
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Aim is to administer COVID-19 vaccine to those who need it, not to those w
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): Amid demands of opening COVID-19 vaccination of all age groups, the union health ministry on Tuesday stated that the aim of the vaccination drive is to administer the vaccine to those who need it and not to those who want it.
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COVID-19 pandemic spreading faster in second wave: Govt
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): COVID-19 is spreading at a faster rate than the previous wave in India, the central government on Tuesday amid the rising number of coronavirus infections.
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Maharashtra has seven out of top 10 districts with most active COVID-19 ca
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Tuesday informed that of the top 10 districts having the most active COVID-19 cases in the country, seven are from Maharashtra, one from Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, and Delhi, each.
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On-site registrations for health, frontline workers only at government vac
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): The Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan in a letter on Monday said that on-site registration for health care workers and front line workers will now only be done at government coronavirus vaccination centres and these workers will need to produce origin
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Punjab CM assures Arhityas over DBT issue
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], April 1 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday assured the Arhtiyas of his government's full support in the wake of the Centre's latest directive ruling out any further relaxation to the state on the issue of Direct Bank Transfer (DBT) to farmers
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Need to keep vaccine wastage below 1 pc: Union Health Secretary
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 31 (ANI): Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has urged the states and the union territories (UTs) to maintain vaccine wastage at less than one per cent.
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Test, Track, Treat only way to control COVID-19 surge: Centre to states
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India) Mar 30 (ANI): As the Covid-19 cases in the country continue to rise exponentially, Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has written to the states stating that the implementation of the 'Test, Track and Treat' effectively is the only mechanism to control the spread of the dead
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Increasingly severe COVID-19 situation in some districts, whole country po
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 30 (ANI): India is facing an increasingly severe and intensive COVID-19 situation in some districts and the whole country is potentially at risk and all efforts to contain the virus should be taken, Dr VK Paul, Member (Health) of the NITI Aayog, said on Tuesday Read More
Everyone above 45 years of age will be eligible for COVID vaccination from
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 30 (ANI): The Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Tuesday announced that from April 1 all people above 45 years will be eligible for vaccination.
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10 districts including 8 from Maharashtra have highest active COVID-19 cas
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 30 (ANI): The most number of active Covid-19 cases have been found in 10 districts across India, including eight districts in Maharashtra, the most affected state in the country that has seen the highest surge in the number of infections, the health ministry said
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