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Centre provided technical suggestions for Nipah virus surveillance to Kera
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
According to sources, at this meeting, the central team provided technical suggestions on surveillance, IEC material, testing, and contact tracing.
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Kerala reports another case of Nipah, govt forms 19 committees to monitor
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Health Minister Veena George while addressing a press conference on Wednesday, said, "So far, three samples have tested Nipah positive. We have started contact tracing. Of 706 contacts, 77 are in the high-risk category, 153 health workers are in the low-risk category," Veena George said.
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Africa CDC calls for boosting surveillance, contact tracing against Monkey
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], July 25 (ANI/Xinhua): The Africa Center for Disease Control (Africa CDC) on Monday recommended its members to boost surveillance and contact tracing efforts against Monkeypox disease.
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Contact tracing intensified after Omicron subvariants BA.4, BA.5 detected,
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): After the detection of Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 in India, the government has intensified contact tracing said a health expert on Wednesday.
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COVID-19: Bihar sets up Contact Tracing Cell in Patna
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], January 13 (ANI): The Bihar government has set up a 24*7 Contact Tracing Cell in Patna in order to trace the contacts of COVID-19-infected patients in the state.
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J-K Chief Secy holds meeting on Omicron, instructs district admin to enhan
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], December 22 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary Dr Arun Kumar Mehta instructed the district administrations to enhance testing and contact tracing of patients testing for COVID-19 in view of its new Omicron variant during a public health system review
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Home Secretary reviews steps taken by Kerala, Maharashtra for checking COV
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 26 (ANI): Taking cognizance of COVID-19 cases soaring in Kerala and Maharashtra, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla on Thursday stressed on the need for "adequate intervention" in geographical areas having higher infection through measures such as contact tracing, vac
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No contact tracing bands in IPL, Bubble Integrity Officers to trace close
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 9 (ANI): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to do away with contact tracing devices for the UAE leg of the Indian Premier League, starting on September 19. The Indian board has decided that Bubble Integrity Officers will do the necessary
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Central teams recommend tracing, containment, augmented healthcare facilit
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 4 (ANI): The Central multi-disciplinary teams that recently visited Kerala to review the COVID-19 situation in the state emphasised the need for enhancing testing, contact tracing, enforcing containment measures and establishment of adequate healthcare infrastruc
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India's 1st Bird Flu death: NCDC conducts contact tracing, says none of cl
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 21 (ANI): After the first bird flu death in the country reported from Delhi, the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) issued a report stating that none of the close contacts of the deceased have so far displayed any symptom of the disease.
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J-K LG Manoj Sinha directs officers to expedite COVID vaccination, contact
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): In order to assess the effectiveness of containment measures, Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha on Friday chaired a COVID review meeting with all Deputy Commissioners, Superintendents of Police (SPs) and senior officials of the Jammu and Kashmir administra
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IMA writes to PM, Health Minister over AIIMS order to discontinue contact
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 27 (ANI): Days after AIIMS said that only the symptomatic health care workers will be tested for COVID-19, only those testing positive will be isolated and the quarantine of asymptomatic contacts will be discontinued, the Indian Medical Associaton (IMA) on Tuesday ex
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