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Centre writes to Punjab, says contact tracing not done properly, RTPCR dec
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] April 11 (ANI): Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has written to Punjab government after the central team visited the state to monitor Covid-19 surge stating that contact tracing has not been done in many districts and RTPCR testing has also decreased.
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Study reveals COVID-19 transmission rare in schools with masking, distanci
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 20 (ANI): In-school COVID-19 transmission is rare - even among close school contacts of those who test positive for the virus - when schools heed public health precautions such as mandatory masking, social distancing and frequent hand-washing, according to results of a
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Maharashtra in beginning of second wave, need to step up contact tracing:
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 16 (ANI): Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan wrote to Maharashtra Chief Secretary after the central team's visit last week and observed that the state is undergoing the second wave of COVID-19 while urging for focus on containment strategies.
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Centre sends multi-disciplinary team to Lakshadweep after UT reports first
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 20 (ANI): Lakshadweep reported its first case of COVID-19 on January 18, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).
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Study on COVID-19 prevention and face masks
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 16 (ANI): A new research has revealed that COVID-19 transmission can be substantially reduced by reducing infected aerosol and droplet emission in conjunction with hygiene, distancing, and contact tracing, mask-wearing, particularly by infectious individuals.
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Face masks and Covid-19 prevention
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington (US), January 12 (ANI): Researchers reviewing evidence for the effectiveness of mask usage in preventing Covid-19 transmission, have found that in conjunction with hygiene, distancing, and contact tracing, mask-wearing, particularly by infectious individuals, can substantially red
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New Zealand unveils plans to manage COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], December 15 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand COVID-19 response Minister Chris Hipkins on Tuesday outlined extensively all of the government planning in the event of a community case of COVID-19 during the holiday period.
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Coronavirus: Contact tracing, house-to-house surveys to be stepped up in D
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 20 (ANI): In an effort to control the spread of Covid-19 in Delhi, house-to-house surveys and contact-tracing will be stepped in containment zones, said the Delhi government.
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Punjab CM expands contact tracing to 15 people, makes RT-PCR rule
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], November 2 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday ordered the expansion of contact tracing of positive patients to 15 persons and made it mandatory for hospitals and radiology labs conducting CT scans to report such patients to the state a
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Aggressive contact tracing caused spike in COVID-19 cases: Delhi Health Mi
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 1 (ANI): Addressing the issue of the recent spike in the COVID-19 cases in the national capital, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Sunday said that 'aggressive contact tracing' was the primary reason for the sudden increase in numbers.
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Intensify surveillance, contact tracing of COVID patients, advises Delhi L
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 23 (ANI): Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Delhi Anil Baijal on Friday advised concerned authorities to intensify surveillance, detention, contact tracing and quarantine of COVID-positive patients, in a meeting on Friday to review the COVID-19 situation in the national
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The Rockefeller Foundation awards new grants to scale up COVID-19 testing
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [USA], October 19 (ANI/NewsVoir): To support the expansion of COVID-19 testing and contact tracing across India, The Rockefeller Foundation announced two new grants to The Center for Cellular and Molecular Platforms and PATH.
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