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COVID-19: 162 PSA oxygen plants sanctioned by Centre, 33 installed
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] April 18 (ANI): Amid concerns over shortage of medical oxygen as coronavirus wreaks havoc in the country, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday informed that 162 Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) oxygen plants have been sanctioned by the Centre for install
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All possible support being extended to states to fight COVID-19: Harsh Var
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): Amid rising COVID-19 cases across the country, Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Sunday assured that "all possible support is being extended to states to fight COVID-19 by taking steps to - double Remdesivir production and supp
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Centre developing oxygen generation plants in hospitals across country to
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): Taking a serious note of the issue of shortage of medical oxygen in many states across the country amid surging COVID-19 cases, the Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Saturday said that the Centre has taken concrete steps to res
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Harsh Vardhan chairs review meeting on COVID-19, says no shortage of vacci
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases across the country, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan chaired a high-level meeting with the Health Ministers of 11 states and Union territories (UTs) on Saturday and reviewed the availability of ox
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Centre issues regulatory pathways for foreign-produced COVID-19 vaccines
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): In view of the rapid surge in coronavirus cases in India, the Central government approved a significant streamlining and fast-tracking of the regulatory system for COVID-19 vaccines approved for restricted use by US FDA, EMA, UK MHRA, PMDA Japan or which ar
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India administers over 33 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses in last 24 hours
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): India has administered more than 33 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, said the Union Health Ministry on Thursday.
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India administers more than 1.28 cr COVID-19 vaccine doses during Tika Uts
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): A total of 1,28,98,314 COVID-19 vaccine doses were administered to people of the eligible groups across the country during the Tika Utsav, informed Union Health Ministry on Thursday.
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'Tika Utsav': India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage crosses 11.43 crore ma
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has surpassed the 11.43 crore mark on the fourth day of the 'Tika Utsav' or vaccination festival, with more than 31.39 lakh vaccine doses being administered till 8 pm on Wednesday,
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'Tika Utsav': India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage exceeds 11 cr mark
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has surpassed 11 crore-mark on the fourth day of the 'Tika Utsav' or vaccination festival, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) said on Wednesday.
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Odisha govt issues guidelines for COVID-19 preparations to hospitals
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 13 (ANI): In view of the spike in COVID-19 cases in Odisha, the health and family welfare department of the state government on Tuesday had asked all districts administrations to activate all government and private COVID-19 hospitals and medical facilities
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Centre fast tracks emergency approvals for foreign-produced COVID-19 vacci
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): The Central government has fast-tracked emergency approvals for foreign-produced COVID-19 vaccines that have been granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) in other countries to expand the basket of vaccines for domestic use and hasten the pace and coverage
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India administers over 10.85 cr COVID-19 vaccine doses so far
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 10.85 crores, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
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