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New Zealand passes drug-checking law
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], November 23 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand Health Minister Andrew Little said drug-checking services will continue to operate legally at festivals, pop-up clinics, university orientation and other places this summer and beyond thanks to a law passed on Tuesday.
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No reduction in COVID-19 testing in Uttarakhand, says State Health Min aft
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], November 23 (ANI): Reacting to Uttarakhand Chief Secretary's order of discontinuing the practice of testing tourists for COVID-19 at the state's border and railway stations, Health Minister Dhan Singh Rawat on Tuesday said that the chief secretary's order is n
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Mansukh Mandaviya urges states to formulate micro plans for Covid vaccinat
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 22 (ANI): Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya virtually conducted a meeting on Monday to review the status of COVID-19 vaccination in Puducherry, Nagaland, Meghalaya and Manipur.
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Mansukh Mandaviya to review progress of COVID-19 vaccination campaign toda
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 22 (ANI): Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will chair a review meeting on Monday with Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Puducherry to discuss the progress of COVID-19 vaccination in these states.
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TN Health Minister inaugurates country's first 3D eye surgery facility in
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], November 19 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian and the State Health Secretary J Radhakrishnan inaugurated the country's first 3D eye surgery facility at a government hospital in Chennai on Friday.
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Ukrainian police arrest suspects for plotting Food Minister's murder
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kiev [Ukraine], November 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Several Ukrainians and a US national have been arrested on suspicion of giving the order to kill Agrarian Policy and Food Minister Roman Leshchenko, the Ukrainian interior minister said Thursday.
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India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage crosses 115 crore mark
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 18 (ANI): India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed the 115 crore mark, informed Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday evening.
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Chhattisgarh CM to take decision on VAT reduction on fuel prices in upcomi
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Raipur (Chattisgarh) [India], November 18 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Health Minister TS Singh Deo on Thursday said that Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel would take a decision on reduction of value-added tax (VAT) on fuel prices in a cabinet meeting scheduled to be held on November 22.
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Maharashtra govt in talks with Salman Khan to raise awareness on COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 17 (ANI): Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Wednesday said that the state government is in talks with religious leaders and celebrities like Salman Khan to raise awareness on COVID-19 vaccination.
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Brazil to give all adults COVID-19 booster shots
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], November 17 (ANI/Xinhua): All Brazilians aged above 18 will be eligible to get booster shots against COVID-19, Brazilian Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga said Tuesday.
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Sri Lanka approves first oral antiviral pill to treat COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], November 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Sri Lankan government has endorsed the use of Molnupiravir, the first oral antiviral pill to treat patients infected with SARS-CoV-2, the country's health minister said Tuesday.
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Mansukh Mandaviya rides bicycle to Delhi's Pragati Maidan, highlights cycl
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 16 (ANI): With an aim to reduce pollution in the city and inculcate fitness habits among individuals, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya rode a bicycle to inaugurate Health Pavilion at India International Trade Fair (IITF) here on Tuesday.
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