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COVID 2nd wave not over, must not relax: Harsh Vardhan
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 29 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday said the second wave of COVID-19 is still not over and our experience of one and a half years tells us we should not let our guards down under any circumstance.
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No shortage of COVID-19 vaccines in Karnataka, says Dr K Sudhakar
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka), June 29 (ANI): Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Tuesday clarified that there is no shortage of COVID-19 vaccines in Karnataka, stating that he was expecting allocation of more vaccines, which were not supplied to the state due to some reasons.
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2 cases of COVID-19 Delta Plus variant in Karnataka till date: Dr K Sudhak
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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 29 (ANI): Karnataka health minister K Sudhakar on Monday said that two cases of the Delta Plus variant of COVID-19 have been detected in the state till date and both are asymptomatic.
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Taiwan to receive more Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses on June 30
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], June 28 (ANI): Taiwan Health Minister Chen Shih-chung on Monday informed that more 410,000 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine will be delivered to Taiwan on June 30 amid growing tensions between the island and China.
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'Historic', says Harsh Vardhan as India overtakes US in total number of va
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New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Monday said it is 'historic' that India has overtaken the United States of America in the total number of COVID-19 vaccines administered so far.
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COVID-19: Tamil Nadu logs 9 cases of Delta Plus variant, one death
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 27 (ANI): As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to prevail across the country, Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian on Saturday informed that the state has reported nine cases of the Delta Plus variant.
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Govt is fully prepared, says Anil Vij after first case of Delta Plus varia
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Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], June 26 (ANI): After the first case of the Delta Plus variant was reported in Faridabad, Haryana Home and Health Minister Anil Vij on Saturday said that the state government is fully prepared for it.
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Haryana Minister Anil Vij takes dig at farmers, says they make new program
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Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], June 26 (ANI): Haryana Home and Health Minister Anil Vij on Saturday took a dig at protesting farmers and said they make a new programme every day to keep their agitation alive.
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Kolkata vaccine fraud: Suvendu Adhikari demands probe by central agencies
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Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 26 (ANI): West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari on Friday wrote to Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan demanding a probe by Central agencies into the alleged COVID-19 vaccination fraud case in Kolkata.
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Maharashtra sees first death from Delta plus variant of COVID-19
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Jalna (Maharashtra) [India], June 25 (ANI): Out of 21 cases of Delta plus variant of COVID-19, one has succumbed to the virus in Maharashtra, informed state health minister Rajesh Tope on Friday.
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No need to panic about Delta Plus variant, says Karnataka Health Minister
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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 25 (ANI): There is no need to panic about the Delta Plus variant of the Covid-19 virus, said Health and Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Friday, adding that genomic sequencing labs will be set up at six places.
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Japanese Health Minister Tamura says govt may declare another state of eme
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Tokyo [Japan], June 25 (ANI): Japanese Health Minister Tamura Norihisa on Friday said the government may declare another state of emergency for Tokyo if there is a further spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
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