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6.61 pc Kerala's population fully vaccinated against Covid-19: Health Mini
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], June 11 (ANI): A total of 26.2 per cent of Kerala's population has been vaccinated with the first dose of COVID 19 vaccine and 6.61 per cent has been administered the second dose, state health minister Veena George said on Friday.
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'Etela Rajender to take up BJP flag very soon'
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Rangareddy (Telangana) [India], June 11 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party National General Secretary and the Incharge of Telangana unit of the party Tarun Chugh on Friday indicated that former state health minister Etela Rajender would be joining the BJP soon.
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India needs to achieve zero new transmission of HIV to end AIDS: Harsh Var
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): India has ably demonstrated that strong political leadership is most critical to address inequalities and gaps in epidemic response, said Union Health Minister, Dr Harsh Vardhan on Thursday as he emphasised on the need to achieve zero new transmission of HIV
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Punjab Health Minister calls Centre's decision of capping COVID vaccine pr
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], June 8 (ANI): Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu on Wednesday termed the Central government's order of capping prices of COVID vaccines at private hospitals as "hasty and late".
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Haryana's former Health Minister Kamla Verma passes away, CM condoles demi
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], June 8 (ANI): Three-time Haryana Cabinet Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kamla Verma passed away on Tuesday her in Yamunanagin.
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Sukhbir Badal demands dismissal of Punjab Health Minister over COVID-19 va
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Mohali (Punjab) [India], June 8 (ANI): Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal on Monday demanded the immediate dismissal of Health minister Balbir Singh Sidhu for presiding over alleged vaccine and 'Fateh kit' scams.
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20.2 pc of people who received one dose of COVID vaccine globally reside i
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): At least 20.2 per cent of all the people who have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine globally, reside in India, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Monday.
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Union Health Minister chairs 28th GoM, says India's COVID-19 recovery rate
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare (MoH&FW) Dr Harsh Vardhan chaired the 28th meeting of the Group of Ministers (GoM) on Monday and said that India has 14,01,609 active Covid cases. He added that the country's recovery rate is climbing and stood
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Israel to lift indoors face mask wearing obligation
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], June 7 (ANI/Xinhua): The rules to enforce wearing face masks indoors in Israel will be lifted starting June 15, Israel's Health Minister Yuli Edelstein announced on Sunday.
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BJP tears into Punjab govt over 'vaccine scam', demands Balbir Singh Sidhu
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], June 5 (ANI): As opposition has been targeting Punjab government for allegedly diverting its vaccine stocks to private hospitals at a marked-up price, the BJP on Saturday slammed Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh and State Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu fo
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Punjab govt asks private hospitals to return COVID vaccine stock after Cen
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], June 5 (ANI): Amid severe criticism from the Centre and Shiromani Akali Dal for allegedly selling Covid vaccines to private hospitals at higher prices, the Punjab government on Friday instructed the private hospitals to return the remaining available stock. Read More
G7 health ministers to strengthen cooperation against future pandemics
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], June 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The Group of Seven (G7) agreed on Friday to speed up cooperation on vaccine and therapeutic trials to tackle COVID-19 and future pandemics, the UK government has announced after hosting a two-day meeting of the bloc's health ministers at the University of O
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