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Need 7 crore doses of vaccine for people between 18-45 years of age in Raj
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 28 (ANI): Ahead of the third phase of COVID-19 vaccination beginning May 1, Rajasthan Health Minister Raghu Sharma on Wednesday said that the state needs at least seven crore doses of vaccines to innoculate people in the state between 18-45 years of age.
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1,100 call centre staff will guide Covid patients in home isolation: K'tak
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 27 (ANI): Karnataka Health and Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Tuesday said that services of 1,100 call centre staff will be utilised to give guidance to the COVID-19 patients who are in home isolation.
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Pak's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa health minister booked for violating COVID-19 SOP
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], April 27 (ANI): Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Minister Taimur Saleem Jhagra was booked on Tuesday for violating COVID-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs) after pictures of him attending a large iftar gathering in Peshawar went viral on social media.
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COVID-19: Visit healthcare facility immediately even with mild symptoms, s
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 27 (ANI): Stressing upon the need for early diagnosis as well as treatment of coronavirus, Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu on Tuesday appealed to people to visit the healthcare facility immediately even with mild symptoms before converting mild
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Maharashtra floats global tenders for oxygen concentrators, PSA plants, Re
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 27 (ANI): To tackle the shortage of medical oxygen and essential drugs like Remdesivir in the state, the Maharashtra government has floated global tenders for oxygen concentrators, Remdesivir vials, and oxygen PSA (pressure swing adsorption) plants.
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IMA writes to PM, Health Minister over AIIMS order to discontinue contact
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 27 (ANI): Days after AIIMS said that only the symptomatic health care workers will be tested for COVID-19, only those testing positive will be isolated and the quarantine of asymptomatic contacts will be discontinued, the Indian Medical Associaton (IMA) on Tuesday ex
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COVID-19: Haryana govt seeks cylinders from factory owners to supply oxyge
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], April 26 (ANI): Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij on Monday informed that the state government has directed all factory owners in the state to deposit cylinders in their possession to the government in view of a shortage of oxygen cylinders in hospitals amid the COVID-19.
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Punjab left with only 1.9 lakh COVID-19 vaccines doses: Minister Balbir Si
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], April 26 (ANI): Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu on Monday said that the state has left with only 1.9 lakh doses of the COVID-19 vaccine due to the lesser supply of the vaccine from the central government.
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Haryana govt placed orders for COVID-19 vaccines, says Anil Vij
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], April 26 (ANI): Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij on Monday said that the state government has placed an order for a total of 66 lakhs of COVID-19 vaccines.
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Attempt being made to spread misinformation on phase III of Covid-19 vacci
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 26 (ANI): Addressing concerns raised by some quarters on the recently announced 'Liberalized and Accelerated Phase III Strategy of Covid-19 Vaccination', Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Sunday took a swipe at "certain political leaders" from the Oppositi
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Goa to add 500-600 beds in govt hospitals amid surge in Covid cases, says
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], April 26 (ANI): In view of the increased demand for medical oxygen amid the surge in COVID-19 cases in Goa, state Health Minister Vishwajit P Rane on Sunday said the government will create an additional capacity of 500-600 beds in some state government hospitals.
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Iran 'ready to offer' technical assistance to India for fight COVID-19 sur
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], April 25 (ANI): Iran Health Minister Saeed Namaki has written to his Indian counterpart Dr Harsh Vardhan, expressing readiness to support India as it battles a second wave of COVID-19.
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