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24/7 PHCs to be set up in Karnataka with World Bank's help: K Sudhakar
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], November 13 (ANI): Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Thursday announced that new and improved 25/7 Primary Healthcare Centres (PHC) will soon be set up in the state with the help of the World Bank.
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Delhi govt launches Jeevan Seva app for safe and timely transportation of
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 12 (ANI): Aiming at safe and timely transportation of the COVID-19 patients to hospitals and healthcare facilities, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain launched Jeevan Seva app on Thursday.
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Delhi govt bans Chhath Puja celebrations at ghats to contain COVID-19 spre
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 12 (ANI): The Delhi government has decided to ban community Chhath Puja celebrations near the ghats to contain the spread of COVID-19, said Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Thursday.
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India's response to COVID pre-emptive, proactive, graded: Dr Harsh Vardhan
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 11 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday said that India's COVID-19 response approach has been pre-emptive, proactive and graded, keeping in mind the large population of the country.
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Sudanese health minister diagnosed with COVID-19, continues to fulfill dut
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Khartoum [Sudan], November 10 (ANI/Sputnik): Sudanese Health Minister Osama Ahmed Abdul Rahim has contracted the coronavirus disease, but continues to carry out his duties despite the infection, the Ministry of Health said on Tuesday, adding that his condition is stable.
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Punjab Health Minister hands appointment letters to 482 medical officers
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], November 10 (ANI): Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu on Tuesday handed over appointment letters to 482 medical officers, including 107 specialist doctors, in a move that the Chief Minister said would help further strengthen the state's health infrastructu
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COVID-19: India performed better than any big developed country: Harsh Var
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 9 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan held a virtual meeting with Health Ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Punjab, Rajasthan, Telangana, and West Bengal to review the COVID-19 situation.
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Zambia in talks with Russia on accessing Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Lusaka [Zambia], November 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Zambia is eager to get Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine as soon as it hits the market, the African nation's ambassador told Sputnik, adding that health ministers of the two countries were already in talks on the matter.
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Assam records 152 new coronavirus infections
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 9 (ANI): With 152 new infections reported, Assam's Covid-19 tally surged to 2,08,789 on Sunday, State Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
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COVID-19: Situation will deteriorate if steps not taken, says doc after mi
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 8 (ANI): Amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the national capital, Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain on Sunday said that the third round of Covid-19 cases in the capital has reached its peak and cases will start declining soon.
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India gifts ventilators to Nepal, health minister thanks for help despite
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], November 8 (ANI): Aiming at spreading "positivity and enhance coordination between the two countries", India on Sunday gifted 28 ICU ventilators to Nepal to battle with the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Assam's COVID-19 tally reaches 2,08,637 with 248 new cases
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Dispur (Assam) [India], November 8 (ANI): Assam reported 248 new COVID-19 cases and 555 discharges on Saturday, taking the total cases in the state to 2,08,637, said State Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
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