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Goa Health Minister holds web conference with members of ChildLine Committ
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], May 6 (ANI): Goa Health Minister Vishwajit P Rane on Wednesday held a web conference with the members of ChildLine Committee to discuss the functionality of childline amid COVID-19 crisis.
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Pregnant women from hotspot zones to be screened for COVID-19 in Jharkhand
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], May 6 (ANI): All private and government run hospitals in Jharkhand have been asked to conduct COVID-19 test of pregnant women "either suspected or belonging to Corona hotspot zones."
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Need to make absent doctors aware of rules: Bihar minister
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], May 6 (ANI): Bihar Health Minister Mangal Pandey on Wednesday said there was a need to make doctors, who are absent from their duties amid coronavirus crisis, aware of the rules.
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Rajasthan Health Minister launches plasma therapy treatment at a Jaipur me
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], May 6 (ANI): State Health Minister Raghu Sharma on Wednesday formally launched COVID-19 treatment with plasma therapy at the city's SMS Medical College through video conferencing.
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Maharashtra's COVID-19 situation matter of concern, will hold talks with C
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday said that he will hold a meeting with the Maharashtra Chief Minister to discuss the worsening COVID-19 situation in the state, as 34 out of its 36 districts are affected by the infection.
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Number of COVID-19 cases in Delhi doubling in 11 days: Satyendar Jain
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday said that 5,104 cases of coronavirus have been reported in the national capital so far and added that the number of cases is doubling in 11 days.
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Assam's COVID-19 count at 44
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Dispur (Assam) [India], May 5 (ANI): One person was tested positive for COVID-19 in Assam, taking the total number of cases in the State to 44 on Tuesday including 32 discharged, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
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GoM meets to review COVID-19 situation in country
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): Union Group of Ministers (GoM) is holding a meeting on COVID-19 pandemic here at the Health Ministry on Tuesday.
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C'garh Minister asks MHA to reconsider decision to allow liquor shops to o
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], May 4 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Health Minister TS Singh Deo on Monday objected to the order of Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), which allowed the opening of liquor shops and asked the MHA to reconsider the decision.
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Combating COVID-19: Dr Harsh Vardhan discusses progress on antibody drug -
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Monday discussed among other things the progress over Remdesivir -- antibody-drug recently approved by the US-FDA for emergency use to treat COVID-19 patients -- with the heads of Council of Scientific and Industria
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Maharashtra govt erred in not testing pilgrims stranded at Nanded: Punjab
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], May 4 (ANI): Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu on Monday said that the Maharashtra government had erred in not conducting screening and tests of pilgrims from the northern state who were stranded at Hazur Sahib in Nanded.
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Delhi needs more stringent action to combat COVID-19: Union Health Ministe
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): Delhi is one of the places where considering the current situation more stringent action needs to be taken to combat COVID-19, said Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, here on Monday.
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