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300 fresh Covid-cases, three deaths in Kerala
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Kerala reported 300 new active cases of COVID-19 and 3 deaths on December 20, as per the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
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Amid a surge of COVID cases, Jammu hospitals prepare to fight against new
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
As the Union Health Ministry has sounded a new alert on COVID, preparations to fight against the disease have been started in Jammu. In Shri Maharaja Gulab Singh Hospital, one of the major hospitals in the region, a COVID ward has been set up.
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Mansukh Mandaviya chairs COVID review meet, directs officials to stay prep
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday chaired a high-level meeting to review the COVID-19 situation in India and the preparedness of the public health system for surveillance, containment and management of COVID-19 in view of the recent spike in c
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Centre issues advisory to states amid uptick in Covid cases, urges them to
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Amid the recent uptick in Covid cases and detection of JN.1 subvariant in Kerala, the central government has issued an advisory to the state governments urging them to make adequate health arrangements.
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Covid subvariant JN.1 in Kerala: Union Health Ministry initiates preparedn
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Union Ministry of Health has initiated preparedness measures after a case of the JN.1 subvariant of COVID has been identified in Kerala as part of the ongoing routine surveillance conducted by the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG), said a government release on Saturday.
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Ministry of Health authorises Pharmacy Council of India to perform Aadhaar
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Union Health Ministry has authorised the Pharmacy Council of India (PCl) to perform Aadhaar authentication on voluntary basis for the purpose of authenticating the officials, faculty and students on the portal for capturing the attendance of the faculty through biometrics using Yes, No o
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No shortage of TB drugs in India: Union Health Ministry
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
According to an official release from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, "There is no shortage of anti-tuberculosis drugs in the country. There has been a regular supply of anti-TB drugs to all the states and UTs from the central level under the NTEP throughout the year."
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Health Ministry unveils 'Strategic Framework for Drowning Prevention'
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Professor SP Singh Baghel and Dr. Bharti Pravin Pawar, Ministers of State, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare unveiled the 'Strategic Framework for Drowning Prevention' here today.
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Israel issues health warning against bathing in Eilat beaches
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Israel's Health Ministry has issued a warning against bathing on the beaches of Eilat.
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Media reports claiming failure in procuring contraceptives are ill-informe
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
There have been some media reports alleging that India's family planning programme is likely to get severely affected due to failure in procuring contraceptives by the country's central procurement agency, the Central Medical Services Society (CMSS). Such reports are ill-informed and provide
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India reports 166 new Covid cases, mostly from Kerala
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
India on Sunday recorded 166 fresh COVID-19 cases while the number of total active cases stood at 895, according to data put out by the Union Health Ministry.
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Pneumonia cases in AIIMS Delhi have no link with China Respiratory infecti
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Pneumonia Cases in AIIMS Delhi have no link to the recent surge in respiratory infections in children in China, an official statement issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Thursday.
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