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About 63,000 PPE kits from China fail quality test
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): Around 63,000 Chinese-manufactured personal protective equipment (PPE) kits did not meet Indian standard criteria, said sources in the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry on Friday.
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14 new COVID-19 cases push Nepal tally to 30
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], April 17 (ANI): Nepal Health Ministry on Friday reported 14 new cases of coronavirus, taking the country's tally of confirmed cases to 30.
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India's COVID-19 cases surge to 13,835
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): With 1,076 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours and 32 deaths, India's total count of coronavirus cases has surged to 13,835, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday.
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India working with global partners to develop vaccines to fight COVID-19:
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Friday said that India is working with global partners so that effective vaccines can be developed to fight against COVID-19.
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India doing better in outcome ratio of COVID-19, need to improve it furthe
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): Union Health Ministry on Friday said that India is doing better than many countries on outcome ratio - the ratio of number of COVID-19 recoveries versus deaths - and it stands at 80:20.
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Won't recommend BCG vaccine even for health workers till we don't have def
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Thursday said it won't recommend the BGC vaccine even to the healthcare workers till ICMR doesn't have any definitive results.
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Doubling rate of COVID-19 cases now stands at 6.2 days: Health Ministry
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): Before the lockdown, doubling rate of COVID-19 cases was about three days, but according to the data of past 7 days, the doubling rate of cases now stands at 6.2 days, said Lav Aggarwal, Joint Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, here on Friday.
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COVID-19: Shashi Tharoor appreciates 'great job' by Harsh Vardhan and Heal
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): Congress Lok Sabha MP leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday appreciated Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan and his colleagues in the ministry for doing "great job" amid COVID-19 outbreak.
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No COVID-19 case in 325 districts: Health Ministry
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): There are 325 districts in India which have not reported any COVID-19 case, said the Union Health Ministry on Thursday.
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Nadda holds meeting with BJYM office-bearers over COVID-19 relief measures
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): BJP president Jagat Prakash Nadda on Thursday conducted a meeting with Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) national office bearers to review the party's various programmes to help the needy people and spread awareness about COVID-19.
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India conducts 24 tests for one COVID-19 positive case: ICMR
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): Compared to other countries that are battling COVID-19 crisis, in India around 24 tests are conducted for one positive COVID-19 case, Dr Raman R Gangakhedkar of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said here on Thursday.
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4 new COVID-19 cases in Bihar in last 24 hours, count hits 74
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], April 16 (ANI): A total of 4 new cases of coronavirus were reported in Bihar in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 74 in the state.
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