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India reports over 3,000 COVID cases for second consecutive day
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
India continued to report over 3,000 COVID cases for the second day in a row with 3,095 new infections in the last 24 hours, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Friday. The country recorded the highest one-day fresh infections in the last nearly six months.
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India develops mathematical model for estimation of TB burden cases, first
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"Estimation of Tuberculosis (TB) burden especially in terms of incidence and mortality has never been an easy task, especially with aggregated reporting or when the coverage of case base surveillance system has not reached saturation levels. However, with the introduction and rapid scale-up
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Centre reviews public health preparedness for management of Covid-19
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Monday chaired a high-level meeting to review the preparedness status of the entire spectrum of management of the COVID19 pandemic in view of the upsurge in cases, with States and UTs through a Video Conference.
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India logs 1805 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Union Health Ministry stated that a total of 932 recoveries were made in the last 24 hours increasing the total recoveries to 4,41,64,815. The recovery Rate is currently at 98.79 per cent
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COVID preparedness: Union Health Secy to hold meeting with States
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan will hold a meeting with States' health secretaries and senior officers on Monday evening, via video conferencing, to review the preparedness for COVID-19.
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Health Ministry advise states to follow 5-fold strategy to fight Covid-19
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The notification stated, "We will do another mock drill to see the COVID19 preparations. Mock drills will be done soon in all the states/UTs."
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Delhi: Global conference on digital health to begin today
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The objective of the Global Conference on Digital Health is to shift the focus from strategy to achieving a global consensus on a Plan of Action that produces impactful results on the ground in the member countries, through a set of digital health initiatives aiming to accelerate the progres
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Health Ministry issues revised guidelines for Covid-19 amid rise in cases
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry on Thursday wrote to the State governments of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka to follow a five-fold strategy of test, track, treat and vaccinations as these states witness a rise in Covid-19 cases.
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Pakistan reports first polio case of 2023
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The case has been reported at a time when delegations of the French Agency for Development (FAD) and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) are in the country to analyse efforts to eradicate the disease.
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FICCI writes to Health Ministry on show-cause notices to e-pharmacy compan
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Union Ministry of Health is mulling shutting down digital pharmacies due to some concerns like misuse of data, Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and predatory pricing of medicines. In the latest development in this regard, FICCI has written a letter to the Drugs Controller General of Ind
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At least 4 Palestinians killed, 23 injured in Jenin in operation by 'Israe
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
At least 4 Palestinians were killed and 23 others were wounded in Jenin on Thursday in the occupied West Bank region, CNN reported citing the Palestinian Authority Health Ministry.
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Centre writes to over six States including Maharashtra, Gujarat over rise
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry on Thursday wrote to the State governments of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka to follow a five-fold strategy of test, track, treat and vaccinations as these states witness a rise in Covid-19 cases.
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