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COVID-19 vaccination figures cross 9 crore-mark in India
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry on Thursday said the cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in India has crossed 9 crores.
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109 vaccination centres remained shut in Pune due to vaccine shortage: NCP
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], April 8 (ANI): Lok Sabha MP and Nationalist Congress Party leader on Wednesday alleged that about 109 vaccination centres remained shut in Pune due to a shortage of Covid-19 vaccines. She also alleged that several people had to return home without getting vaccinat
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Health Ministry writes to Maharashtra, Punjab, Delhi, calls for correctiv
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): The Health Ministry has written to Maharashtra, Punjab and Delhi governments about the COVID-19 vaccinations done by them and urged them to take "necessary corrective actions immediately for improving the performance of vaccination drive".
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Centre asks states, UTs to prepare COVID-19 vaccination at workplace from
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): In order to increase the access of vaccines to people above 45 years of age, COVID-19 vaccination sessions will be organised at public and private workplaces having about 100 eligible and willing beneficiaries by tagging these workplaces with an existing vac
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Chhattisgarh reports 9,921 new COVID-19 cases, 53 deaths in last 24 hours
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 7 (ANI): Chhattisgarh reported 9,921 new COVID-19 cases, 1,552 recoveries and 53 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per the state Health Department on Tuesday.
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No plan to end Kumbh Mela despite rise in COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): Despite the spike in COVID-19 cases, the Union Health Ministry does not plan to end the holy congregation, Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, prematurely and is hoping that standard operating procedures (SOPs) are being followed there.
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COVID-19 death numbers in Punjab, Chhattisgarh cause of concern: Health Mi
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): Amid a rise in COVID-19 cases in the country, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Tuesday said that Chhattisgarh was reporting six per cent of total COVID-19 cases in the country and the death numbers being reported from the state and from Punjab due to
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Aim is to administer COVID-19 vaccine to those who need it, not to those w
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): Amid demands of opening COVID-19 vaccination of all age groups, the union health ministry on Tuesday stated that the aim of the vaccination drive is to administer the vaccine to those who need it and not to those who want it.
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India administers 43 lakh Covid-19 vaccine doses in a day, highest single
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): India administered more than 43 lakh Covid-19 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, which is the highest single-day vaccine coverage so far, said the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday.
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India reports 96,982 new Covid-19 cases, 446 deaths
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): India reported more than 96,982 cases new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, informed the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday.
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Brazil's COVID-19 cases exceed 13 mln
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], April 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil reported on Monday 28,645 new COVID-19 infections and 1,319 deaths in the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 13,013,601 and the national death toll to 332,752, the Health Ministry said on Monday.
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On-site registrations for health, frontline workers only at government vac
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): The Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan in a letter on Monday said that on-site registration for health care workers and front line workers will now only be done at government coronavirus vaccination centres and these workers will need to produce origin
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