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COVID-19: Centre asks States to follow guidelines for effective home isola
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has requested the states to ensure strict implementation of the guidelines on home isolation at the field level to effectively curb spread of COVID-19 pandemic.
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Haryana reports 525 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], June 20 (ANI): As many as 525 new positive cases were reported in Haryana on Friday, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases in the state to 9,743, according to the state health department.
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Anti-viral drug favipiravir gets DGCI nod for 'restricted emergency use' i
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has granted permission to anti-viral drug favipiravir for "restricted emergency use" in mild to moderate cases of COVID-19, a senior government official confirmed to ANI.
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Over 2 lakh persons cured of COVID-19, recovery rate improves to 53.79 pc:
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): With 10,386 patients having recovered from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, the total number of recovered patients has gone up to 2,04,710 and the recovery rate has increased to 53.79 per cent from 52.96 per cent on Thursday.
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Gilgit-Baltistan Agriculture Minister among 118 new COVID-19 deaths in Pak
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 19 (ANI): A total of 118 new COVID-19 deaths have been reported in Pakistan in the last 24 hours, including Agriculture Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan Janbaz Khan, a Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader.
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Health Ministry issues fresh advisory for healthcare workers managing covi
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): The quarantine period for healthcare workers (HCWs) with high-risk exposure to confirmed COVID-19 cases has been reduced from 14 days to one week initially, as per the latest advisory by the Union Health Ministry on Thursday.
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Health Ministry asks chief secretaries to ensure salaries of doctors, heal
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): The Health Ministry has sent an order to chief secretaries of states and union territories asking them to ensure that salaries of doctors and health workers doing COVID-19 related duties are released on time by all concerned and any violation will be treate
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With highest single-day spike of 12,881 cases, India's COVID-19 count reac
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): With the highest single-day increase of 12,881 COVID-19 cases reported in the last 24 hours, India's coronavirus count has reached 3,66,946 on Thursday.
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Manish Sisodia given additional charge of Health Ministry in Delhi
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New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has been given the additional charge of Health Ministry and other departments allocated to Satyendar Jain.
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COVID-19: Karnataka to observe 'Mask Day' today
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 18 (ANI): With Karnataka observing 'Mask Day' today, Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa said that the state has organised a walk from Vidhana Soudha to Cubbon Park to create awareness about the importance of wearing a mask as a preventive measure against COVID-
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Pakistan records 5,839 new COVID-19 cases, total count reaches 154,760
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 17 (ANI): As many as 5,839 new cases of coronavirus have been reported in Pakistan, taking the tally of COVID-19 cases to 154,760, the country's health ministry said on Wednesday.
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India's COVID-19 recovery rate rises to 52.8 percent: Health Ministry
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New Delhi [India], June 17 (ANI): The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday informed that the recovery rate of patients suffering from COVID-19 has risen to 52.8 percent in the country.
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