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Health Ministry directs top medical institutes to utilise funds made avail
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 7 (ANI): With over 90,000 COVID-19 cases reported in the country, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has written to the director of AIIMS, Delhi PGIMER, Chandigarh, JIPMER, Puducherry and other AIIMS institutes asking them to utilise funds made availab
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Lebanon reports record 7,247 daily COVID-19 cases, 7,53,879 in total
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], January 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Lebanon's Health Ministry announced on Thursday 7,247 new COVID-19 cases, the highest daily number since the outbreak of the disease in the country.
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Indonesia reports 533 new COVID-19 cases, 7 more deaths
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], January 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Indonesia on Thursday confirmed 533 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 4,264,669, according to the country's Health Ministry.
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ECI meets AIIMS chief, ICMR DG to review COVID-19 situation ahead of Assem
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 6 (ANI): Ahead of Assembly polls to five states, the meeting of the Election Commission of India (ECI) and top officials of the health ministry on Thursday to review the COVID-19 situation was attended by AIIMS Director Dr. Randeep Guleria and ICMR Director General
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Precaution dose of COVID-19 vaccine will be same as previous shot: Centre
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 6 (ANI): Union Health Ministry in a letter to states on Thursday recommended that precaution dose for healthcare workers, frontline workers and senior citizens with co-morbidities will be the same as given previously.
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Assembly polls 2022: EC, health officials to review COVID situation today,
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 6 (ANI): Ahead of the crucial Assembly polls in five States, Union Health Ministry Secretary Rajesh Bhushan and Dr VK Pual, Member (Health), Niti Aayog will be meeting the team of Election Commission of India officials today at 11 am, sources said.
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Turkey confirms 66,467 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], January 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey has reported 66,467 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 9,718,861, according to its Health Ministry.
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COVID-19: India reports first death due to Omicron variant in Rajasthan
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 5 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry on Wednesday confirmed the first death due to the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 in India.
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DCGI approves India-made RT-PCR kit to detect Omicron: Centre
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 5 (ANI): An RT-PCR test kit for detecting new coronavirus variant Omicron has been developed in India in partnership with Tata MD and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), said Dr Balram Bhargava, Director General of ICMR on Wednesday.
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COVID-19 precautionary dose will be same vaccine administered previously:
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 5 (ANI): The precautionary COVID-19 vaccine dose, which is to be given to healthcare and frontline workers, and those over 60 years of age with co-morbidities from January 10, will be the same vaccine as administered previously in the first two doses, said Dr VK Pa
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Omicron is predominant circulating strain in India: Centre
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 5 (ANI): The new coronavirus variant, Omicron, is the predominant circulating strain in India, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Director General Dr Balram Bhargava said on Wednesday.
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Over 6.3 times increase in COVID-19 cases in India in last 8 days: Centre
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 5 (ANI): India has reported over 6.3 times increase in COVID-19 cases in the last eight days, said the Union Health Ministry on Wednesday.
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