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Health Secretary flags concerns regarding slow pace of COVID-19 vaccinatio
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry has flagged concerns regarding the considerably slow pace of COVID-19 vaccination drive across states and union territories, and urged them to significantly expedite the pace towards full vaccination coverage by saturating all eligib
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Centre to review COVID vaccination program with States, UTs on Friday: Sou
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): With India witnessing a decline in COVID-19 cases and following the administration of 191.79 crore vaccine doses, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan will review the coronavirus vaccination program with all the states and union territories on Friday, inform
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TN Health Secy believes scientists to establish global footprint post Pfiz
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 6 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Health Secretary J Radhakrishnan on Thursday lauded the inauguration of a global drug development centre by the pharmaceutical company Pfizer on the Indian Institute of Technology Madras Research Park campus, and said that this would play
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Union Health Ministry urges states, UTs to implement national plan on heat
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry issued an advisory to the States and Union Territories urging them to disseminate the guideline document 'National Action Plan on Heat-Related Illnesses' to all districts for effective management of heat-related issues amid the ris
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Health Ministry issues advisory to states amid ongoing heatwave
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Sunday issued an advisory to the chief secretary of states amid the rising temperature and heatwave in parts of the country.
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IIT Madras reports 11 new COVID cases, tally rises to 182
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 29 (ANI): With a continuous surge in COVID-19 cases at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, 11 more infections were reported today taking the total number of infected people up to 182, informed Tamil Nadu Health Secretary, Dr J Radhakrishnan on
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IIT Madras reports 171 COVID cases so far
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 29 (ANI): A total of 171 COVID-19 cases reported in the Indian Institute of Technology, IIT Madras till now, informed Tamil Nadu Health Secretary Dr J Radhakrishnan on Thursday.
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55 COVID positive cases found in IIT Madras; TN health secretary claims si
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 23 (ANI): As 55 new cases of COVID-19 were reported at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Tamil Nadu Health Secretary J Radhakrishnan visited the state vaccination centre here on Saturday and asserted that the situation is "under control".
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Strengthening Medical Capacities in COVID Care in Public Hospitals and COV
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 20 (ANI/Target Media): Thiru Ma. Subramanian, Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu today inaugurated an 250 litres per minute Oxygen Generation Plant at St. Isabel's Hospital, Mylapore, Chennai.
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Health Ministry writes to states, UT over surge in COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): Amid a rise in COVID-19 cases across the country, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Tuesday wrote to the governments of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Maharashtra, and Mizoram over the increasing positivity rate and cases and urged States, Union T
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COVID-19 vaccination for children aged 12-14 years to start from today
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 16 (ANI): India will start vaccinating children against COVID-19 in the age group of 12-14 years from Wednesday.
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India to start vaccinating children aged 12-14 years from tomorrow, Only C
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 15 (ANI): India will start vaccinating children in the age group of 12-14 years from March 16, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has written to Chief Secretaries of all states.
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