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4 states, 2 UTs showing higher COVID-19 positivity rate among healthcare
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 3 (ANI): Expressing concerns over the healthcare workers being infected due to coronavirus, the Central government said that four states and two union territories are showing higher positivity rate among healthcare workers which includes--doctors, paramedics, nur
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Five states account for 62 pc of active COVID-19 cases: Health Ministry
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 3 (ANI): Five states in the country - Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh - account for 62 per cent of active COVID-19 cases in the country and there has been a steady decline in cases week-on-week in these states in the last three wee
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UP's COVID-19 active tally reaches 56,459 with 5,716 new cases
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 2 (ANI): As many as 5,716 fresh COVID-19 cases reported in Uttar Pradesh in the last 24 hours, said Principal Health Secretary Amit Mohan Prasad on Wednesday.
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COVID-19: 1.92 % patients in ICU while 0.29 % patients on ventilator battl
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 25 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday informed that about 2.70 per cent patients are on oxygen support, 1.92 per cent on ICU while 0.29 per cent patients are on the ventilators, in the battle against coronavirus disease in India.
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8 states/UTs report 14 per cent of Covid-19 deaths, higher than national a
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 8 (ANI): At least eight states and union territories are accounting for nearly 9 per cent of India's active cases and about 14 per cent of COVID-19 deaths, even higher than national Case Fatality Rate (CFR) average, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family
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Grocery shops, other vendors can be potential spreaders of COVID-19, Centr
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 8 (ANI): The Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has raised concerns that grocery shops, vegetable, and other vendors can be potential spreaders of coronavirus infection to a large number of people.
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Union Health Secretary directs 4 states to adopt ways to reduce COVID-19 m
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 7 (ANI): The Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Friday directed the governments of four states -- Gujarat, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana, to analyse the factors driving the high COVID-19 mortality and devise ways and means to reduce the mortality.
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China lodges solemn representations to US over health secretary's planned
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Aug 5 (Xinhua/ANI): China has lodged solemn representations to the United States regarding the scheduled visit of US Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar to Taiwan, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Wednesday.
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Over 1 lakh COVID-19 tests conducted in UP on Sunday, says Amit Mohan Pras
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 27 (ANI): Over one lakh samples were tested for COVID-19 in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, informed state's Principal Health Secretary Amit Mohan Prasad.
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UP reports 2,308 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 22 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh reported 2,308 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking active cases to 20,825, said Uttar Pradesh Principal Health Secretary Amit Mohan Prasad on Wednesday.
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COVID-19: Union Health Secy, ICMR ask states, UTs to ramp up testing capac
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 21 (ANI): Union Health Secretary Preeti Sudan and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Director-General, Dr Balram Bhargava, have written to all states and union territories (UTs) to ramp up COVID-19 testing capacity.
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UP Health Secretary writes to district collectors to set up COVID care cen
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 19 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Principal Health Secretary Amit Mohan Prasad has written to district collectors, asking them to transform at least one hotel in every district of the state into a COVID care centre for patients with very mild or no symptoms.
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