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Goa to procure PCR machine in fight against COVID-19: state Health Ministe
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], April 27 (ANI): The Goa Health Ministry is in the process of procuring the latest polymerase chain reaction (PCR) machine to speed up its process to test 450-1000 swabs in the fight against COVID-19, state Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said.
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Dehradun businessmen allege lack of clarity over MHA's orders on opening s
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], April 25 (ANI): Despite the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) orders allowing shops to open with several conditions around the country during the lockdown, the shopkeepers in Dehradun allege they are confused about whether to open their shops or to stay closed du
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Home Ministry constitutes additional IMCTs to make assessment of situation
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 24 (ANI): The Union Home Ministry has constituted additional Inter-Ministerial Central Teams (IMCT) to make assessment of the situation and augment States efforts to fight and contain the spread of COVID-19 effectively.
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Textbook shops closed at Chandni Chowk despite relaxation by Home Ministry
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 24 (ANI): The book shops at Chandni Chowk area remained closed on Friday, even as the Union Home Ministry had granted relaxation to the shops selling textbooks amid the lockdown.
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India fights coronavirus: Canine friends can screen Covid-19 patients
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): 'Medical detection dogs' can be utilised for screening the patients of Covid-19, said a veterinarian associated with sniffer dog department under Union Home Ministry.
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Narottam Mishra made Health Minister of Madhya Pradesh
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], April 22 (ANI): Newly inducted minister in the Madhya Pradesh cabinet, Narottam Mishra has been assigned the Health ministry by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
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Caregivers of senior citizens, mobile recharge facilities, food processing
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): The Union Home Ministry has said that the caregivers of senior citizens residing with them, prepaid mobile recharge facilities, food processing units located in urban areas are already exempted from the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown.
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MHA directs West Bengal govt to 'cooperate' with teams sent to assess lock
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): The Union Home Ministry has directed the West Bengal government to extend cooperation to, and allow smooth functioning of, the two Inter-Ministerial Central Teams (IMCTs) deputed by the Centre to assess the lockdown situation and compliance in the state.
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COVID-19: Two inter-ministerial Central teams to assess ground situation i
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): Maharashtra being the worst hit from COVID-19 with maximum number of positive cases, the Union Home Ministry will assess the situation there by sending two 5-member teams to the State. These teams will assess the ground situation and submit a report to the
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Centre constitutes 6 IMCTs to assess, augment state efforts to combat COVI
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): The Centre has constituted six Inter-Ministerial Central Teams (IMCTs), two each for West Bengal and Maharashtra and one each for Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan "to make on-spot assessment of situation and issue necessary directions to state authorities fo
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COVID-19 cases surge past 14,000, cure percentage at 13.85% in India
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): With 957 new COVID-19 cases being reported in the last 24 hours, India's total count of coronavirus cases surged to 14,792 on day 25 of the lockdown, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
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Visas of foreigners stranded in India due to COVID-19 can be extended free
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): The Home Ministry has issued an order stating that the expired visas of foreign citizens, who are stranded in India due to COVID-19, can be extended without any charges till May 3.
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