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Kerala Health Minister confirms India's first monkeypox death
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], August 1 (ANI): State Health Minister Veena George on Monday confirmed that the test reports of a 22-year-old person with monkeypox symptoms who died on July 30 were found to be positive for the viral zoonotic infection.
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Kerala: 20 people quarantined in Thrissur after youth with Monkeypox-like
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Punnayur (Kerala) [India], August 1 (ANI): Twenty people were quarantined in Kerala's Thrissur, following the death of one person with Monkeypox-like symptoms in the state, officials said on Monday.
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One youth dies with Monkeypox-like symptoms, Kerala health dept initiates
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Pathanamthitta (Kerala) [India], July 31 (ANI): State Health Minister Veena George initiated a high-level inquiry into the death of a youth, presenting with monkeypox-like symptoms. The youth hailed from Chavakkad Kuranjiyur in Thrissur district & tested positive in a foreign country.
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Monkeypox testing begins in Kerala: State Health Minister Veena George
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 19 (ANI): Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Tuesday informed that the state has started Monkeypox testing at NIV Alapuzha.
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Monkeypox: Indian govt reviews health actions at international airports an
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): After India reported two monkeypox cases, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday reviewed the functioning of health screening of international travellers arriving in India at airports and ports.
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India reports second confirmed Monkeypox case from Kerala
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 18 (ANI): India reported the second confirmed Monkeypox case from Kannur district on Monday, confirmed officials from Union Health Ministry and National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
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Kerala Police arrest journalist for forcing colleague to make minister's v
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], June 17 (ANI): The Kerala Police on Saturday arrested a well-known journalist TP Nandakumar for allegedly forcing a woman co-worker to make a vulgar video of state Health Minister Veena George.
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Eight students hospitalised due to suspected food poisoning in Kerala, Hea
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Alappuzha (Kerala) [India], June 5 (ANI): Kerala Health Minister Veena George has ordered the food safety commissioner and director of the women and child welfare department to conduct an enquiry and submit the report after eight students of a primary school were hospitalised due to a suspec
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Man succumbs to West Nile fever in Kerala's Thrissur, State Health Ministe
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], May 30 (ANI): Hours after Kerala on Sunday reported the death of a person due to West Nile fever, Kerala Health minister Veena George said that controlling the growth of mosquitoes and carrying out source destruction are essential to prevent this illness.
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COVID-19: Omicron found in 94 per cent of positive samples in Kerala, says
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], January 28 (ANI): Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Thursday said that most of the positive COVID-19 samples, sent for the genome sequencing, are being tested positive for the Omicron variant of the virus while there are fewer Delta variant samples.
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About 39 pc of 15-18 year olds received COVID vaccine doses so far: Kerala
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], January 11 (ANI): Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Tuesday informed that around 39 per cent of children in the state aged between 15 and 18 years have received COVID-19 vaccine doses while around 60,421 beneficiaries have been administered the 'prec
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551 COVID vaccination centres designated for children, says Kerala health
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], January 3 (ANI): As India started inoculating children between the age group of 15 and 18 on Monday, Kerala designated 551 exclusive vaccination centres for the teens.
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