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Health ministry joint secretary advises Omicron patients to go in for home
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 10 (ANI): As India witnesses a steep surge in COVID-19 cases and its Omicron variant, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Lav Aggarwal emphasised home isolation to deal with it and advised people to rely on only authentic sources of info
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Punjab, the only state to report suspected oxygen-shortage deaths during 2
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 10 (ANI): Punjab was the only state which informed the Centre about suspected deaths due to oxygen shortage, while all other states who have sent in their reports so far to the central government do not specifically mention deaths linked to oxygen shortage during
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2nd COVID-19 wave not yet over, warns Centre; 75 districts still have over
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 25 (ANI): The Centre on Friday warned that the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic is not yet over in India, with 75 districts of the country still having over 10 per cent prevalence of coronavirus cases, while 92 districts have a 5 to 10 per cent prevalence.
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Detailed report on fake COVID test reports during Kumbh Mela expected in f
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI): The Kumbh Mela held in April this year witnessed thousands of devotees taking a dip in the river to mark the "Shahi snan" thereby flouting COVID-19 norms. Upon being questioned on fake COVID reports issued by private labs during Kumbh Mela, the Joint Heal
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With over 4 lakh COVID-19 patients recovered, India records highest-ever s
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): The country on Tuesday recorded daily recoveries of more than 4 lakh COVID patients in a single day for the first time. With 4,22,436 recoveries reported in the last 24 hours, the India recorded its highest-ever single-day COVID-19 recoveries on Tuesday, i
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7.9 people per lakh population affected by COVID-19 in India, recovery rat
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry on Wednesday said that 7.9 people per lakh population of India has got affected due to COVID-19 and the recovery rate is 39.62 per cent.
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Combating COVID-19: Doubling rate increases to 11 days
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 30 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry on Thursday said that doubling rate of COVID-19 cases in India has increased to 11 days while comorbidity was found in 78 per cent of the coronavirus deaths.
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India reports 1,553 new COVID-19 cases, total count soars to 17,265
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): With 1,553 fresh cases of coronavirus reported in the last 24 hours, the total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in India has reached 17,265, said Lav Aggarwal, Joint Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, here on Monday.
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Combating COVID-19: High-level task force to work on vaccines, drug testin
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): In order to defeat the coronavirus, a high-level task force has been formed to work on "frontiers of science related to vaccines and drug testing," said Lav Aggarwal, Joint Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, here on Sunday.
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In 24 hours, India reports 1,334 new COVID-19 cases, total count soars to
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): With 1,334 fresh cases of coronavirus reported in the last 24 hours, the total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in India has reached 15,712 including 507 deaths, said Lav Aggarwal, Joint Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, here on Sunday.
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Overall cure percentage for COVID-19 at 13.85% in country: Health Ministry
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): With 1,992 persons being cured and discharged, the cure percentage for COVID-19 in the country stands at 13.85, according to the Union Health Ministry on Saturday.
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India working with global partners to develop vaccines to fight COVID-19:
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Friday said that India is working with global partners so that effective vaccines can be developed to fight against COVID-19.
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