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ICMR set to start multi-centric study to evaluate efficacy of BCG vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): The India Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is all set to conduct a study to evaluate the effectiveness of the BCG vaccination in preventing morbidity and mortality due to COVID-19 in elderly individuals between 60 to 95 years of age living in COVID-19 hots
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Myanmar issues alert for dengue fever
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], July 18 (VNA/ANI): Myanmar's Health and Sports Ministry has issued an alert for high mortality risk of dengue fever infections.
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Maternal Mortality Ratio declines in India by 9 points, closer to SDG targ
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry on Friday informed that Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) India has declined by 9 points in one year as per the Special Bulletin on MMR released by the Registrar General of India.
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Ageing-associated inflammation may worsen COVID-19 outcomes in older indiv
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 17 (ANI): The increased severity and mortality of SARS-CoV-2 infections in older individuals may be related to inflammageing - an age-associated phenomenon of increased general inflammation.
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India has good recovery rate and low mortality: AIIMS Director on COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): India has a good recovery rate despite witnessing an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Director Dr Randeep Guleria said on Thursday.
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PMJAY: 1 in 20 patients readmitted within 30 days of discharge, 1 in 50 pa
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): A study done by the National Health Authority (NHA) to determine the quality of care in Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna (AB-PMJAY) has estimated two common quality of care indicators -- unplanned readmission and hospital mortality under the h
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Tamil Nadu's Covid-19 count at 1,26,581, Chennai continues to remain hotsp
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): After holding a detailed telecon with Tamil Nadu Health Minister C Vijayabaskar over the COVID-19 situation, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Friday said that Chennai continues to remain a hotspot and the mortality rate is low at 1.39 per cent.
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COVID-19 recovery rate in India at 63 pc, mortality rate at 2.72 pc: Harsh
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Friday said the recovery rate of COVID-19 patients in India currently stands at about 63 per cent and asserted that India has not reached the community transmission stage, despite being a large country.
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AIIMS begins tele-consultation for states to reduce COVID-19 mortality
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has started tele-consultation of expert guidance and knowledge support to state doctors in a bid to boost the Centre's efforts to reduce COVID-19 mortality, the health ministry said in an official statement
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With 17,400 fatalities, 59.43 pc recovery rate, Doctor's Day focus on less
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): This year's doctor's day theme focuses on lessening mortality of COVID-19 following worldwide coronavirus pandemic. As per the Union Health Ministry, there have been 17,400 deaths reported till date while recovery rate shoots to 59.43 per cent countrywide.
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Punjab Chief Secy asks DCs to work towards reducing state's COVID-19 morta
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], June 29 (ANI): Punjab Chief Secretary Vini Mahajan on Sunday asked the Deputy Commissioners (DCs) to take whatever steps possible to arrest the COVID-19 mortality rate in the state which is currently at 2.4 per cent.
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Mortality rate remains low amid rising COVID-19 cases in country: AIIMS di
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 27 (ANI): On Saturday when the total coronavirus cases crossed 5 lakh, director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences here, Dr Randeep Guleria has said that mortality rate in the country remains low amid the rising cases of COVID-19.
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