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Centre writes to Punjab, says contact tracing not done properly, RTPCR dec
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] April 11 (ANI): Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has written to Punjab government after the central team visited the state to monitor Covid-19 surge stating that contact tracing has not been done in many districts and RTPCR testing has also decreased.
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Containment zone not strictly followed, RTPCR decreasing : Centre tells Ch
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India]. April 11 (ANI): The Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has written a letter to the Government of Chhattisgarh which says containment zone is not strictly followed and RTPCR tests are also decreasing in the state.
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'Sub optimal containment zone, skewed RT PCR ratio, manpower shortage' fee
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India]. April 11 (ANI): Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has written to Maharashtra government after the feedback from the Central team which visited the state to take the stock of the surge in cases of Covid-19.
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Fallacy that vaccination process controlled by state, current phase for vu
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): Criticism came from various quarters over Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan's remark today that "the aim is not to administer the vaccine to those who want it but to those who need it". Responding to a set of three questions sent by ANI seeking clarif
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COVID-19 death numbers in Punjab, Chhattisgarh cause of concern: Health Mi
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): Amid a rise in COVID-19 cases in the country, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Tuesday said that Chhattisgarh was reporting six per cent of total COVID-19 cases in the country and the death numbers being reported from the state and from Punjab due to
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Aim is to administer COVID-19 vaccine to those who need it, not to those w
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): Amid demands of opening COVID-19 vaccination of all age groups, the union health ministry on Tuesday stated that the aim of the vaccination drive is to administer the vaccine to those who need it and not to those who want it.
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COVID-19 pandemic spreading faster in second wave: Govt
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): COVID-19 is spreading at a faster rate than the previous wave in India, the central government on Tuesday amid the rising number of coronavirus infections.
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Maharashtra has seven out of top 10 districts with most active COVID-19 ca
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Tuesday informed that of the top 10 districts having the most active COVID-19 cases in the country, seven are from Maharashtra, one from Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, and Delhi, each.
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On-site registrations for health, frontline workers only at government vac
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): The Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan in a letter on Monday said that on-site registration for health care workers and front line workers will now only be done at government coronavirus vaccination centres and these workers will need to produce origin
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Need to keep vaccine wastage below 1 pc: Union Health Secretary
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 31 (ANI): Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has urged the states and the union territories (UTs) to maintain vaccine wastage at less than one per cent.
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Test, Track, Treat only way to control COVID-19 surge: Centre to states
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi (India) Mar 30 (ANI): As the Covid-19 cases in the country continue to rise exponentially, Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has written to the states stating that the implementation of the 'Test, Track and Treat' effectively is the only mechanism to control the spread of the dead
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Increasingly severe COVID-19 situation in some districts, whole country po
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 30 (ANI): India is facing an increasingly severe and intensive COVID-19 situation in some districts and the whole country is potentially at risk and all efforts to contain the virus should be taken, Dr VK Paul, Member (Health) of the NITI Aayog, said on Tuesday Read More
