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Everyone above 45 years of age will be eligible for COVID vaccination from
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 30 (ANI): The Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Tuesday announced that from April 1 all people above 45 years will be eligible for vaccination.
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10 districts including 8 from Maharashtra have highest active COVID-19 cas
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 30 (ANI): The most number of active Covid-19 cases have been found in 10 districts across India, including eight districts in Maharashtra, the most affected state in the country that has seen the highest surge in the number of infections, the health ministry said
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771 cases of COVID-19 variants detected across 18 states
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 24 (ANI): Amid the surge of COVID-19 cases in India, the Health Ministry on Wednesday informed that a total of 771 cases of coronavirus variants detected across 18 states in the country.
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COVID-19: Situation in Maharashtra and Punjab is of grave concern, says He
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), March 24 (ANI): Amid the rise of COVID-19 cases, the Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Wednesday held a press conference in New Delhi and said asserted that the spike in coronavirus cases of Maharashtra and Punjab is of grave concern.
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India's vaccine wastage at 6.5 pc, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh top the li
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 17 (ANI): India's overall percentage of COVID-19 vaccine wastage is at 6.5 per cent, with Telangana and Andhra Pradesh topping the list with 17.6 per cent and 11.6 per cent of vaccine wastage respectively, informed the union health ministry on Wednesday.
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70 districts in 16 states saw 150 pc increase in COVID-19 cases in last 15
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 17 (ANI): Despite the increase of COVID-19 cases across states and union territories in the country, India's coronavirus mortality rate remains below two per cent while the cumulative positivity rate has dropped below five per cent, informed Health Secretary Rajesh B
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Maharashtra in beginning of second wave, need to step up contact tracing:
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 16 (ANI): Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan wrote to Maharashtra Chief Secretary after the central team's visit last week and observed that the state is undergoing the second wave of COVID-19 while urging for focus on containment strategies.
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Private hospitals not under AB-PMJAY, CGHS, State Insurance Schemes can be
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 2 (ANI): Private hospitals not under Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) and State Insurance Schemes can be utilised as COVID vaccination centres (CVCs), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Tu
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Over 1.48 cr COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in country, says Centre
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 2 (ANI): Over 1.48 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered so far in the country, said the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday.
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Centre, state officials to review CoWin portal functioning today
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 2 (ANI): The chief of the CoWin portal, which is used for the COVID-19 vaccine administration by the Central government, RS Sharma, and Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan are scheduled to meet representatives from states today over the issue of glitches, said U
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10,000 hospitals under Ayushman Bharat, 687 under CGHS to be used as COVID
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 27 (ANI): Around 10,000 private hospitals empanelled under Ayushman Bharat PMJAY, more than 600 hospitals empanelled under CGHS and other private hospitals empanelled under State Government Health Insurance Schemes can participate as COVID Vaccination Centres (CVC
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Centre writes to States to increase COVID-19 vaccination pace
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 21 (ANI): The Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Sunday directed all the states/UTs to significantly enhance the pace of COVID-19 vaccinations.
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