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Mock drills to be conducted at all health facilities across country in wak
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
This is to ensure readiness in the availability of oxygen support, and ICU beds among other preparedness measures in case of a surge of COVID cases in India.
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Union Health Secretary says Covid lessons can help in cancer treatment
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 23 (ANI): Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said that lessons from India's fight against the pandemic can serve as valuable beacons in our targeted policies for the prevention and treatment of cancer, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Tuesday.
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Corbevax approved as precaution dose for adults vaccinated with Covaxin, C
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 10 (ANI): Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Wednesday said that the Centre has approved Biological E's Corbevax as a precaution dose after completion of six months from the date of administration of the second dose of either Covaxin or Covishield vaccines
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Kerala: 20 people quarantined in Thrissur after youth with Monkeypox-like
Updated : 3 years, 7 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, 7 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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Senior govt official praises facilities of Safdarjung hospital
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): A senior central government official has praised the facilities of the Safdarjung Hospital located in the national capital and asserted that a similar level of services and satisfaction should be available across all the hospitals in the country. The offi
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Health Ministry urges 14 States, UTs to expedite completion of new medical
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): The Centre on Thursday urged 14 states to accelerate the utilisation of central funds and exponentially expedite the completion of new medical colleges attached to existing District/ Referral hospitals approved under the Centrally sponsored scheme for early
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Centre gives additional charge of Secy, Dept of Health Research to Rajesh
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): The Centre on Saturday assigned additional charge of the post of Secretary, Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to Rajesh Bhushan who is currently the Union Health Secretary.
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COVID vaccination Amrit Mahotsava to commence Friday
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): A 75-day 'COVID Vaccination Amrit Mahotsava' will commence from Friday to provide free precaution doses for all adult-eligible population at Government COVID Vaccination Centres (CVCs).
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Govt issues guidelines for COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V precaution dose
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): The Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has written a letter to all the states and union territories' chief secretaries and administrators over the precaution dose for COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V.
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Centre alerts states, UTs about key actions to take for containing spread
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): The Centre on Thursday wrote a letter to all the states and union territories, reiterating some of the key actions that are required to contain the spread of the disease.
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Rajesh Bhushan to chair VC with States, UTs ahead of free precaution dose
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): The Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan will chair a video conference to review the vaccination status and also guide the States and Union Territories on the next 75 days about the precaution dose mission, said sources on Thursday.
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