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Top drug regulator to ensure no shortage of essential, critical drugs amid
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): Warning against stockpiling of medicines and creating supply chain shortages, the Union health ministry has directed the country's top drug regulator to ensure there is no shortage of essential and critical drugs pertaining to COVID-19 disease and to ensure
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COVID-19 tally rises to 38 in Himachal
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], April 18 (ANI): Two more persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Himachal Pradesh on Friday, taking the state's tally to 38.
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ICMR to conduct study on effectiveness of BCG vaccine against COVID-19
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) will conduct a study by next week, to identify the effectiveness of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine against COVID-19, the Union Health Ministry officials said on Friday.
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118 new COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra, tally climbs to 3320
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 17 (ANI): With 118 new COVID-19 positive cases and seven deaths in Maharashtra on Friday, the total count of virus-infected people in the state has climbed to 3,320, said State Health Department.
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India doing better in outcome ratio of COVID-19, need to improve it furthe
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): Union Health Ministry on Friday said that India is doing better than many countries on outcome ratio - the ratio of number of COVID-19 recoveries versus deaths - and it stands at 80:20.
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No COVID-19 case in 325 districts: Health Ministry
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): There are 325 districts in India which have not reported any COVID-19 case, said the Union Health Ministry on Thursday.
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Nadda holds meeting with BJYM office-bearers over COVID-19 relief measures
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): BJP president Jagat Prakash Nadda on Thursday conducted a meeting with Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) national office bearers to review the party's various programmes to help the needy people and spread awareness about COVID-19.
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1200 COVID-19 tests being conducted in MP daily: Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], April 16 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh has started conducting 1200 tests for coronavirus every day and samples are being sent to Delhi and Uttar Pradesh's Noida for testing, said State Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday.
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COVID-19: Union Health Ministry classifies 170 hotspot districts in Red Zo
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): Taking intensive efforts for implementing containment measures to combat COVID-19 outbreak in the country, the Union Health Ministry has classified 170 hotspot districts in the Red Zone, while 207 non-hotspot districts with clusters and non-infected distric
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NE region reports 38 coronavirus cases, Sikkim virus free: Jitendra Singh
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): The Centre has been coordinating with eight northeastern states in the backdrop of coronavirus pandemic and only 38 cases have been reported from the region so far, said Jitendra Singh, Minister of State for Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region o
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400 districts in India COVID-19 free, next 2-3 weeks very crucial: Harsh V
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): Around 400 districts in India are free from coronavirus, however, the next 2-3 weeks are going to be most crucial in handling the COVID-19 pandemic, said Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday.
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Maharashtra, K'taka in bit of trouble due to spike in COVID-19 cases: Hars
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday said that both Maharashtra and Karnataka are in a bit of trouble due to spike in COVID-19 cases.
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