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On-site registrations for health, frontline workers only at government vac
Updated : 5 years, 1 month 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 : 5 years, 1 month 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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Increasingly severe COVID-19 situation in some districts, whole country po
Updated : 5 years, 1 month 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
Everyone above 45 years of age will be eligible for COVID vaccination from
Updated : 5 years, 1 month 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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COVID: Union Health Secretary chairs meet with 12 States, UTs; advises on
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 27 (ANI): The Centre on Saturday chaired a high-level meet with 12 States and Union Territories (UTs) reporting surge in Covid-19 cases. States and Union Territories were advised to focus on stringent containment and public health measures in 46 high burden districts
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COVID-19: Situation in Maharashtra and Punjab is of grave concern, says He
Updated : 5 years, 2 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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Centre highlights need for stringent measures to control Covid-19 spread a
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 21 (ANI): Amid rising coronavirus cases in the country, a high-level central team has highlighted the need for stringent measures to control the spread of Covid-19 during Kumbh Mela.
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Maharashtra in beginning of second wave, need to step up contact tracing:
Updated : 5 years, 2 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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Centre, state officials to review CoWin portal functioning today
Updated : 5 years, 2 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, 2 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, 3 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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Centre to strengthen public healthcare by increasing Ayushman Bharat centr
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], February 17 (ANI): The Central government plans to bolster the public healthcare system across the country by increasing the number of Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centres (HWCs) from the current 60,000 to 150,000 by December 2022, Union Health and
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