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Retest RAT negative cases using RT-PCR to ensure asymptomatic Covid patien
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 10 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry has urged all States and Union Territories (UTs) to mandatorily retest all symptomatic negative cases of Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT) through gold-standard RT-PCR tests to diagnose COVID-19.
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Review guidelines on parole, furlough, premature release of prisoners: MHA
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 5 (ANI): Union Ministry of Home Affairs on Friday wrote to States and Union Territories regarding review of parole and furlough for inmates.
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4 states, 2 UTs showing higher COVID-19 positivity rate among healthcare
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 3 (ANI): Expressing concerns over the healthcare workers being infected due to coronavirus, the Central government said that four states and two union territories are showing higher positivity rate among healthcare workers which includes--doctors, paramedics, nur
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COVID-19: 12 States/UTs have recovery rate more than national average, say
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 2 (ANI) The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Wednesday stated that at least 12 States including Union Territories (UTs) have a COVID19 recovery rate more than the national average which is 76.98 per cent.
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Ladakh, Lakshadweep integrated in existing national portability cluster of
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 1 (ANI): Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan recently reviewed the progress made towards the implementation of "One Nation One Ration Card" plan and while taking note of the requisite technical readiness of another two Union Territories of Ladakh and Lakshadweep, approved
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Many States, UTs exceed 140 tests/day/million population
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 30 (ANI): As India rides the wave of an upsurge in testing, many States/Union Territories (UT) have exceeded 140 tests per day per million population as advised by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and several have demonstrated better performance with Positivity Rate
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Top Union Ministry officials review measures to contain COVID-19 in UTs
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 30 (ANI): Union Home Secretary and Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) jointly reviewed the measures for containing the spread of COVID-19 infection in the Union Territories on Saturday.
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Home Secretary writes to states to not impose any lockdown outside contain
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 30 (ANI): Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla on Saturday wrote to chief secretaries of all states and union territories to not impose any local lockdown outside the containment zones without prior consultation with the Centre.
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Harsh Vardhan expresses satisfaction at coordinated COVID-19 control effor
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 29 (ANI): Expressing satisfaction at the coordinated efforts of the Centre, states and union territories to contain the spread of COVID-19, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Saturday said that the country's Case Fatality Rate is at its lowest 1.81 per cent.
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Union Minister administers oath to Lokesh Dutt as chairman Joint ERC
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Aug 29 (ANI): Union Power Minister RK Singh on Friday administered oath, through video conferencing, to Lokesh Dutt Jha as Chairman Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission for the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.
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COVID-19: NHRC writes to States, UTs seeking information on medical infras
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 27 (ANI): National Human Rights Commission of India (NHRC) has written to State and Union Territories seeking information about the medical infrastructure and best practices followed in the view of COVID-19 pandemic to tackle the situation.
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NHRC seeks action taken report from States, UTs on mental health care
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 25 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought action taken report (ATR) from the Chief Secretaries of all the States and Union Territories on mental health care across the country.
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