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Punjab Chief Secy directs officials to ramp up COVID vaccination to thwart
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], June 19 (ANI): Punjab Chief Secretary Vini Mahajan on Saturday asked all the Deputy Commissioners to ramp up the ongoing vaccination drive for all the 18 plus eligible population to win the battle against the COVID-19 and prevent the much-anticipated third wave.
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Parliamentary panel turns down Facebook's call for virtual appearance; say
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): The parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology headed by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday turned down social media giant Facebook's request for coming for a virtual meeting instead of physical representation citing the company's COVID p
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Delhi reports 135 new COVID cases, 7 deaths in 24 hours
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): Delhi reported 135 fresh cases of COVID-19, 201 patient recoveries and seven deaths in the past 24 hours, said the Delhi Health Department on Saturday.
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COVID-19: Chhattisgarh health workers cross river to vaccinate people in r
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Balrampur (Chhattisgarh) [India], June 19 (ANI): A team of health workers crossed a knee-deep river, climbed mountains and walked through a 9-kilometere dense forest to reach a remote area in Chhattisgarh's Balrampur to hold a COVID-19 vaccination drive.
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COVID-19 vaccine shortage forces vaccination centres to shut down in Pak's
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Sindh [Pakistan], June 19 (ANI): Pakistan's Sindh province reported a shortage of COVID-19 vaccines, which forced the administration to shut vaccinations centres on Sunday.
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Minority Affairs Ministry to launch "Jaan Hai To Jahan Hai" COVID-19 vacci
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [Indi], June 19 (ANI): The Ministry of Minority Affairs will begin a pan-India campaign "Jaan Hai To Jahan Hai" to tackle concerns and myths about the COVID-19 vaccine from June 21.
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COVID-19: MHA urges States, UTs to follow calibrated process while opening
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla on Saturday wrote to the States and Union Territories (UTs) and urged them to follow the "calibrated" process carefully while opening up activities amid declining COVID-19 cases.
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South Korea reports 482 more COVID-19 cases, 150,720 in total
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], June 19 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 482 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Friday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 150,720.
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J-K LG Manoj Sinha directs officers to expedite COVID vaccination, contact
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): In order to assess the effectiveness of containment measures, Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha on Friday chaired a COVID review meeting with all Deputy Commissioners, Superintendents of Police (SPs) and senior officials of the Jammu and Kashmir administra
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India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage crosses 27 cr
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered under the nationwide vaccination drive has exceeded 27 crores, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) informed on Friday.
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Private sector engagement crucial for success of COVID-19 vaccination driv
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): Private sector engagement is critical for the success of the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination program to reach the largest possible number of people, the health ministry said in a briefing on Friday.
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Studies show chances of hospitalisation among HCWs reduce by 75-80 pc afte
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): Studies have shown that after COVID-19 vaccination the chances of hospitalisation among healthcare workers (HCWs) reduce by 75-80 per cent even after contracting the infection, the health ministry said in a briefing on Friday.
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