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Harsh Vardhan asks Red Cross to motivate recovered COVID-19 patients to do
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday said that he has asked the Indian Red Cross Society to motivate recovered COVID-19 patients to donate blood so that this blood and plasma can be used to treat critical coronavirus patients.
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India's COVID-19 count reaches 18,985, recovery rate stands at 17.48 pc
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in India reached 18,985 on Tuesday, with Maharashtra being the worst-hit state, even as the government said the recovery percentage for the infection stood at 17.48 per cent.
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Harsh Vardhan asks states to ensure adequate availability of blood in bloo
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has written to all the states and directed them to ensure adequate availability of blood in blood banks, the government said on Tuesday.
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COVID-19: Irish PM Leo Varadkar sends special message to his ancestral vil
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Dublin [Ireland], April 21 (ANI): In a special video message, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has urged the people of India to remain optimistic in the fight against coronavirus and assured solidarity during the difficult times, not only affecting the health but also the economy and liv
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Harvesting of wheat, delayed by lockdown, begins in Varanasi
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 20 (ANI): Harvesting of wheat, deferred by the farmers in Varanasi, due to the national lockdown imposed to contain the coronavirus, has now begun.
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Union Health Minister emphasizes on India's proactive approach to contain
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): Speaking at a meeting of G-20 ministers organised by the grouping's chair Saudi Arabia via video-conferencing, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Monday emphasized on the proactive and pre-emptive strategy of India to contain the spread of COVID-1
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COVID-19 pandemic highlighted weaknesses in healthcare systems: G20 Health
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], April 20 (ANI): The G20 health ministers acknowledged that the COVID-19 crisis has highlighted systemic weaknesses in healthcare systems and vulnerabilities in the global community's ability to prevent and respond to pandemic threats.
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COVID-19: Doctors, nurses of Safdarjung hospital provided hotel accommodat
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): All healthcare workers including doctors and nursing staff posted in corona wards, corona intensive care unit (ICU) and severe acute respiratory illness (SARI) ward of Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital have been provided accommodation
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AIIMS RDA seeks Dr Harsh Vardhan's intervention in a case of caste, gender
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): Resident Doctors Association (RDA) of All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Sunday wrote to Union Minister of Health, Dr Harsh Vardhan, over 'inaction of administration over caste and gender-based harassment of a Resident Doctor by faculty at A
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COVID-19 data in India improving with each passing day: Harsh Vardhan
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): During his visit to Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital on Sunday, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan said that the data of the coronavirus is "improving" with each passing day.
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Pepper trade resumes in Kochi amid COVID-19 lockdown
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], April 19 (ANI): Pepper trade in Kochi has been resumed this week amid the nationwide coronavirus lockdown, after seven tonnes of its stock arrived from the Idukki district on April 16.
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75-year-old man tests coronavirus positive in Varanasi
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 19 (ANI): A 75-year-old Varanasi resident has been found coronavirus positive, said Kaushal Raj Sharma, District Magistrate Varanasi on Sunday.
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