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After COVID-19 cases mount again, Centre starts tracking variants
Following the outbreak of COVID-19 cases from China, the Union government has taken stock of the situation. In order to better track coronavirus variants through the INSACOG network, the Union health ministry…
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Gujarat: Vaccine hesitancy attributed to rise in measles cases
Mehsana: A total of 91 suspected cases of measles were detected in parts of Mehsana district in Gujarat during a surveillance carried out in the last one month, a health department official…
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Health ministry adds coronary stents to National List of Essential Medicines
New Delhi: The Union health ministry has notified the inclusion of coronary stents in the National List of Essential Medicines, 2022, a move that will help make these life-saving medical devices more…
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Health Ministry rejects claim ‘Covaxin was rushed due to political pressure’
Delhi: The Union Health Ministry on Thursday rejected media reports that Covaxin manufacturer Bharat Biotech skipped certain processes and accelerated clinical trials due to political pressure, calling them “completely misleading, fallacious and…
- Delhi
Highly infectious new Omicron sub variant BF.7 detected in India
New Delhi: With a declining trajectory of fresh Covid cases, a new Omicron sub variant, however, is posing a new threat in the country. According to some reports, the first case of…
- Delhi
India reports 2,786 fresh Covid cases, 12 deaths
Delhi: India has recorded 2,786 fresh Covid cases and 12 deaths in the last 24 hours, Union Health Ministry said on Thursday. With the fresh fatalities, the death toll mounted to 5,28,847.…
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India logs 12,608 new COVID- 19 cases, 72 deaths
New Delhi: India on Thursday reported 12,608 new COVID-19 cases and 72 deaths, said the Union Health Ministry. The new fatalities increased the nationwide death toll to 5,27,206. The active caseload is…
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India sees rise of 21,880 COVID-19 cases; active cases at 1,49,482
New Delhi: India saw a single-day rise of 21,880 coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,38,47,065, while the active cases rose to 1,49,482, according to the Union Health…
- Telangana
Telangana: 544 vacancies at AIIMS Bibinagar yet to be filled
Hyderabad: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bibinagar currently has 544 vacancies including teaching and nursing posts, impacting the standard of services at the national medical facility. The Bharatiya Janata…
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India reports 15,528 new Covid cases, 25 deaths
New Delhi: India reported 15,528 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours, which is a decline from the previous day’s count of 16,935, said the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday. In…
- India
India’s cumulative COVID-19 vaccination nears 200 crore
New Delhi: The cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country neared the 200-crore mark on Saturday, the Union health ministry said. More than 10 lakh vaccine doses were administered till 7…
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Mandaviya holds review meet amid COVID-19 surge
New Delhi: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday chaired a meeting with the key experts and officials in view of an upsurge of Covid-19 cases in some states. The meeting discussed the…
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India adds 12,781 COVID-19 cases, positivity rate over 4 percent
New Delhi: India on Monday logged 12,781 fresh COVID-19 cases that pushed its infection tally to 4,33,09,473, while the daily positivity rate went past 4 percent after 130 days, according to Union health…
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Active COVID-19 cases in country rise to 20,635
New Delhi: India logged 3,451 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,31,02,194, while the active cases rose to 20,635, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated…
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Insurance scheme for healthcare workers on Covid duty extended
New Delhi: The insurance scheme for healthcare workers engaged in COVID-19 related duties has been extended further for a period of 180 days from Tuesday, and 1,905 claims have been settled under…
