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Focus is to fully vaccinate adult population, booster dose not per
Updated : 2 weeks, 3 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): Indian Council of Medical Research Director-General Balram Bhargava on Thursday said that the main focus is to fully vaccinate the adult population of the country, adding that the issue of booster dose is not pertinent at the moment.
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Avoid non-essential travel, observe low-key festivity this year: I
Updated : 2 weeks, 3 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): Ahead of the festive season, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Director-General Balram Bhargava on Thursday made a fervent appeal to people to avoid non-essential travel and to observe a low-key festivity "at least this year".
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Kerala sees decline in COVID-19 cases, still contributes 52 pc of
Updated : 2 weeks, 3 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): Kerala accounts for 52 per cent of the cumulative active COVID-19 cases in the country, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed on Thursday.
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Keep strict vigil to prevent spread of Covid during festivals: Uni
Updated : 3 weeks, 3 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 23 (ANI): Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has written to the Chief Secretaries and Administrators of all the States and Union Territories advising them to keep a strict vigil to curb the spread of Covid 19 amid the festive season.
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Health Ministry issues guidelines for Covid vaccination at home fo
Updated : 3 weeks, 3 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 23 (ANI): The government on Thursday said that an advisory has been issued to make arrangements for 'vaccination at home' for those who have special needs or are differently abled, in line with COVID-19 standard operating procedures.
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Kerala logs 68 pc of total COVID-19 cases reported in India: Healt
Updated : 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 16 (ANI): Almost 68 per cent of the total COVID-19 cases reported in India are from Kerala, said Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Thursday.
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Sustained efforts needed to control vector-borne diseases, says Un
Updated : 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 13 (ANI): Union Secretary Health Rajesh Bhushan on Monday wrote to all states and union territories (UTs) emphasising the acceleration of activities for prevention and control of vector-borne diseases such as Dengue and calling for sustained efforts to reduce the
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86 lakh Covid vaccine doses administered in last 24 hours, says He
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 9 (ANI): Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Thursday said that 86 lakh doses had been administered in the last 24 hours and that the average per-day dose administered has increased from 20 lakhs in May 2021, to 78 lakhs in September 2021, with the pace of
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60.98 pc of India's total COVID-19 cases last week were from Keral
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 9 (ANI): Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Thursday said that 60.98 per cent of the total active COVID-19 cases in India were from Kerala and of the 43,263 COVID-19 cases reported in the last 24 hours, over 32,000 cases are from Kerala.
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Central team finds majority of cases of fever outbreak, death amon
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Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 7 (ANI): Central team sent to Firozabad to investigate the cause of fever outbreaks and deaths among children has found that the majority of cases are due to dengue, along with few cases of scrub typhus and leptospirosis, said Ministry of Health and
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Nipah Virus: Health ministry writes to Kerala Chief Secretary, sug
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 6 (ANI): The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Monday has written to Kerala Chief Secretary Dr VP Joy recommending measures to be taken to control the spread Nipah virus in the state and directed him to strengthen the hospital-based and comm
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Union Health Secretary reviews Covid vaccination drive 11 North Ea
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New Delhi [India], September 4 (ANI): Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Saturday chaired a high-level review meeting with 11 north-east and hill states and Union Territories over the COVID vaccination drive.
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