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India posts 3 crore Covid-19 recoveries, around 40,000 patients cured in 24 hrs

This constitutes an overall recovery rate of 97.22 per cent, which is showing a sustained increasing trend, the Health Ministry said

1 min read12 Jul 2021
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Zika virus in Kerala: Centre dispatches six-member team to monitor status

The total number of patients infected by the zika virus in Kerala has reached 14Of the 19 samples sent to NIV, 13 came back positive on Friday

1 min read9 Jul 2021
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Next 3 months will help determine the situation of Covid in India: Vardhan

In the last three months, the country has seen significant improvement in the Covid parametersThe Health Minister held a meeting ministers and other senior officials of Uttar Pradesh to review Covid-19 preparedness

2 min read23 Oct 2020
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Digital health ID not mandatory for accessing COVID vaccine: Health Ministry

Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said in cases where beneficiaries do not have health IDs, other IDs can be utilised.

2 min read21 Oct 2020
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Covid-19 positivity rate falls below 8%

The positivity rate has been on a decline and was 7.94% on Monday, said the Union health ministry

1 min read20 Oct 2020
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Government builds capacity to conduct 5 lakh consultations under NHDM

Government’s ambitious program that was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 15 this year, aims to create a centralized mechanism to uniquely identify every participating user

2 min read16 Oct 2020
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47% of covid deaths registered among those aged below 60 years: Health Ministry

Health ministry secretary Rajesh Bhushan said about 70% COVID-19 deaths have been of male patients while 30% of fatalities from the infection has been reported in females

1 min read13 Oct 2020
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35 states/UTs conducting over 140 Covid-19 tests/day per million population: Health Ministry

India's testing capacities have multiplied manifoldsMore than 15 lakh samples can be tested every day

3 min read8 Oct 2020
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Health Ministry guidelines for festivals: Kids below 10 to stay home, no events in containment zones

The notification said people who are residing in containment zones may be encouraged to observe festivals inside their homes and not move outPregnant women and children below the age of 10 years are advised to stay at home

2 min read6 Oct 2020
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Covid-19: 48% of deaths concentrated in 25 districts of 8 states, says govt

Bhushan further said that the average daily COVID-19 positivity rate has declinedUnder the ₹50 lakh insurance scheme for frontline healthcare workers engaged in COVID-19 duty, Bhushan said payments have been made in 95 cases, while 176 claims are under process

1 min read6 Oct 2020
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