Covid-19 fourth wave: Top health expert calls for reducing booster dose gap from 9 to 6 months
Amid rising cases of Covid-19 and the possibility of a fourth wave hitting the country, a top health expert has urged the Centre to reduce the booster dose gap from 9 to 6 months, reported ANI.
Apr 28, 2022, 17:05 PM IST
Amid fourth wave scare, India reports single-day rise of 2,451 new Covid-19 cases, active caseload at 14,241
According to the Union Health Ministry data, India has reported over 2,400 new Covid-19 cases, 56 deaths in the last 24 hours.
Apr 22, 2022, 09:34 AM IST
Fourth wave scare: India reports 2,380 new Covid-19 cases, active caseload at 13,433
The death toll climbed to 5,22,062 with 56 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise 0.03 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate remained at 98.76 per cent, the ministry said.
Apr 21, 2022, 09:45 AM IST
India reports single-day rise of 2,067 new Covid-19 infections, active cases reach 12,340
An increase of 480 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours, the health ministry said.
Apr 20, 2022, 09:46 AM IST
Amid fourth wave fears, Centre writes to 5 states over rising Covid-19 cases
These five states include Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Mizoram, Maharashtra and Delhi. The Union Health Ministry has advised all states to continue monitoring the spread of infection and undertake the required steps for prompt and effective management of Covid-19.
Apr 20, 2022, 06:33 AM IST
Fourth wave scare: India sees single-day rise of 2,183 new Covid-19 cases, 214 deaths in 24 hours
India reported 214 Covid-19 linked fatalities in the past 24 hours, pushing the overall death toll to 5,21,965, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated at 9 AM on Monday.
Apr 18, 2022, 09:51 AM IST
India registers 796 new Covid-19 cases, 19 deaths in last 24 hours
A reduction of 169 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. The daily positivity rate was recorded as 0.20 per cent and the weekly positivity rate was 0.24 per cent, according to the health ministry.
Apr 12, 2022, 10:47 AM IST
Reconsider Covid-19 booster dose availability free of cost: CPI MP Binoy Viswam urges PM Narendra Modi
CPI MP, Binoy Viswam urged PM Modi to reconsider the Covid-19 booster dose availability free of cost.
Apr 11, 2022, 13:20 PM IST
Covid-19 precaution dose: Slow start in Delhi, Goa postpones launch due to vaccine unavailability - Key points
Private vaccination centres began the administration of the precautionary "third" dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, also known as the booster dose, for the 18-plus population on Sunday.
Apr 11, 2022, 07:20 AM IST
Covid-19 booster dose for all adults from today: When should you take it, cost of jab, other details here
“All those who are more than 18 years of age and have completed nine months after the administration of the second dose, would be eligible for precaution dose," said the ministry said in a statement.
Apr 10, 2022, 06:38 AM IST
Covid-19 booster dose for all adults from Sunday: No need for fresh registration - details here
All those who are more than 18 years of age and have completed nine months after the administration of the second dose, would be eligible for precaution dose, said the Union health ministry.
Apr 09, 2022, 09:08 AM IST
No confirmed Covid-linked deaths due to oxygen shortage in 20 states, UTs till April 4: Centre
The govt told Rajya Sabha that "as of April 4, 2022, states/UTs have reported a total of 5,21,358 deaths due to COVID-19'' in the country,
Apr 05, 2022, 18:09 PM IST
India logs 1,270 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours amid fourth wave scare
The active cases now stand at 15,859, according to the latest Health Ministry data.
Mar 28, 2022, 09:08 AM IST
Fourth wave of Covid-19: Threat of Omicron has not gone away from India, warns govt
India`s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 181.52 crore (1,81,52,45,644) on Monday evening.
Mar 22, 2022, 08:15 AM IST
India gears up against fourth wave of Covid-19, vaccinates over 3 lakh children aged 12-14 years on day 1
More than 2.15 crore precaution doses of Covid-19 vaccine have been administered to healthcare and frontline workers, and those aged above 60 years.
Mar 17, 2022, 12:16 PM IST
Covid-19 vaccination for kids aged 12-14 years begins today, new guidelines issued
Rajesh Bhushan, Union Health Secretary, in a virtual meeting with all states and UTs on Tuesday, said that the online registration for vaccination will start at 9 AM.
Mar 16, 2022, 06:08 AM IST
Covid vaccination for kids aged 12-14 years begins from Wednesday, check how to register
According to an announcement by the Health Ministry, the Covid-19 vaccine to be administered to the 12-14 years age group would be Corbevax manufactured by Biological E. Limited, Hyderabad.
Mar 15, 2022, 08:49 AM IST
Centre approves reduction of NEET-PG exam cutoff by 15 percentile
In an official communication to the National Board of Examinations, the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has said that it has been decided by the health ministry to reduce the cut off by 15 percentile across all categories.
Mar 12, 2022, 16:32 PM IST
‘Fallacious and inaccurate': Govt rejects media reports claiming high Covid-19 mortality rate in India
The Centre said that reports in some sections of media regarding the claims that Covid-19 mortalities in India are much higher than the official count are “fallacious and completely inaccurate".
Feb 17, 2022, 15:47 PM IST
No more fried foods! Health Ministry's canteen to serve only 'good food for good life'
The idea behind this is to provide healthy food like baked samosas with row banana stuffing, millet roti, ragi sheera, Ayurveda khichdi, etc. "Our scriptures and scientists believe that our food is our medicine and it`s important to adopt good eating habits in life," said Mandaviya.
Feb 16, 2022, 20:21 PM IST
