Centre asks states, UTs to review, amend additional Covid-19 restrictions as cases drop
In a letter sent to chief secretaries and chief administrators of all states and UTs on Tuesday, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said the coronavirus pandemic in India is showing a sustained declining trend since January 21.
Feb 16, 2022, 18:09 PM IST
Labour ministry expands ESIC health check-up pilot to 15 cities
It is objective of the 'Fit India' movement that all should be healthy in the country, the minister stated.
Feb 12, 2022, 17:54 PM IST
From positivity rate to first RNA vaccine: Key points from Centre's conference on Covid
Union Health Ministry on Thursday said that four states- Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu still display worrying projections with more than 50,000 active cases.
Feb 10, 2022, 17:15 PM IST
NEET PG 2022: Union Health Ministry asks NBE to postpone test by 6-8 weeks
Earlier on January 25, six MBBS graduates had filed a plea in the Supreme Court seeking postponement of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test scheduled on March 12 for admissions in postgraduate medical courses.
Feb 04, 2022, 11:41 AM IST
India reports 1,72,433 new Covid-19 cases, 1,008 deaths in last 24 hours
The death toll climbed to 4,98,983 with 1,008 fresh fatalities, including 500 from Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise 3.67 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has decreased to 95.14 per cent, the Ministry said.
Feb 03, 2022, 10:33 AM IST
Omicron sub-variant BA.2 more contagious, evades vaccine protection: Study
The researchers found that people who received a booster were even less likely to transmit the virus than people who were fully vaccinated, the report said.
Feb 01, 2022, 13:17 PM IST
Over 75% Indian adults now fully vaccinated against Covid, PM Modi hails feat
"75% of all adults are fully vaccinated. Congratulations to our fellow citizens for this momentous feat," wrote Modi.
Jan 30, 2022, 10:20 AM IST
Schools to reopen in India? Health Ministry likely to issue advisory soon
The source said that the Ministry has already asked the experts to explore all the options to reopen the schools for students amid the Covid crisis.
Jan 28, 2022, 08:08 AM IST
Omicron's sub-variant BA.2 more contagious, gradually increasing in India, know more
Sujeet Kumar Singh, Director, National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Thursday said, “Omicron sub-variant BA.2 is more prevalent in comparison to the BA.1 variant in India now.’’ He, however, added that BA.3 sub-variant has not been detected in India yet.
Jan 28, 2022, 07:41 AM IST
India reports 2,85,914 new Covid-19 cases, daily positivity rate at 16.16%
The active Covid-19 cases have decreased to 22,23,018 and comprise 5.55 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has decreased to 93.23 per cent, the ministry said.
Jan 26, 2022, 10:02 AM IST
Now, six members can be registered using one mobile number on Co-WIN: Govt
Govt also said that a new utility feature has been introduced under the ‘Raise an Issue’ section of Co-WIN and through this, a beneficiary can revoke the current vaccination status from fully vaccinated to partially vaccinated or unvaccinated status and also partially vaccinated to unvaccinated status.
Jan 21, 2022, 19:52 PM IST
J&K imposes curbs on non-essential movement amid surge in COVID-19 cases
The total number of active cases present in Jammu and Kashmir is 26,236. The total number of recoveries recorded so far in the union territory stood at 3,41,854, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Jan 20, 2022, 23:50 PM IST
India crosses 160 crore Covid vaccine mark: Health Ministry
Out of this figure, over 73 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in the last 24 hours.
Jan 20, 2022, 15:30 PM IST
Centre refutes media reports claiming under-reporting of COVID deaths, calls it 'baseless'
In a statement, the ministry refuted some media reports alleging a "significant undercount" of the actual number of people who have died in India due to COVID-19 in the first two waves and that the final toll may be "substantially greater" crossing the figures of about three million.
Jan 14, 2022, 16:32 PM IST
Sharp surge in COVID-19 infections globally, positivity rate over 5 % in 8 states: Health Ministry
Expressing his concerns about rising Covid cases in India, Agarwal said, “There has been a sharp surge in COVID cases in India; there are 9,55,319 active cases as on Jan 12.” Noting a high surge in Covid-19 infections in India, the positivity rate has risen from 1.1 per cent on Dec 30 to 11.05 per cent on January 12, the Union Health Secretary said.
Jan 12, 2022, 16:53 PM IST
27 Omicron cases reported in Bihar, national tally climbs to 4,461
With Bihar reporting 27 cases of Omicron for the first time, the Omicron infection has spread into 28 states and UTs, as per the Health Ministry. However, Maharashtra continues to be the worst hit at 1,247 Omicron infections. Of them, 467 patients have been discharged as per the health ministry data.
Jan 11, 2022, 16:10 PM IST
Omicron driving COVID-19 third wave in India, new variant can be more lethal for children than Delta
A source said, however, the latest data suggests that all eastern states have also reported high numbers of Omicron cases. "So, going by that it can be said that the third wave of COVID-19 pandemic across all states is being driven by the fast-spreading and highly transmissible Omicron variant," the source said.
Jan 09, 2022, 09:36 AM IST
COVID-19: Govt makes 7-days quarantine mandatory for all international passengers
Health Ministry of India has issued new guidelines for the international arriving passengers and the new guidelines will come into effect from January 11.
Jan 07, 2022, 15:48 PM IST
Over 18.14 crores unutilised COVID vaccine doses still available with states/UTs: Centre
India has so far administered 149.66 crore doses of COVID vaccination.
Jan 07, 2022, 11:15 AM IST
India reports 1st Omicron death in Rajasthan; Centre says 'exponential rise' in COVID-19 cases
Officials in the Union Health Ministry said samples of a 73-year-old man in Rajasthan's Udaipur, who died last week, showed the presence of the Omicron variant. The case of death in Rajasthan is ‘technically’ Omicron-related, Joint Secretary in Health Ministry Lav Agarwal told the press conference.
Jan 06, 2022, 07:41 AM IST
