Tag: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
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‘Mission Kavach Kundal’ scheme to accelerate COVID-19 vaccine drive in Maharashtra
"In view of Central government's aim to administer 100 crore vaccines across the country before Dussehra (October 15), the state government has decided to administer 15 lakh vaccines per day under this scheme", said Tope
October 7, 2021 -
Odisha Govt constitutes committees for COVID fatality re-audit, issuance of death certificates
The committees are being formed in each of the 30 districts in accordance with the guidelines of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
October 7, 2021 -
Over 91.77 cr COVID-19 vaccine doses provided in country for free
In the new phase of the universalization of the COVID19 vaccination drive, the centre will procure and supply (free of cost) 75 per cent of the vaccines being produced by the vaccine manufacturers in the country to States and UTs.
October 5, 2021 -
India logs 33,376 new Covid cases, 308 deaths
With 25,010 people testing positive for the virus and 177 deaths, Kerala remains the worst-affected state, followed by Maharashtra which recorded 4,154 new cases and 44 fatalities.
September 11, 2021 -
Centre to come out with guidelines on Covid vaccination for pregnant women soon
"The expert committee has recommended making pregnant women eligible to receive Covid-19 vaccines after detailed analysis," said Dr Vandana Gurnani, Additional Secretary & Mission Director, National Health Mission (NHM), while addressing a virtual session.
June 23, 2021 -
Over 3-cr Covid jabs still with states/UTs, 24L in pipeline
In addition, the Central government has also been facilitating direct procurement of vaccines by the states and the UTs.
June 20, 2021 -
Govt bars use of liquid oxygen for non-medical purposes
The order by Union home secretary Ajay Bhalla came amidst scarcity of medical oxygen in many parts of the country, particularly in Delhi, that have been hit by a fresh wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
April 26, 2021 -
Highest 1-day Covid hike in 2021
Eight states displaying an upward trajectory in daily new cases over the last three weeks
March 14, 2021 -
Uber pledges free rides worth Rs 10 crores to support Government and NGOs for vaccinating vulnerable citizens
The free rides can be utilised to travel to and from the nearest authorised vaccination centre by citizens above 60 and 45+ age group with co-morbidities, the target group identified for the second phase of India’s vaccination drive.
March 8, 2021 -
Daily new cases go above 16,000
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare cautioned that the Covid-19 situation in seven states is deteriorating since cases there have contributed 89.5 per cent to the tally.
February 26, 2021 -
‘Ayushmaan Bharat’ scheme boosts HP’s universal health coverage
Highlighting this, HP Health and Family Welfare Minister Rajiv Saizal said the ambitious scheme was launched on 23 September 2018 in the state and was being implemented “effectively”.
September 28, 2020 -
India’s Covid tally crosses 58-lakh mark; country records highest single-day tests
India which remains the second worst affected nation by the pandemic, total coronavirus cases now stands at 58,18,570, out of which 9,70,116 are active Covid-19 cases, which account for 16.67 per cent of all cases.
September 25, 2020 -
No regular classes in Himachal schools, colleges till 30 Sept
A state government spokesperson said online/distance learning shall continue to be permitted and shall be encouraged
September 20, 2020 -
COVID-19: India records highest single-day recoveries as recovery rate soars past 70%
To further build on this achievement, 32 States/UTs have exceeded the 50% mark while 12 States/UTs have exceeded the national Recovery Rate.
August 15, 2020 -
India’s corona fatality rate down to 2.35%
Sharing the data on Saturday, the Ministry said it could be possible because of "effective and standardised clinical management protocols based on holistic standard of care approach" adopted in the country.
July 25, 2020 -
COVID-19: For the first time, total number of recovered patients exceeds active cases, recovery rate stands at 48.88%
As of Wednesday, it stands at 50,61,332. In the last 24 hours, ICMR has tested 1,45,216 samples and has continued to ramp up the testing capacity for detecting the Novel Coronavirus in the infected persons.
June 10, 2020 -
India develops first indigenous IgG ELISA test kit for antibody detection of COVID-19
Developed in a month's time, the testing kit would help to study the presence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies in the Indian population.
May 11, 2020