Govt notifies relaxed norms for regulation of hospitals, clinics
An official informed on Thursday that this replaces criminal penalties for procedural lapses with a fair administrative mechanism.
An official informed on Thursday that this replaces criminal penalties for procedural lapses with a fair administrative mechanism.
The notification issued on June 9 removes the word ‘Syrups’ from Schedule K of the Drugs Rules, 1945.
Three deaths have been reported since the WHO was first informed about the Hantavirus outbreak earlier this month.
As of 31st December 2025, a total of 50,373 public health facilities across all States and Union Territories have been certified under the National Quality Assurance Standards (NQAS) – a comprehensive quality framework established by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).
An independent probe by the Madhya Pradesh State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) confirmed that the three cough syrup samples tested at the state laboratory were free of Diethylene Glycol (DEG) and Ethylene Glycol (EG).
The country's active caseload currently stands at 78,190, the lowest in 575 days. According to the Ministry, 213 cases of Omicron variant of coronavirus have been reported in the country so far.
With the administration of 19,10,917 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, the country's Covid inoculation coverage has reached 133.17 crores as of Monday morning.
With the addition of the new fatalities, the nationwide death toll has climbed to 4,73,537.
A total of 267 deaths were registered in the last 24 hours taking the toll to 4,69,247, said the Ministry of Health and Family welfare here on Wednesday.
The active caseload stands at 1,18,443. Active cases presently constitute 0.34 per cent of the country's total positive cases, the lowest since March 2020.
