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  Health ministry decides against including Itolizumab in clinical management protocols for COVID-19

  India | July 26, 2020 21:23 IST

  Considering the unmet medical needs in COVID-19, Itolizumab, an already approved drug of Biocon, used for treating psoriasis -- a skin condition -- was approved for "restricted emergency use" in the treatment of coronavirus by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) recently.

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  36,145 patients recover from coronavirus, highest in a day: Health Ministry

  India | July 26, 2020 23:07 IST

  Besides, for the first time a record number of more than 4,40,000 tests have been conducted in a single day.

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  India remains to be among lowest in COVID-19 deaths per million: Health Ministry

  News | July 21, 2020 20:20 IST

  Number of COVID-19 deaths per million population in India continues to be among the lowest in the world.

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  COVID-19 care facility in society? Here's what Health Ministry guidelines say

  Fyi | July 19, 2020 9:43 IST

  With coronavirus cases in India seeing a steep rise in the past week, the Union Health Ministry-led by Dr Harsh Vardhan has issued guidelines for societies and gates RWAs who are willing to set up a COVID19 care facility for patients benefit. Here's what societies and RWAs need to strictly follow:

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  COVID-19 recovery rate 63.33%; of 3.42 lakh active cases less than 1.94% in ICU: Health ministry

  India | July 17, 2020 18:24 IST

  The Union health ministry said on Friday that less than 1.94 per cent of the 3.42 lakh active COVID-19 cases in India are in ICU, 0.35 per cent on ventilator support and 2.81 per cent are being given oxygen, while the recovery rate has improved to 63.33 per cent.

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  86% of active COVID-19 cases confined to 10 states; Maharashtra, TN account for 50% of them: Govt

  India | July 14, 2020 22:22 IST

  Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu are the two most affected states contributing to 50 per cent of the total active cases (amounting to 1,54,134 cases).

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  ICMR: Scientists suggest COVID-19 might have airborne transmission with microdroplets

  News | July 14, 2020 21:05 IST

  Indian Council of Medical Research, DG Balram Bhargava informed that there might be a possibility that COVID-19 might have some airborne transmission.

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  COVID-19: India's national recovery average is 63%, says Health Ministry

  News | July 14, 2020 18:44 IST

  Health Ministry OSD, Rajesh Bhushan on COVID-19 cases said that 86% of the total cases are confined to 10 states.

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  India’s COVID-19 recovery rate improves to 62.93 per cent: Health ministry

  India | July 12, 2020 17:25 IST

  Focussed and coordinated action by the Centre along with states and UTs, effective clinical management of coronavirus and timely diagnosis led to a consistent increase in the number of recovered cases in the country, the Union health ministry said on Sunday.

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  'Early detection, timely management push recovery rate of COVID-19 patients over 60% in India'

  India | July 03, 2020 17:19 IST

  Early detection and a timely clinical management of COVID-19 cases have resulted in increasing daily recoveries, with the recovery rate of coronavirus patients crossing 60 per cent in the country on Friday, the Union health ministry said.  

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  India has 1 COVID-19 death per lakh population as against 6.04 globally: Health Ministry

  India | June 23, 2020 17:02 IST

  As against the global average of 6.04, India has one COVID-19 death per lakh population which is one of the lowest in the world, the Union health ministry said on Tuesday, and credited timely detection of cases, extensive contact tracing and effective clinical management for the low mortality rate.

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  Health ministry recommends remdesivir for moderate cases, HCQ for early course of COVID-19

  India | June 13, 2020 19:28 IST

  The Health Ministry on Saturday recommended the use of antiviral drug remdesivir in a moderate stage of COVID-19 while backtracking from its earlier stance on hydroxychloroquine, saying the anti-malarial drug should be used in the early course of the disease and not on critically ill patients.

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  Health Ministry publishes New Drugs and Clinical Trials (Amendment) Rules

  India | June 08, 2020 7:31 IST

  The Union Health Ministry has come up with draft New Drugs and Clinical Trials (Amendment) Rules, inserting provisions for "compassionate use" of any unapproved drug that is in the phase-III clinical trial, either in India or abroad, by importing or indigenous manufacturing. 

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  5 staff of union health ministry test COVID-19 positive; major sanitisation drive on June 6-7

  India | June 05, 2020 17:36 IST

  Five employees of the Union health ministry, including a director, an under-secretary have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last seven days, prompting the authorities to carry out a "major and comprehensive disinfection and sanitisation" of office premises from June 6-7.

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  India's COVID-19 fatality rate among lowest, reported 0.3 deaths per lakh population: Govt

  India | May 26, 2020 23:42 IST

  ​India has reported about 0.3 deaths per lakh population which is amongst the lowest in the world, the Union Ministry of Health said on Tuesday.

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  15 most-affected nations have 83 times more deaths, 34 times more infections than India: Health Min

  India | May 20, 2020 22:50 IST

  The 15 most-impacted countries due to COVID-19, with a cumulative population almost equal to that of India, have seen 83 times more deaths and 34 times more infections, the Union health ministry said on Wednesday.

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  COVID-19 recovery rate improves to 39.62%: Health Ministry

  News | May 20, 2020 19:26 IST

  The Union Health Ministry informed that COVID-19 recovery rate has improved to 39.62% in the country today.

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  Mathematical modeling suggests containment of COVID-19 possible

  India | May 17, 2020 8:19 IST

  Mathematical modeling studies suggest containment of COVID-19 might be possible but success of containment operations "cannot be guaranteed" since there is efficient human to human transmission, the Union health ministry said on Saturday.

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  Govt issues guidelines to strengthen surveillance system in urban areas to tackle COVID-19

  India | May 16, 2020 22:30 IST

  Surveillance system for COVID-19 in urban areas should be strengthened and strict perimeter control be maintained in containment zones with Section 144 enforced to ensure people remain in their dwelling units.

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  People with COVID-19 symptoms should come forward to report: Health ministry

  News | May 11, 2020 21:34 IST

  Joint Secretary of Health Ministry, Lav Agarwal, along with other government officials briefed media over COVID-19 situation in India.