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Moradabad doctor, health workers on COVID-19 duty attacked: FIR reveals shocking details
India | Apr 16, 2020, 11:07 AM ISTUttar Pradesh police has arrested at least 17 people involved in the brutal attack on health officials including doctors, police personnel in Moradabad who had gone for the check-up of coronavirus suspects in the district.
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602 hospitals earmarked as dedicated COVID-19 facilities: Health Ministry
India | Apr 14, 2020, 08:18 PM ISTA total of 602 hospitals in the country have been earmarked as dedicated COVID-19 facilities with a capacity of 1,06,719 isolation beds and 12,024 intensive care unit (ICU) beds, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
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India sees sharpest rise in COVID-19 cases in last 24 hrs. Check state-wise tally
India | Apr 14, 2020, 11:12 PM ISTThe Union health ministry on Tuesday said that 1,463 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in the last 24 hours, which is the sharpest ever rises in cases in India. The total tally of cases is now at 10,815, including 9,272 active cases.
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'Chain of transmission will be considered broken only when...': Health Ministry on coronavirus
India | Apr 14, 2020, 06:55 PM ISTThe Health Ministry on Tuesday said that the chain of transmission of the deadly coronavirus will be considered broken only when no new case is reported in an area for at least 28 days.
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India recorded 909 new COVID-19 cases; 1,671 patients need oxygen support: Health Ministry
India | Apr 12, 2020, 06:46 PM ISTIndia on Sunday recorded 909 new coronavirus positive cases and 34 deaths in 24 hours, Health Ministry Joint Secretary Lav Aggarwal informed. With the fresh cases, the total number of confirmed cases in the country has reached 8,356 including 273 deaths.
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Health Ministry directs states to prohibit use, spitting of smokeless tobacco in public places
India | Apr 11, 2020, 10:49 AM ISTFew states like Bihar, Jharkhand, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, Haryana, Nagaland and Assam have already issued orders on the ban of the use of smokeless tobacco products and spitting in public places during the COVID-19 epidemic.
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Total 5734 confirmed cases of COVID-19, 549 new cases in last 24 hours: Health Ministry
News | Apr 10, 2020, 07:58 AM ISTJoint Secretary of Health Ministry Lav Agrawal, while addressing a press conference in the national capital on April 09 informed that till now.
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Ordered 1.7 crore PPEs, 49,000 ventilators, Health Ministry reveals
India | Apr 09, 2020, 06:19 PM ISTThe Centre has placed an order for 1.7 crore units of personal protective equipment (PPE) and 49,000 ventilators, the Union Health Ministry said at the daily press briefing on Thursday
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Most coronavirus patients in India displaying 'mild or very mild symptoms': Health Ministry
India | Apr 08, 2020, 04:42 PM ISTMost of the people infected with coronavirus in India are displaying mild or very mild symptoms of the disease, the Union Health Ministry said
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Status of essential goods and services satisfactory: Ministry of Home Affairs
News | Apr 07, 2020, 09:06 PM ISTMinistry of Home Affairs Joint Secretary (Women Safety) Punya Salila Srivastava on April 07 said that status of essential goods and services is by and large satisfactory.
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Health Ministry announces 3 dedicated facilities for COVID-19 patients
India | Apr 07, 2020, 05:26 PM ISTThe Health Ministry on Tuesday came out with a guidance document on the coronavirus crisis in India. As per the document, there will be three classes of facilities for various categories of COVID-19 patients.
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India receives 1.7 lakh PPEs donated by China
India | Apr 06, 2020, 10:26 PM ISTIndia on Monday received 1.70 lakh personal protection equipment (PPE) coveralls donated by China, the Union Health Ministry said.
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India between Stage 2 and Stage 3 of coronavirus: What it means
India | Apr 06, 2020, 10:49 PM ISTAs the cases of the deadly coronavirus are on the rise in India, concerns are zooming in on the country's transmission stage. Which stage is India in? Have we moved past the second stage? Has community transmission begun in India?
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Health ministry issues guidelines for states on oxygen supply to facilities handling COVID-19 cases
India | Apr 04, 2020, 08:28 PM ISTThe Union health ministry has issued guidelines for the states on the method of supplying oxygen to the medical facilities handling COVID-19 patients and said all hospitals and staff concerned must be told to ensure timely requisitions and payments so that there is no disruption in the oxygen supply.
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1,023 out of 2,902 cases in India related to Tablighi Jamaat: Health Ministry
News | Apr 04, 2020, 05:44 PM IST1023 coronavirus cases in India related to Tablighi Jamaat, says Health Ministry India's cases of the deadly coronavirus on Saturday rose to 2,902 with 68 deaths. At least 601 new cases of COVID-19 have emerged in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry said in a press conference at 4 PM today.
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300+ COVID-19 cases in Tamil Nadu now, says health ministry
India | Apr 03, 2020, 12:14 PM ISTCoronavirus positive patients in Tamil Nadu has witnessed a sudden spike in the confirmed cases as the current toll stands at 309 including 6 who have been cured while one person has died, according to the health ministry data.
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India's coronavirus cases rise to 1965; 50 deaths so far: Health Ministry
India | Apr 02, 2020, 05:41 PM ISTIndia saw at least 328 new cases of the coronavirus in the last 24 hours along with 12 deaths, the Health Ministry said today, adding that the total number of COVID-19 positive cases in the country stood at 1,965.
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Coronavirus: Identified 20 existing, 22 potential COVID-19 hotspots in India, says Health Ministry
India | Apr 02, 2020, 02:47 PM ISTThe Union Health Ministry on Thursday said it has identified 20 existing and 22 potential hotspots of COVID-19 in the country and asserted that although there is no evidence of widespread community transmission, containment measures will require large human resource.
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92 new cases of coronavirus, 4 deaths in last 24 hours: Health Ministry
India | Mar 30, 2020, 04:46 PM ISTAt least 92 cases of the coronavirus and four deaths have been reported in India in the last 24 hours, an official of the Health Ministry said today. This takes the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country to 1071 and the number of deaths to 29.
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States told to set up camps for migrant workers stranded in coronavirus lockdown
India | Mar 28, 2020, 05:46 PM ISTUnion Health Ministry on Saturday said that it has requested states and union territories to set up relief camps for migrant workers who are stranded in their region. The ministry added that the arrangement of food and water has been requested as well.