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  Moradabad doctor, health workers on COVID-19 duty attacked: FIR reveals shocking details

  India | April 16, 2020 11:07 IST

  Uttar 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 | April 14, 2020 20:18 IST

  A 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 | April 14, 2020 23:12 IST

  The 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 | April 14, 2020 18:55 IST

  ​The 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 | April 12, 2020 18:46 IST

  India 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 | April 11, 2020 10:49 IST

  Few 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 | April 10, 2020 7:58 IST

  Joint 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 | April 09, 2020 18:19 IST

  The 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 | April 08, 2020 16:42 IST

  Most 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 | April 07, 2020 21:06 IST

  Ministry 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 | April 07, 2020 17:26 IST

  The 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 | April 06, 2020 22:26 IST

  India 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 | April 06, 2020 22:49 IST

  As 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 | April 04, 2020 20:28 IST

  The 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 | April 04, 2020 17:44 IST

  1023 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 | April 03, 2020 12:14 IST

  Coronavirus 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 | April 02, 2020 17:41 IST

  India 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 | April 02, 2020 14:47 IST

  The 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 | March 30, 2020 16:46 IST

  At 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 | March 28, 2020 17:46 IST

  Union 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.