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  India's national recovery rate among highest in the world: Health Ministry

  India | February 14, 2021 15:38 IST

  India has been recording a steady decline in the number of daily new deaths since October 1, 2020, while the national recovery rate is amongst the highest in the world, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday.

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  No case of serious, severe Adverse event after immunization or death attributable to vaccination

  India | February 13, 2021 20:24 IST

  As vaccination against coronavirus continues to progress in the country, the Health Ministry on Saturday informed that no case of serious or severe Adverse event following immunization (AEFI) or death has been attributable to vaccination till date.

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  Health Ministry offering COVID vaccine for Rs 6,000? Here's the truth

  India | February 11, 2021 16:27 IST

  Meanwhile, rumor mills are abuzz with the claims that the Health Ministry is offering coronavirus vaccines for Rs 4,000-6,000. But how true is it?  

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  India's COVID-19 positivity rate dips to 5.42 per cent: Health ministry

  India | February 04, 2021 21:00 IST

  India's cumulative COVID-19 positivity rate has declined to 5.42 per cent while the weekly positivity rate (last week) was recorded at 1.82 per cent, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday.

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  "India was fastest to reach first 1-mn vaccinations," informs Health Ministry

  News | January 28, 2021 19:40 IST

  "India was the fastest to reach the first 1 million vaccinations," informed Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan during a press briefing on January 28.

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  Over 25 lakh COVID vaccine doses administered by 2pm till Jan 28: Health Ministry

  News | January 28, 2021 19:20 IST

  Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan, on January 28, briefed media about the ongoing COVID vaccination drive. While addressing the media, Bhushan informed that over 25 lakh vaccine doses have been administered so far, as per data available till 2 pm today.

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  India administered one million COVID-19 vaccine doses in just 6 days: Health Ministry

  India | January 24, 2021 12:59 IST

  India took only 6 days to roll out one million vaccine doses. This count is higher than countries like the US and the UK.

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  India reports 10,064 new COVID cases, 137 deaths; total case tally at 1,05,81,837

  India | January 19, 2021 10:22 IST

  The 137 latest fatalities include 35 from Maharashtra, 17 from Kerala, 10 from West Bengal, 4 from Uttar Pradesh, 8 each from Delhi and Tamil Nadu.

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  Body of top bureaucrat Lav Agarwal's brother found in Saharanpur, UP

  News | January 18, 2021 20:50 IST

  According to reports, Ankur's licensed pistol was found near his body which was recovered from Pilkhani area in Saharanpur.

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  Only six states conducted COVID19 vaccination sessions Today : Health Ministry

  News | January 17, 2021 20:00 IST

  In 553 sessions, a total of 17,072 beneficiaries were vaccinated today. A total of 2,24,301 beneficiaries vaccinated so far: Health Ministry

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  165,714 people vaccinated today, says health ministry

  News | January 16, 2021 19:37 IST

  Total vaccinators invovled across India were 16,755. Total beneficiaries vaccinated across India-1,65,714: Health Ministry

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  India's tally for UK strain of coronavirus at 102: Health Ministry

  India | January 13, 2021 13:38 IST

  Till January 11, the number of people affected by this strain of the coronavirus was 96. On Wednesday, the ministry said, "The total number of persons found to be positive with the new UK variant genome stands at 102 today."

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  3-day national immunisation drive for polio postponed due to unforeseen activities

  India | January 13, 2021 12:19 IST

  Talking about the COVID-19 vaccination, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan had said the vaccination should start in the country in the next few days and requested the NGOs working in the field of health to help in the smooth rollout of the process.

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  Covid vaccine rollout begins: Doses, effectiveness, side effects - Here's what Health Ministry said

  India | January 12, 2021 17:24 IST

  ​A massive pan-India inoculation drive against COVID-19 will begin on January 16. On Tuesday, the process was set in process with the Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) dispatching over 56 lakh doses of the Covishield vaccine to 13 cities in India.

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  India reports total 90 cases of new UK mutant strain

  India | January 09, 2021 13:52 IST

  According to the ministry, all 90 persons have been kept in single room isolation in designated healthcare facilities by the respective state governments. Their close contacts have also been put under quarantine.

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  Health Ministry all prepared to roll out Covid-19 vaccine, first shots likely on January 13

  India | January 06, 2021 11:29 IST

  The Drugs Controller General of India has approved Oxford-AstraZeneca's Covishield and indigenously developed Covaxin of Bharat Biotech for restricted emergency use in the country.

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  Fight against COVID-19 kept health ministry on its toes in 2020

  India | December 30, 2020 16:27 IST

  The Union health ministry was in the thick of action throughout 2020 in India's fight against coronavirus, ramping up testing facilities as well as health infrastructure while simultaneously issuing COVID-19 treatment and management guidelines from time and time.

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  Active COVID cases lowest in 6 months: Govt

  News | December 29, 2020 19:08 IST

  COVID-19 cases in the country are less than 2.7 lakhs and are the lowest in six months, informed Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on December 29 while addressing a press conference in national capital.

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  'Symptomatic, COVID positive passengers who flew to India will be subjected to genome sequencing'

  India | December 29, 2020 16:56 IST

  Those international passengers who have arrived in India during the last 14 days, if symptomatic and tested positive, will be subjected to genome sequencing, in view of the new COVID strain in the United Kingdom.

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  Over 19,000 new infections add to India's total COVID tally

  News | December 22, 2020 14:20 IST

  India recorded 19,556 new COVID-19 cases taking toll to 1,00,75,116. 30,376 recoveries , and 301 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, as per Health Ministry Total cases.