Govt Can't be in Every House to Enforce Coronavirus Rules: Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik
4 years, 5 months ago

Govt Can't be in Every House to Enforce Coronavirus Rules: Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik

News 18  

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday said it is the individual responsibility to fight the Covid-19 pandemic as the government cannot be there in every house or street to enforce rules. "Whether it is a natural disaster or a pandemic, my primary objective is to save every human life and I appeal to my family of four and half crore to follow all the guidelines of Government," he added. "I can proudly say that my Odia brothers and sisters as Covid warriors are not just doing work for salary but working for a mission to save every Odia possible," he added. Whatever best treatment is available in any part of the world, Odisha will implement the same and make it accessible to our people free of cost," said the Chief Minister.

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Gov't must do more to protect vulnerable people against Covid: concerned citizens
2 years, 5 months ago

Gov't must do more to protect vulnerable people against Covid: concerned citizens

NL Times  

The Cabinet must take measures to better protect vulnerable people against the coronavirus, a group of "concerned citizens and experts" said in a letter to Health Minister Ernst Kuipers. With no measures in place, the virus currently has free reign, and that puts people with other health problems at unacceptable risk, they said, AD reports. The letter-writers called on Kuipers …

Karnataka will increase testing, vaccination: Bommai tells PM amid Covid fear
2 years, 8 months ago

Karnataka will increase testing, vaccination: Bommai tells PM amid Covid fear

Live Mint  

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday said that the Covid-19 situation in the state is under control. Bommai also mentioned that the Karnataka government is going to enhancing vaccination drive, increase testing, and enforce appropriate behavior at public places. Highlighting the special attention being given to Bengaluru, where there is slight increase in cases, the Chief Minister said testing …

'Keep Covid contingency plans ready': Odisha govt asks collectors to be prepared
2 years, 8 months ago

'Keep Covid contingency plans ready': Odisha govt asks collectors to be prepared

India TV News  

Highlights Odisha government has asked district collectors to be prepared for any Covid eventuality The state has asked officer monitor every cluster to keep the virus from spreading Law enforcement agencies have been asked to keep an eye on people coming from high-burden countries The government of Odisha has asked all district collectors to be prepared with contingency plans in …

Karnataka to impose tougher Covid curbs? Minister answers as cases surge
3 years ago

Karnataka to impose tougher Covid curbs? Minister answers as cases surge

Live Mint  

The Karnataka government is mulling 'tough rules' to arrest the spread of Covid-19 as daily infections are starting to spike, said state revenue minister R Ashoka on Saturday. "We will convene a meeting and announce some tough rules before 7 January when the night curfew will be lifted," the minister said. Further elaborating on this, Ashoka said a government panel …

Odisha CM Appeals People to Remain Alert, Follow Covid Norms as State Detects First Omicron Cases
3 years ago

Odisha CM Appeals People to Remain Alert, Follow Covid Norms as State Detects First Omicron Cases

News 18  

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today appealed to the people of the State to remain alert and strictly adhere to Covid appropriate behaviour. Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra convened a meeting of senior officials of the Health Department to discuss a strategy to prepare for the Omicron scare. However, to ensure a more robust procedure to check the spread of …

Kerala CM Rules Out Complete Covid-19 Lockdown Citing 'Huge Crisis for Economy, Livelihoods'
3 years, 4 months ago

Kerala CM Rules Out Complete Covid-19 Lockdown Citing 'Huge Crisis for Economy, Livelihoods'

News 18  

With the coronavirus caseload crossing 41.51 lakh, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday asked the local self government bodies in the state to intervene effectively in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and said neighbourhood committees would be formed to check the spread of the virus. Vijayan said a statewide lockdown was not an option as it would adversely …

Odisha Constitutes Panel to Study Cause of Covid Infection Despite Vaccination
3 years, 6 months ago

Odisha Constitutes Panel to Study Cause of Covid Infection Despite Vaccination

News 18  

As part of its planning to tackle the possible third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Odisha government on Thursday constituted an eight-member technical committee to study the cause of coronavirus infections among people even after complete vaccination. The state government set up the panel after noticing that a number of coronavirus infections are being reported among people who have …

Coronavirus News Updates: Mumbai records 696 new COVID-19 cases, 24 fatalities in 24 hours
3 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus News Updates: Mumbai records 696 new COVID-19 cases, 24 fatalities in 24 hours

Firstpost  

7:57 PM Whatsapp Facebook Twitter Coronavirus LATEST News Updates SC refuses to pass direction on plea to redress hardship of borrowers amid COVID-19 wave The Supreme Court Friday refused to pass direction on a plea seeking remedial measures to redress the financial hardship faced by borrowers during the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic, saying it is in the realm of …

Cyclone disrupts COVID response in western India, eastern states clamp curbs; total cases cross 2.5 cr
3 years, 7 months ago

Cyclone disrupts COVID response in western India, eastern states clamp curbs; total cases cross 2.5 cr

Firstpost  

Meanwhile, the silver lining for the day was that the single-day rise in coronavirus cases stood at 2.63 lakh, the lowest in 28 days, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Tuesday India’s COVID-19 toll climbed to 2,78,719 with a record 4,329 fresh fatalities on Tuesday as a powerful cyclone complicated the health crisis in some of the …

Odisha Govt announces free education for children whose parents died due to Covid-19
3 years, 7 months ago

Odisha Govt announces free education for children whose parents died due to Covid-19

India Today  

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik called for an all party virtual meet to address issues related to Covid-19 in the state. Door-to-door survey in Odisha to monitor Covid-19 symptoms Patnaik today announced a 3-month house-to-house survey will be carried out by ASHA and Anganwadi workers. We are in the process of contractual recruitment of more medical personnel.” said Patnaik Odisha …

Overall coronavirus situation stabilising in India, says government
3 years, 7 months ago

Overall coronavirus situation stabilising in India, says government

The Hindu  

The overall COVID-19 situation in the country is stabilising and the government will work towards ensuring further stabilisation, NITI Aayog member V K Paul said on Saturday. The Union Health Ministry said 11 states have over one lakh active COVID-19 cases, 17 have less than 50,000 cases while eight have active cases between 50,000 and one lakh. India in a …

Dharmendra Pradhan writes to Odisha CM, urges to set up village-level Covid crisis management committees
3 years, 7 months ago

Dharmendra Pradhan writes to Odisha CM, urges to set up village-level Covid crisis management committees

India Today  

Union Steel, Petroleum, and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday urged Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to set up Covid crisis management committees at the village and Municipal ward level comprising members from all political parties for effective management of the pandemic. Briefing the Chief Minister, the Union Minister said that efforts are being taken by the Centre to …

Centre, states doing everything possible to tackle COVID crisis: Rajnath Singh
3 years, 7 months ago

Centre, states doing everything possible to tackle COVID crisis: Rajnath Singh

India TV News  

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said the Centre and the state governments are doing everything possible to tackle the COVID-19 crisis, while asserting that only those who perform commit mistakes. A state government press note said, "The World Health Organization lauded the efforts of the Uttar Pradesh government to contain the virus in rural areas with special reference to …

COVID-19: New governments have no time to celebrate poll win, they must jump into pandemic war immediately
3 years, 8 months ago

COVID-19: New governments have no time to celebrate poll win, they must jump into pandemic war immediately

Firstpost  

It is time for the new governments to live up to the hopes of the electorate and take effective steps to curb the second wave of coronavirus. As the Trinamool Congress emerged as the clear winner in the West Bengal Assembly election, Mamata Banerjee said that combating the COVID-19 situation will be the topmost priority of her government and dedicated …

Modi’s BJP: India’s ruling party leader says ‘responsibility is ours’ for Covid-19 outbreak
3 years, 8 months ago

Modi’s BJP: India’s ruling party leader says ‘responsibility is ours’ for Covid-19 outbreak

CNN  

CNN — Responsibility for the devastating second wave of Covid-19 now sweeping India belongs “first and foremost” to the government, according to Narendra Taneja, a spokesman for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. When pressed by Amanpour as to why his party continued to hold such events as cases rose, Taneja pushed back and said the “autonomous” Election Commission of India …

Coronavirus | Government controlled truth, not pandemic, says Rahul Gandhi
3 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus | Government controlled truth, not pandemic, says Rahul Gandhi

The Hindu  

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday alleged that though the Narendra Modi government had failed to contain the pandemic it had managed to control “the truth of the pandemic” by manipulating the data regarding COVID-19. Speaking to the The Hindu, former Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot said the Centre failed to make State governments stakeholders in the fight …

Not enough Covid vaccines to inoculate population: Health ministers of Punjab, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand
3 years, 8 months ago

Not enough Covid vaccines to inoculate population: Health ministers of Punjab, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand

India Today  

States where the Congress or its allies are in government, are saying that they will not be able to begin the third phase of the Covid-19 vaccination drive. Addressing a virtual press conference on Sunday, the health ministers of Punjab, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand said there is an acute shortage of Covid-19 vaccines in their states. Punjab has only 4 …

Madhya Pradesh: CM Chouhan appeals to people to make ‘janata curfew’ a success to break Covid-19 transmission chain
3 years, 8 months ago

Madhya Pradesh: CM Chouhan appeals to people to make ‘janata curfew’ a success to break Covid-19 transmission chain

Hindustan Times  

Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday appealed to the public to cooperate in curbing the transmission of the coronavirus disease. Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan expressed confidence that the shortage in Remdesivir injections would end soon. In a series of tweets briefing the measures taken so far, the chief minister said Covid-19 care centres have been set …

Lockdown in Maharashtra? Focus on breaking Covid chain, new guidelines for Kumbh Mela returnees shortly
3 years, 8 months ago

Lockdown in Maharashtra? Focus on breaking Covid chain, new guidelines for Kumbh Mela returnees shortly

India TV News  

Amid talk of an extended lockdown in Maharashtra, state minister Aslam Shaikh has said the government will come up with fresh restrictions to curb the coronavirus spread on Tuesday itself. Speaking to reporters, the Mumbai guardian minister also said the state government will also have to decide guidelines regarding people returning from Kumbh Mela in Haridwar as COVID-19 appropriate behaviour …

Opinion | Pandemic in India can be controlled only if people strictly observe Covid protocol
3 years, 8 months ago

Opinion | Pandemic in India can be controlled only if people strictly observe Covid protocol

India TV News  

The number of daily fresh cases in India on Monday stood at 1,61,736, while 879 deaths were reported from across the country. Gujarat reported 6,021 new cases and 55 deaths, West Bengal 4,511 new cases, Madhya Pradesh 6,489, Tamil Nadu 6,711, Rajasthan 5,771, and Andhra Pradesh 3,263. Among the cities, Mumbai reported 6,905 new cases and 43 deaths on Monday, …

Madhya Pradesh govt offers space to private hospitals for Covid-19 treatment
3 years, 8 months ago

Madhya Pradesh govt offers space to private hospitals for Covid-19 treatment

Hindustan Times  

The Madhya Pradesh government has offered to provide space to private hospitals to set up their medical facilities in a bid to increase the number of beds for Covid-19 patients, chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Monday. This month, Madhya Pradesh has so far recorded 42,634 new cases of the viral infection and 198 fatalities Talking to reporters here, …

Arvind Kejriwal says COVID-19 situation in Delhi 'very serious', asks people not to go out unless urgent
3 years, 9 months ago

Arvind Kejriwal says COVID-19 situation in Delhi 'very serious', asks people not to go out unless urgent

Firstpost  

The chief minister said his government does not want to impose lockdown and asked people to remain in home isolation if infected, instead of rushing to hospitals New Delhi: The COVID-19 situation in Delhi is “very serious” with 10,732 fresh cases of the infection being reported in the last 24 hours, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Sunday. He asked …

Opinion | Covid pandemic: Imposing a complete lockdown may not be necessary
3 years, 9 months ago

Opinion | Covid pandemic: Imposing a complete lockdown may not be necessary

India TV News  

The entire nation is presently worried over the fast-spreading Covid pandemic. Hundreds of migrant workers have started leaving for their home states from Mumbai, Pune, and Surat, a repeat of last year’s exodus. We are continuously monitoring and enhancing supply.” Due to night curfew, weekend lockdown, and total restrictions on business in several cities of Maharashtra, including Mumbai, thousands of …

Covid-19 vaccine scarcity SOS: Harsh Vardhan slams Opposition-ruled states for politicking 'their failures'
3 years, 9 months ago

Covid-19 vaccine scarcity SOS: Harsh Vardhan slams Opposition-ruled states for politicking 'their failures'

India Today  

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday slammed Opposition-ruled state governments for their alleged attempts to distract attention from their failure to manage the Covid-19 pandemic. Politicising such a public health issue is a damning indictment of certain political leaders who should know better,” Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said. MAHARASHTRA GOVT SPREADING PANIC In his letter, Union Health Minister …

Covid-19: Madhya Pradesh chief minister says not wearing masks amounts to 'crime'
3 years, 9 months ago

Covid-19: Madhya Pradesh chief minister says not wearing masks amounts to 'crime'

Hindustan Times  

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday said not wearing a face mask amounts to crime and appealed to people to follow appropriate "social behaviour" to check the spread of Covid-19. The coronavirus cannot be controlled only by government's efforts, because the infection is being spread by social behaviour, Shivraj Singh Chouhan said. "We are making efforts to …

Covid-19: Madhya Pradesh to limit movement of people from Chhattisgarh
3 years, 9 months ago

Covid-19: Madhya Pradesh to limit movement of people from Chhattisgarh

Hindustan Times  

The Madhya Pradesh government will restrict the movement of people from neighbouring Chhattisgarh to curb the spread of Covid-19 and a lockdown will be enforced in isolated areas whenever needed, MP chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Sunday. Covid-19 in Madhya Pradesh: Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that a lockdown will be enforced in isolated areas whenever needed. …

Maha's Daily Covid Tally Nears 50,000; Gyms May Shut, Malls & Multiplexes Likely to Face More Curbs
3 years, 9 months ago

Maha's Daily Covid Tally Nears 50,000; Gyms May Shut, Malls & Multiplexes Likely to Face More Curbs

News 18  

Maharashtra touched a new record high on Saturday with nearly 50,000 fresh Covid-19 cases. With the state recording over half of the daily coronavirus cases in India, the government is considering diverting all industrial use oxygen supply for medical use, CM Thackeray said. Thackeray said the state government is considering diverting even that 20 per cent for medical use, because …

Maharashtra should be ready for stricter steps: Health minister Tope on Covid surge
3 years, 9 months ago

Maharashtra should be ready for stricter steps: Health minister Tope on Covid surge

India Today  

As coronavirus cases continue to soar, Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Wednesday said people should be ready for stricter measures in the upcoming days to contain the virus in the state. "People in the state should be ready for stricter and stringent measures in the coming days as Covid-19 cases are increasing, " Tope said. On Sunday, Maharashtra Chief …

Madhya Pradesh CM seeks support in state's anti-coronavirus campaigns
3 years, 9 months ago

Madhya Pradesh CM seeks support in state's anti-coronavirus campaigns

Hindustan Times  

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday expressed concern over the spurt in coronavirus cases in the state and appealed to the people to help the government in making its campaigns against the pandemic a success. Chouhan also urged the people to wear masks for their and their family's safety and appealed to them to come forward to …

India’s Battle Against Coronavirus: A Year of Stress and Success
3 years, 10 months ago

India’s Battle Against Coronavirus: A Year of Stress and Success

News 18  

An unsuspecting world woke to the advent of 2020 with the excitement of a new year’s dawn, amplified by the charm of its resonant numeric. These were accompanied by alarming predictions of imminent doom for India, in the form of a ferocious tidal wave of cases and millions of deaths, by modellers who extrapolated Western experience to the Indian population. …

Coronavirus | Private hospitals keen on taking up COVID-19 vaccination
4 years ago

Coronavirus | Private hospitals keen on taking up COVID-19 vaccination

The Hindu  

Private healthcare providers say they are keen on offering COVID-19 vaccination, with the Union government stating that its priority now is to vaccinate the most vulnerable groups immediately. The government is focused on vaccinating its priority group with beneficiaries having to register with the government,” Randeep Guleria, Director, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, said in a video message released …

'Pandemic Has Spread Like Wildfire Despite Guidelines & SOPs': Supreme Court Reiterates Directives To Contain Covid 19
4 years ago

'Pandemic Has Spread Like Wildfire Despite Guidelines & SOPs': Supreme Court Reiterates Directives To Contain Covid 19

Live Law  

Despite the Guidelines and SOPs issued, for lack of implementation the Pandemic has spread like wild fire, the Supreme Court observed on Friday.The bench comprising Justice Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy and MR Shah observed that the safety and health of the citizens must be the first priority, rather than any other considerations. Despite the Guidelines and SOPs issued, for …

'Delhi Govt. Did Not Take Steps To Prevent Covid Spread Despite Repeated Exhortations': CentreTells Supreme Court
4 years, 1 month ago

'Delhi Govt. Did Not Take Steps To Prevent Covid Spread Despite Repeated Exhortations': CentreTells Supreme Court

Live Law  

In pursuance of directions by the Supreme Court to put on record an affidavit stipulating measures and implementation of Covid19 prevention to the Centre, it has been informed by the centre that 10 states contribute to over 70 per cent of the active case load of the country.These are Maharashtra, Kerala, Delhi, West Bengal, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh. In pursuance of …

People above 60, pregnant women, health workers to get COVID-19 vaccine on priority in Odisha
4 years, 1 month ago

People above 60, pregnant women, health workers to get COVID-19 vaccine on priority in Odisha

India TV News  

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday said people above sixty years and pregnant women will get coronavirus vaccine on priority along with health workers in the state. Reviewing the Covid-19 situation in the state, Patnaik in a meeting asserted that until a vaccine is developed, wearing a mask remains the most effective barrier against the SARS-COV-2 virus. Maintaining that …

Covidiots or Responsible Citizens? Your Approach to Covid Depends on How Your Peers Behave in Pandemic
4 years, 2 months ago

Covidiots or Responsible Citizens? Your Approach to Covid Depends on How Your Peers Behave in Pandemic

News 18  

Friends and closed-ones often end up with similar likes and dislikes or habits and some people can be easily influenced by the company they keep. If authority figures like politicians and health officials portray a semblance of unity then maybe the public would also follow the COVID-19 restrictions. This social experiment was carried out the University of St Andrews, led …

Odisha: A decreasing trend
4 years, 2 months ago

Odisha: A decreasing trend

The Hindu  

Life is limping back to normal in most parts of Odisha with the gradual decline in the number of fresh COVID-19 cases in the worst-hit pockets. The decline in cases was first witnessed in Ganjam district, where the administration took a series of measures to fight the pandemic apart from ensuring institutional quarantine for returning migrant workers. A senior government …

Coronavirus: Government throwing ‘lit match into a haystack’ by discharging Covid patients to care homes
4 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus: Government throwing ‘lit match into a haystack’ by discharging Covid patients to care homes

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The government has been warned it is throwing “a lit match …

All citizens in the country to get free Covid-19 vaccine: Union minister Sarangi
4 years, 2 months ago

All citizens in the country to get free Covid-19 vaccine: Union minister Sarangi

Hindustan Times  

Union minister Pratap Sarangi on Sunday said that all people of the country will be given free Covid vaccine, amidst the demand by opposition parties in the country for it and not only in poll-bound Bihar as announced by the BJP. Swain had earlier in the day sought clarification from Dharmendra Pradhan and Sarangi, the two union ministers from Odisha …

Coronavirus | All Indians to get free COVID-19 vaccine, says Union Minister
4 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus | All Indians to get free COVID-19 vaccine, says Union Minister

The Hindu  

Union Minister Pratap Sarangi on October 25 said that all Indians will be given free COVID-19 vaccine, amidst the demand by Opposition parties in the country for it and not only in poll-bound Bihar as announced by the BJP. The BJP announcement of free COVID-19 vaccine for Bihar had kicked up a controversy with the Opposition parties tearing into the …

‘All Indians Have Right to Free COVID Vaccine’: Delhi CM Kejriwal
4 years, 2 months ago

‘All Indians Have Right to Free COVID Vaccine’: Delhi CM Kejriwal

The Quint  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday, 22 October, announced free COVID vaccine as one of the poll promises by the Bharatiya Janata Party for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections. “As and when the vaccine candidates that are currently under various levels of trials in the country get scientific clearances and a go-ahead for production, the people of Bihar will get …

Centre preparing on a war footing to make Covid vaccine available to all: PM Modi
4 years, 2 months ago

Centre preparing on a war footing to make Covid vaccine available to all: PM Modi

Live Mint  

New Delhi: In his address to the nation on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his government is making all efforts to ensure that coronavirus vaccine, whenever it is launched, reaches every Indian. Many scientists are working on a vaccine, even in India and they are in their advanced stages we are preparing how we can make this vaccine available …

Covid-19 Cases Spike, Violence on Frontline Workers: Bengal Doctors Want You to Stay Home This Durga Puja
4 years, 2 months ago

Covid-19 Cases Spike, Violence on Frontline Workers: Bengal Doctors Want You to Stay Home This Durga Puja

News 18  

With Durga Puja around the corner, the situation in West Bengal remains tense as health experts have warned that the festive season could result in a “tsunami of coronavirus infections”. Joint Platform of Doctors West Bengal, an association representing multiple platforms for medical workers in the state, has started a petition on Change.org urging Banerjee to impose stricter restrictions during …

Odisha CMO pulls out WHO report on COVID-19 situation to fight Opposition
4 years, 3 months ago

Odisha CMO pulls out WHO report on COVID-19 situation to fight Opposition

Deccan Chronicle  

BHUBANESWAR: As the Opposition upped its ante against the ruling in BJD in Odisha in the ongoing monsoon session of the Assembly, alleging “complete mismanagement” of the COVID-19 crisis, chief minister Naveen Patnaik put out on his official Twitter handle a World Health Organization report that praised his government. “They are early containment measures, dedicated Covid Hospitals, effective monitoring, telemedicine …

Coronavirus India lockdown Day 187 updates | September 29, 2020
4 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus India lockdown Day 187 updates | September 29, 2020

The Hindu  

India reported its smallest daily rise in coronavirus deaths since August 3 of 776, data from the Health Ministry showed on September 29, as global fatalities crossed 1 million and infections surged in several countries. Maharashtra Eight crore people surveyed under Maharashtra’s anti-COVID-19 campaign Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday called for effective implementation of the State government's 'My …

Current Phase of Covid-19 Pandemic on Multiple Trajectories in Urban, Semi-urban Areas: MoS Health
4 years, 3 months ago

Current Phase of Covid-19 Pandemic on Multiple Trajectories in Urban, Semi-urban Areas: MoS Health

News 18  

The current phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in India is on multiple trajectories across urban and semi-urban areas with Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Delhi being the most affected, the Lok Sabha was informed on Friday. “Since the country has a huge population, it is expected that there would be a large number of …

Coronavirus Vaccine May Be a Possibility by Early Next Year, Health Minister Tells Parliament
4 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus Vaccine May Be a Possibility by Early Next Year, Health Minister Tells Parliament

News 18  

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday said the government is aiming to bring down India's COVID-19 mortality rate to less than 1 per cent from the current 1.64 per cent, which is still the lowest in the world. Vardhan said there are chances that a vaccine could come in the country early next year but till then it was …

COVID-19: A chain of blunders by the Central government
4 years, 3 months ago

COVID-19: A chain of blunders by the Central government

The Hindu  

“ The response to COVID-19 has been driven by political priorities rather than by public health and epidemiological expertise.” This is the retrospective assessment three well-known public health specialists have made of the manner in which the pandemic has been handled so far in the country. “The epidemic,” the scientist trio observe in TheAJTMH article, “is in different stages in …

'Corona Kavach' Amid Pandemic! Here's Why You Must Consider Taking Covid-19 Health Insurance Policies
4 years, 4 months ago

'Corona Kavach' Amid Pandemic! Here's Why You Must Consider Taking Covid-19 Health Insurance Policies

ABP News  

Ever since the outbreak of novel Coronavirus, India has been witnessing a continuous surge in the number of infected cases. The daily health bulletin states that the Covid-19 tally in the country rises to 28,36,926 including 6,86,395 active cases and 53,866 deaths so far.In view of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India has designed a …

India will need to administer the covid-19 vaccine on a much larger scale than other vaccines: Government
4 years, 5 months ago

India will need to administer the covid-19 vaccine on a much larger scale than other vaccines: Government

Live Mint  

India will need to administer the covid-19 vaccine on a much larger scale than other vaccines, the union health ministry said on Thursday as the coronavirus cases continued to swell breaching the 16-lakh mark and claiming 35,000 lives. “We have begun to actively engage with stakeholders within and outside the Government on prioritizing distribution and administering of covid-19 vaccines, if …

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