3 Madras HC Judges Test Positive for COVID, Hearings to Be Limited
4 years, 6 months ago

3 Madras HC Judges Test Positive for COVID, Hearings to Be Limited

The Quint  

Meanwhile, as cases continue to rise at the secretariat, the staff has demanded the Tamil Nadu government to permit 33% of the workforce to function from office while the rest work from home. In a letter accessed by TNM, the Tamil Nadu Secretariat Association said that 50% of the secretariat staff are functioning from the office. In this scenario, the government, in order to stop the community spread of infection, should reduce 50% people functioning in the office to 33% employees as demanded by the association, the letter said. The Association also placed eight demands for the government in the letter including infrastructural changes to be made at the secretariat building for allowing adequate natural air to enter the building since air conditioning cannot be used amid the pandemic.

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All RT-PCR labs in Andhra Pradesh to be activated, minimum 1,000 COVID-19 tests to be done daily
1 year ago

All RT-PCR labs in Andhra Pradesh to be activated, minimum 1,000 COVID-19 tests to be done daily

The Hindu  

Following an uptick in coronavirus cases in Kerala, Andhra Pradesh Health, Medical and Family Welfare Commissioner and National Health Mission Director J. Nivas has said COVID-19 testing will start immediately in the State and that a minimum of 1,000 RT-PCR tests will be done daily. NivasHealth, Medical and Family Welfare Commissioner Mr. Nivas said Rapid Antigen Test Kits would be …

AIIMS-Delhi issues advisory after staffers tested positive for Covid-19
1 year, 8 months ago

AIIMS-Delhi issues advisory after staffers tested positive for Covid-19

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences -Delhi has issued an advisory for its staff to follow Covid-19 appropriate behaviour after a few of them were tested positive for the infection. "Must use reusable cloth face cover/surgical mask in the workplace. Ensure proper cleaning and frequent sanitation of the workplace, particularly of the frequently touched surfaces," the AIIMS …

AP reports 267 Covid cases in past two weeks
1 year, 8 months ago

AP reports 267 Covid cases in past two weeks

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: AP health minister Vidadala Rajini on Friday disclosed that during the past two weeks, medical authorities have tested 15,096 people and found 267 of them with symptoms of Covid-19. Participating in a country-wide video conference with union health minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, along with ministers of other states, Rajini underlined that Chief Minister Y.S. Dr Mandaviya held a video …

AP reports 267 Covid cases in past two weeks
1 year, 8 months ago

AP reports 267 Covid cases in past two weeks

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: AP health minister Vidadala Rajini on Friday disclosed that during past two weeks, medical authorities have tested 15,096 people and found 267 of them with symptoms of Covid-19. Participating in a country-wide video conference with union health minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, along with ministers of other states, Rajini underlined that Chief Minister Y.S. Dr. Mandaviya had held a video …

Tamil Nadu: Mother-Child Duo Tests Positive For Covid-19 In Madurai After Returning From China
2 years ago

Tamil Nadu: Mother-Child Duo Tests Positive For Covid-19 In Madurai After Returning From China

ABP News  

With spurt in Covid-19 cases in many countries including neighbouring China, the Centre has recently issued fresh guidelines to tighten the surveillance across the cities and airports across the country. However, a woman and her six-year-old daughter, who returned from China via Colombo, tested positive for Covid-19 at the Madurai airport in Tamil Nadu, a senior health official said on …

Number of coronavirus patients in hospitals rises to more than 800
2 years ago

Number of coronavirus patients in hospitals rises to more than 800

NL Times  

After a period of relative calm, the number of Covid-19 patients in hospitals is increasing again. According to the patient coordination service LCPS, exactly one week ago, 632 people were hospitalized with the coronavirus. However, the LCPS figures do not distinguish between people admitted because of Covid-19 symptoms, and those admitted for other health issues who were later found to …

Updates: Centre Issues Instructions to States for Covid Response Mock Drill on Dec 27; Nothing to Fear, Says Maharashtra Health Min
2 years ago

Updates: Centre Issues Instructions to States for Covid Response Mock Drill on Dec 27; Nothing to Fear, Says Maharashtra Health Min

News 18  

Air Suvidha form filling to declare current health status will be made compulsory for international passengers arriving from China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong and Thailand. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya also said that RT-PCR tests will be made mandatory for passengers arriving from these countries and if positive, they will be quarantined. Meanwhile, as Bharat Jodo Yatra enters New …

Coronavirus updates Highlights: Tamil Nadu steps up vigil, screens 37 international passengers for Covid
2 years ago

Coronavirus updates Highlights: Tamil Nadu steps up vigil, screens 37 international passengers for Covid

Hindustan Times  

India has issued an advisory to check spread of Covid-19, which includes random sampling of 2 per cent of foreign passengers, a rule that comes into effect on Saturday, December 24, 2022. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya - both of whom held separate review meetings this week - have reiterated that the pandemic is not …

Mumbai: Civic Body Asked To Step Up Testing, Remain Alert Amid Surge In Covid Cases
2 years, 7 months ago

Mumbai: Civic Body Asked To Step Up Testing, Remain Alert Amid Surge In Covid Cases

ABP News  

New Delhi: In the wake of a ‘tremendous’ rise in Covid-19 cases in Mumbai over the last few weeks, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal on Wednesday directed the civic officials to step up Covid testing immediately and keep the staff of field hospitals on alert, news agency PTI reported. "The new cases daily have tremendously gone up in …

Chennai: Six students test Covid-19 positive at Anna University
2 years, 7 months ago

Chennai: Six students test Covid-19 positive at Anna University

India Today  

Six students have so far tested positive for Covid-19 at Anna University in Chennai. With three more students, living in the varsity's hostel, testing positive for coronavirus on Monday, more samples have been taken for Covid-19 test. COVID-19 CASES IN CHENNAI In the last 24 hours, Tamil Nadu logged 35 new coronavirus infections and zero Covid out of which 19 …

IIT Madras Covid cluster: Cases up to 196 after 13 new infections reported
2 years, 8 months ago

IIT Madras Covid cluster: Cases up to 196 after 13 new infections reported

Hindustan Times  

The total number of Covid-19 cases in the Indian Institute of Technology in Tamil Nadu's Chennai rose to 196 Saturday after 13 more infections were reported, news agency ANI said quoting the Tamil Nadu health department. At a press briefing on Thursday state health secretary Dr J Radhakrishnan said that there was no reason to panic and that the institute …

Chennai: Over 25 more test Covid-19 positive at IIT Madras, tally rises to 171
2 years, 8 months ago

Chennai: Over 25 more test Covid-19 positive at IIT Madras, tally rises to 171

India Today  

With over 25 cases of Covid-19 being reported on Thursday, the tally of positive coronavirus cases has climbed to 171 at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. The government and authorities are trying their best to ensure that IIT Madras Covid cluster doesn't spread to other places," Principal Health Secretary Dr J Radhakrishnan said in a media briefing. On April …

Tamil Nadu on alert as covid tally rises to 60 at IIT-Madras, CM to hold meeting with collectors
2 years, 8 months ago

Tamil Nadu on alert as covid tally rises to 60 at IIT-Madras, CM to hold meeting with collectors

India TV News  

Highlights The total number of COVID-19 cases at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, touched 60 Chief Minister M K Stalin is scheduled to chair a meeting with Collectors, health officials. The total number of COVID-19 cases at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, touched 60 on Sunday as against 55 a day earlier and the Health Department has urged …

Decline In Covid Cases: Madras High Court & Its Subordinate Courts To Function In Hybrid Mode From February 7
2 years, 11 months ago

Decline In Covid Cases: Madras High Court & Its Subordinate Courts To Function In Hybrid Mode From February 7

Live Law  

In a notification issued by the Registrar General of Madras High Court dated 4th February, the Acting Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari has directed that the Principal Seat at Madras and the Madurai Bench should resume Hybrid mode of functioning from February 7. The notification comes in light of the declining number of Omicron variant/ Covid 19 cases in Tamil …

Govt. healthcare staff bearing the brunt of Covid onslaught in Telangana
2 years, 11 months ago

Govt. healthcare staff bearing the brunt of Covid onslaught in Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The state government’s healthcare workers are facing a Covid onslaught with infections rising rapidly in many hospitals. Director of medical education, Telangana, Dr K Ramesh Reddy said the department did not have a count of the overall number of healthcare workers infected in the state. A member of a state doctors’ association said that almost 80 per cent of …

Karnataka Records 48,049 New Covid-19 Cases, 29,068 from Bengaluru Alone
2 years, 11 months ago

Karnataka Records 48,049 New Covid-19 Cases, 29,068 from Bengaluru Alone

News 18  

Continuing to register a surge in cases, Karnataka on Friday logged 48,049 new cases of COVID-19, and 22 fatalities, taking the tally to 34,25,002 and the death toll to 38,537. India added 3,47,254 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,85,66,027 which includes 9,692 cases of the Omicron variant, according to the Union Health Ministry data …

15 Telangana secretariat staff test Covid positive
2 years, 11 months ago

15 Telangana secretariat staff test Covid positive

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: As many as 15 employees working in various departments of the Secretariat located in BRKR Bhavan were tested positive for Covid including education secretary Sandeep Kumar Sultania in the last two days. Sreenivasa Raju and health secretary Syed Ali Murtuza Rizvi were also tested positive but there was no official confirmation in this regard. Three employees working in the …

Health director, top officials test Covid positive in Telangana
2 years, 11 months ago

Health director, top officials test Covid positive in Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Director of public health and family welfare Dr G. Srinivasa Rao, education secretary Sandeep Kumar Sultania and other officials in the Secretariat were tested positive for Covid-19. I am getting hospitalised and isolating myself for necessary symptomatic treatment.” Saying there was no need to be anxious or to worry about his health, Dr Rao said, “I request the people …

Tamil Nadu: 58 Students & Staff Members Test Positive For Covid-19 At IIT-Madras
2 years, 11 months ago

Tamil Nadu: 58 Students & Staff Members Test Positive For Covid-19 At IIT-Madras

ABP News  

Chennai: The IIT Madras management has identified a Covid-19 cluster after 58 students and staff members tested positive for coronavirus between January 5 & 9. In the first week of January, nearly 67 students tested positive in the Madras Insitute of Technology campus in Chromepet. Meanwhile, nearly 21 police personnel in the Greater Chennai Police limit tested positive for coronavirus …

Around 50 staff test COVID positive at BJP headquarters in Delhi
2 years, 11 months ago

Around 50 staff test COVID positive at BJP headquarters in Delhi

India TV News  

Highlights 50 people have been found COVID positive at BJP headquarters in Delhi It includes BVG staff, security staff and media co-head in-charge Sanjay Mayukh Meeting of BJP's Core Committee on UP Assembly polls was held at party office on Jan 11 Around 50 staff members tested positive for COVID-19 at the Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters in the national capital, …

As hospitals reel, California tells coronavirus-positive medical workers to stay on the job
2 years, 11 months ago

As hospitals reel, California tells coronavirus-positive medical workers to stay on the job

LA Times  

Daylong waits in the emergency room. State officials are attempting to address California’s staffing shortage through a sweeping policy change that allows asymptomatic healthcare workers who have tested positive for the coronavirus to return to work immediately. The decision is “irresponsible and a huge mistake that will jeopardize everyone’s health,” said Rosanna Mendez, executive director of SEIU 121RN, a union …

Gujarat: Over 200 healthcare workers in 15 state-run hospitals test Covid positive
2 years, 11 months ago

Gujarat: Over 200 healthcare workers in 15 state-run hospitals test Covid positive

India TV News  

Highlights On Tuesday, Gujarat reported 7,476 new COVID-19 cases 154 healthcare workers who have tested positive for Covid belong to the public health sector the Gujarat government had extended the night curfew time in 10 cities by two hours on January 7 Gujarat is witnessing a spike in new coronavirus cases. According to the health department data, around 215 healthcare …

Nearly 1000 Delhi Police Personnel, 80 Jail Inmates and Staffers Test Positive for Covid-19
2 years, 11 months ago

Nearly 1000 Delhi Police Personnel, 80 Jail Inmates and Staffers Test Positive for Covid-19

News 18  

Amid a surge in coronavirus infections in the national capital, nearly 1,000 Delhi Police personnel, including the Additional Commissioner of Police, have tested positive for COVID-19, officials said on Monday. Recently, Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana had issued a Standard Operating Procedure for preventing the spread of the coronavirus among police personnel. 46 inmates, 43 staffers test positive Forty-six inmates …

News18 Afternoon Digest: Over 300 Delhi Police Personnel, 80 Jail Inmates and Staffers Test Positive for Covid-19 & Other Top Stories
2 years, 11 months ago

News18 Afternoon Digest: Over 300 Delhi Police Personnel, 80 Jail Inmates and Staffers Test Positive for Covid-19 & Other Top Stories

News 18  

More Restrictions, Closure of Schools Likely in Madhya Pradesh Sees Steady Rise in Covid Cases Amid increasing Covid-19 caseload in Madhya Pradesh, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had on January 8 said district wise Covid-19 situation will be reviewed on Monday. Over 300 Delhi Police Personnel, 80 Jail Inmates and Staffers Test Positive for Covid-19 Amid a surge in coronavirus …

Coronavirus live updates | Defence Minister Rajnath Singh tests positive for COVID-19
2 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus live updates | Defence Minister Rajnath Singh tests positive for COVID-19

The Hindu  

The number of COVID-19 cases continued to rise on Sunday, with 1,79,339 new infections, taking the total number of active patients in India to over seven lakh. - AP Delhi Administration of precautionary dose of Covid vaccine begins in Delhi Amid a surging third wave of coronavirus infections, Delhi on Monday started administering a third or "precautionary dose" to people …

4 judges, 5 percent Supreme Court staff, 400 Parliament workers test Covid positive
2 years, 11 months ago

4 judges, 5 percent Supreme Court staff, 400 Parliament workers test Covid positive

India TV News  

Highlights 150 out of the nearly 3,000 staff members, are currently infected with the virus in SC Parliament has imposed restrictions on employees' attendance Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu reviewed the situation Four Supreme Court judges and almost five per cent of its staff have tested positive for COVID-19, official sources said on Sunday, as the national capital witnesses …

Delhi govt asks private hospitals to step up Covid measures in ICUs, wards
2 years, 11 months ago

Delhi govt asks private hospitals to step up Covid measures in ICUs, wards

Live Mint  

Amid rising cases of the novel coronavirus in Delhi, the government has directed private hospitals in the national capital to ensure that healthcare workers treating non-Covid patients, especially in Intensive Care Units, should maintain Covid appropriate behavior. The private hospital authorities should also ensure that all healthcare workers in the hospital should be completely vaccinated as mentioned in the guidelines …

Ahead of budget session, over 400 Parliament staff test Covid positive
2 years, 11 months ago

Ahead of budget session, over 400 Parliament staff test Covid positive

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Ahead of the Budget Session of the Parliament, more than 400 Parliament staff members were tested positive for COVID-19, according to official sources. The officials told ANI that 402 staff members were tested positive out of the 1,409 staff of Parliament for the virus from January 4 to 8 after which their samples were sent for genome sequencing …

Assam govt announces incentives for frontline workers engaged in vaccination drive
2 years, 11 months ago

Assam govt announces incentives for frontline workers engaged in vaccination drive

India Today  

The Assam government has announced monetary incentives for the frontline workers of the state who are engaged in the vaccination drive. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the state government has decided to give a monetary incentive of Rs 1,500 per month to each Auxiliary Nurse Midwife along with their monthly salary till completion of vaccination. Also, the …

Sharp increase in hospital workers getting Covid
2 years, 11 months ago

Sharp increase in hospital workers getting Covid

NL Times  

The number of coronavirus infections among hospital workers is increasing significantly, especially among nurses and carers. This is really a big city problem," Amsterdam UMC director Mark Kramer said to the newspaper. "We see the repercussions of the infections among Amsterdam residents - 40 percent test positive - in our staff. With high numbers of Covid infections on top of …

'Reasonable Restriction' : Bombay HC Upholds COVID Test Mandate For Employees Refusing Vaccination
3 years ago

'Reasonable Restriction' : Bombay HC Upholds COVID Test Mandate For Employees Refusing Vaccination

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court has upheld a circular issued by the Mumbai Port Trust mandating RT-PCR tests every 10 days for unvaccinated employees. "….it is untenable to contend that vaccinated and unvaccinated persons stand on the same footing as far as the transmission of the disease is concerned." Arguments Advocate Aditi Saxena for the petitioners had argued that vaccinated and …

Special wards, enhanced testing: Tamil Nadu govt gears up to tackle Omicron
3 years ago

Special wards, enhanced testing: Tamil Nadu govt gears up to tackle Omicron

India Today  

More amenities, including special wards in public sector hospitals and enhanced surveillance and testing are among the several measures taken by authorities aimed at tackling the challenge of Omicron, not detected yet in the state, the Tamil Nadu government said on Monday. Inspecting 50 beds set apart as a precautionary measure at the Omandurar Medical College Hospital, a state-run multi …

Vrindavan: Negative Covid-19 test report mandatory at guest houses, ashrams
3 years, 1 month ago

Vrindavan: Negative Covid-19 test report mandatory at guest houses, ashrams

India TV News  

Highlights Guest houses, ashrams should accommodate people only after getting a negative test report: Official Since last week, 10 foreign nationals have been found to be infected with the virus. Chief Medical Officer Dr Rachna Gupta said action will be taken against those who violate the rules. After 10 foreign nationals tested positive for COVID-19 in the holy town of …

Karnataka: 15 students from nursing college test positive for Covid-19
3 years, 1 month ago

Karnataka: 15 students from nursing college test positive for Covid-19

Hindustan Times  

As many as 15 more students have tested positive for the coronavirus disease in two nursing colleges in Karnataka's Tumkur, the district health officer told news agency ANI on Wednesday. This comes a day after 13 students of a government-run residential hostel in Hassan district and seven medical college students in Chamarajanagar tested positive for the coronavirus disease. Karnataka chief …

Conduct 15,000 swab tests daily, Angara tells officials
3 years, 4 months ago

Conduct 15,000 swab tests daily, Angara tells officials

The Hindu  

Asking Health Department staff to increase the number swab tests to 15,000 daily, Dakshina Kannada district in-charge Minister S. Angara said on Monday that the staff should work in tandem with elected representatives, ASHAs, anganwadi workers and volunteers to ensure that those in home quarantine strictly complied with quarantine norms. Reviewing the COVID-19 situation in Dakshina Kannada, Mr. Angara said …

Tamil Nadu Covid-19 Tally Breaches 26-lakh Mark With 1,630 Fresh Infections
3 years, 4 months ago

Tamil Nadu Covid-19 Tally Breaches 26-lakh Mark With 1,630 Fresh Infections

News 18  

Tamil Nadu continued to record a dip in the number of daily cases as the state added 1,630 fresh infections on Sunday, pushing its tally to 26,00,885. As many as 23 people have succumbed to the disease, taking the toll to 34,709 so far, a medical bulletin said.Recoveries eclipsed new infections with 1,827 people getting discharged in the last 24 …

Chennai, Coimbatore, 15 other districts in Tamil Nadu see surge in Covid cases
3 years, 4 months ago

Chennai, Coimbatore, 15 other districts in Tamil Nadu see surge in Covid cases

India Today  

The Covid-19 curve in Tamil Nadu is rising again after months of decline, with Coimbatore and Chennai reporting over 200 cases in the last few days. "Chennai and its neighbouring districts were the first to get some relaxations with some restrictions, and as a result, the number of cases has surged to 126 per day. Some people focus on the …

Tamil Nadu makes negative RT-PCR report mandatory for people coming from Kerala
3 years, 5 months ago

Tamil Nadu makes negative RT-PCR report mandatory for people coming from Kerala

India TV News  

Negative RT-PCR report has been made mandatory for everyone coming from Kerala to Tamil Nadu from August 5, informed Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramaniyan on Sunday. "RT-PCR report is mandatory for people coming from Kerala to Tamil Nadu from August 5," he said. Vigilance in Tamil Nadu and Kerala is increased," said the minister. Tamil Nadu has recorded 1,986 …

Spike in Covid-19 cases in Tamil Nadu, health minister says rise due to increase in testing
3 years, 5 months ago

Spike in Covid-19 cases in Tamil Nadu, health minister says rise due to increase in testing

India Today  

Covid-19 cases have shown an increase in Tamil Nadu in the last four days with a rise in daily positive cases of coronavirus. Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramaian, meanwhile, has attributed the rise in cases to the high RT-PCR tests being done in the state. The health minister said the number of RT-PCR tests done in a single district …

Kerala now accounts for 50% of all new Covid cases in India, worried Centre intervenes
3 years, 5 months ago

Kerala now accounts for 50% of all new Covid cases in India, worried Centre intervenes

India Today  

The southern state of Kerala now accounts for 50 per cent of all new Covid-19 cases in the country, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has pointed out. Documents accessed by India Today show that Kottayam in Kerala has seen a 64 per cent increase in Covid-19 cases since June 28. Kerala accounts for 50 per cent of all …

Coronavirus Live: '40 Crore Indians Still Vulnerable To Covid Infection', Says Govt
3 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus Live: '40 Crore Indians Still Vulnerable To Covid Infection', Says Govt

ABP News  

Coronavirus LIVE Tuesday, July 20: Though the Jharkhand government is yet to take a final call on organising the Shravani Mela in Deoghar, sources have indicated that this year also the annual festival will not be organised in the famous Baba Baidyanath Mandir in Deoghar owing to the COvid-19 pandemic. For the first time since the pandemics second wave began …

COVID-19: Chennai’s success story
3 years, 6 months ago

COVID-19: Chennai’s success story

The Hindu  

By adopting a technology-aidedand community-driven strategy that ensures optimum integration of multiple verticals and an inclusive engagement with residents, the Greater Chennai Corporation is battling against the raging second wave of COVID-19 infection in Chennai. Speaking to Frontline, Gagandeep Singh Bedi said: “This nerve centre coordinates with all verticals in perfect sync with the field-based personnel for an effective enhanced …

Top health babus visit TS borders, assess Covid situation
3 years, 7 months ago

Top health babus visit TS borders, assess Covid situation

Deccan Chronicle  

KHAMMAM: Top officials of the medical and health department including principal secretary S M Rizvi and director G Srinivasa Rao visited Madhira and Sattupalli and reviewed the Covid-19 conditions in the district. Field workers should find the reasons for increasing cases and identify asymptomatic persons in their houses itself,” he said, adding that coordination between the departments was must to …

Coronavirus updates | June 1, 2021
3 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus updates | June 1, 2021

The Hindu  

Only 16.83 lakh samples were tested in the country on Sunday, which is nearly 3.81 lakh fewer tests than those conducted on Saturday. New Delhi COVID-19 impact | Leave without pay for up to four days per month for senior IndiGo employees IndiGo on June 1 said senior employees will have to go on compulsory leave without pay for up …

25 More People in Meghalaya Raj Bhavan Test Covid-19 Positive, Tally Jumps to 43
3 years, 7 months ago

25 More People in Meghalaya Raj Bhavan Test Covid-19 Positive, Tally Jumps to 43

News 18  

With 25 more people tested positive for Covid-19, the tally of active cases in Raj Bhavan in Meghalaya’s Shillong has jumped to 43. A statement issued by the Raj Bhavan secretariat on Sunday informed that a mass testing of high risk contacts of infected cases was conducted. “Yesterday as per test results made available, out of 80 high risk contacts …

Deputy commissioners authorised to utilise all staff for COVID-related work in J&K
3 years, 7 months ago

Deputy commissioners authorised to utilise all staff for COVID-related work in J&K

India TV News  

Amid a spike in COVID-19 cases, the Jammu and Kashmir administration has authorised deputy commissioners to utilise all available staff for Covid-related work like mobilisation for vaccination, testing and surveillance, an official order said on Sunday. “Deputy Commissioners will utilise all available staff for Covid-related work such as mobilisation for vaccination, testing, surveillance and Information, Education and Communication activities, including …

Centre Acknowledges Rural Spread of Covid, Urges States to Sensitize Community-Based Health Workers
3 years, 7 months ago

Centre Acknowledges Rural Spread of Covid, Urges States to Sensitize Community-Based Health Workers

News 18  

With gradual ingress of Covid-19 infection in rural and semi-urban areas, the Centre has urged states to ensure community-based and primary health centre services to manage the situation while stressing on sensitisation of ground workers on containment, surveillance and use of RAT for screening, and tele-consultation. The states were also urged to train the ground-level staff on rapid antigen test, …

Telangana: 500 Teachers on Poll Duty Test COVID Positive, 15 Die
3 years, 7 months ago

Telangana: 500 Teachers on Poll Duty Test COVID Positive, 15 Die

The Quint  

The Telangana State Election Commissioner C Partha Sarathi told TNM that all COVID-19 related guidelines were followed for the Khammam and Warangal corporation elections. Also, though there were provisions for COVID-19 positive patients to vote, no one actually turned up to vote,” said Partha, who added that the Commission has not undertaken any steps to identify if polling staff had …

Coronavirus | Vaccination for 18-45 age group in Tamil Nadu to start in two-three days: Health Minister
3 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus | Vaccination for 18-45 age group in Tamil Nadu to start in two-three days: Health Minister

The Hindu  

The vaccination programme for people aged between 18 and 45 in Tamil Nadu will start in two or three days, said Minister for Medical and Family Welfare Ma. “The drive to vaccinate people in the18-45 age group will soon start in one of the locations in Chennai in two to three days,” said the Minister after holding a review meeting …

Covid Care Centre Be Set Up in JNU to Isolate Those Who Tested Positive: HC to Varsity, Delhi Govt
3 years, 7 months ago

Covid Care Centre Be Set Up in JNU to Isolate Those Who Tested Positive: HC to Varsity, Delhi Govt

News 18  

The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed that a Covid care centre be set up inside the Jawaharlal Nehru University for immediate isolation of those residents who have tested positive as coronavirus cases inside the campus are “quite high”. The high court said that as far as patients who may need oxygen beds are concerned, the JNU Task Force may …

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