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Delhi recorded over 7,000 Covid cases this week but what about positivity rate?

Delhi logged more than 7,000 fresh covid cases this week. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

Updated on Apr 23, 2023 10:51 pm IST

Haryana, 7 other states told to strengthen Covid surveillance

Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Friday wrote a letter to the health secretaries of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka, and the government of NCT of Delhi in view of ‘consistent rise’ in Covid cases in the country. (HT file photo)

Updated on Apr 22, 2023 12:41 am IST

Rise in cases: Centre tells UP, 7 other states to strengthen Covid vigil

The country has been witnessing a consistent rise in Covid cases since March, with 10,262 cases reported in the week ending April 20. (File Photo)

Updated on Apr 21, 2023 10:29 pm IST

Chandigarh: MBBS course gets PGIMER finance panel’s nod

According to Kumar Gaurav Dhawan, the deputy director of administration, PGIMER, approximately 20 agenda items were discussed in the meeting, and the MBBS course received in-principle approval from the SFC. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Apr 08, 2023 03:51 am IST

Bengaluru logs over 100 Covid cases in a single day, highest in the state

Bengaluru logs over 100 Covid cases in a single day, highest in the state

Published on Mar 27, 2023 12:16 pm IST

Centre writes to states amid Covid spike, asks them to focus on testing

The letter stated that Delhi contributed 8.2% of India’s weekly new cases in the last week. Meanwhile, Kerala has reported 2,347 average cases per day in the past month and Maharashtra 2,135 cases, the letter said. (ANI)

Published on Aug 07, 2022 02:53 am IST

Daily brief: Centre cautions 4 states amid increasing Covid cases

India has been seeing a rise in Covid-19 cases for the past days. (PTI)

Published on Jun 09, 2022 08:56 pm IST

Covid: Centre writes to Delhi, Maha and 3 other states as cases rise again

India on Friday recorded as many as 1,109 fresh Covid-19 cases, which was the third consecutive day that the country logged over 1,000 infections. (PTI)

Published on Apr 08, 2022 11:06 pm IST

Centre asks states, UTs to ramp up 2nd Covid vaccine dose coverage for teenagers

As many as 13,01,619 teenagers were administered Covid-19 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours across India, according to Union health ministry data. (Photo by Vipin Kumar/Hindustan Times)

Updated on Feb 02, 2022 03:53 pm IST

Centre asks states to keep 48-hour buffer stock of oxygen in all hospitals

Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan directed all states and Union territories to ensure all the health facilities have adequate inventory of oxygen cylinders along with back-up stocks and robust refilling systems. (PTI)

Updated on Jan 13, 2022 02:59 am IST

Covid vaccine drive to speed up further in September; 240 mn to be inoculated

A health worker administers the Covid-19 vaccine to a beneficiary at a vaccination centre in Katraj on Friday. (HT PHOTO)

Published on Aug 29, 2021 08:15 am IST

1,500 oxygen plants sanctioned: Govt briefs on steps taken to meet oxygen demand

The need for medical oxygen to treat Covid-19 infections ballooned severely during the second wave of infections. In picture - Health workers carrying oxygen cylinders.

Published on Aug 26, 2021 06:56 pm IST

Centre asks states with high Covid caseloads to impose stricter curbs

With almost 80% of the active cases being in home isolation, the health ministry directed the states to strictly monitor the cases so that there was no transmission of the virus in the neighbourhoods. (HT PHOTO)

Updated on Aug 01, 2021 12:46 am IST

News updates from HT: Health secy Bhushan to address floor leaders on Covid-19

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Updated on Jul 20, 2021 09:04 am IST

Health secretary Rajesh Bhushan to address floor leaders on Covid-19 situation

Health secretary Rajesh Bhushan will also show presentations on Covid-19 management.

Updated on Jul 20, 2021 08:06 am IST

Result of coordinated planning: Centre on India’s highest single-day vaccination

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Published on Jun 22, 2021 07:30 pm IST

Covid empowered groups reconstituted, oxygen included

A new group formed on Saturday – EG2, headed by Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan -- will exclusively look into emergency response capabilities of the country during a Covid-19 wave.

Updated on May 30, 2021 01:02 am IST

Covid-19: Centre says Maharashtra, Punjab, Chhattisgarh cause of maximum concern

Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan addressing a press conference in this file photo. He highlighted that three states were cause of concern as cases rose all over the nation,

Published on Apr 06, 2021 11:09 pm IST

Govt warns surge in Covid-19 cases can overwhelm resources

A healthcare worker collects the swab sample for Covid-19 testing from a person at India Gate in New Delhi.

Updated on Mar 31, 2021 08:12 am IST

Covishield shelf life extended from 6 to 9 months: Govt

Covishield, which has been developed by Oxford-AstraZeneca against Covid-19, is locally manufactured and sold by the Serum Institute of India (SII).

Updated on Mar 31, 2021 06:19 am IST

More doses to reach Odisha: Health secy

Earlier this week, the Centre announced the expansion of vaccine coverage to include people over 45 years of age, irrespective of comorbidities.

Published on Mar 28, 2021 05:06 am IST

Odisha's allegation of discrimination in vaccine supply 'not tenable': Centre

The Odisha government on Friday had raised questions on the "insufficient and erratic" supply of vaccines to the state and urged the Centre not to discriminate states while supplying the vaccines.

Published on Mar 27, 2021 11:38 pm IST

'Protection enhanced': Centre asks states to increase interval between 2 doses

Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan mentioned that protection from the Covishield vaccine is enhanced if the second dose is administered in six to eight weeks from the first dose and no later than eight weeks, citing existing scientific evidence.

Published on Mar 22, 2021 04:18 pm IST

Centre says Covid-19 vaccine wastage in India at 6.5 %, calls for optimal usage

A medical staff fills a syringe with the Covishield vaccine before inoculating a beneficiary as part of the nationwide Covid-19 coronavirus vaccination drive at the Rajawadi hospital in Mumbai on March 17, 2021. (Photo by INDRANIL MUKHERJEE / AFP)

Published on Mar 17, 2021 06:54 pm IST

70 districts across 16 states saw cases spike by over 150% between Mar 1 and 15

Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan said that most states and districts, where the increasing trend has been observed, are located in central or western part of India.

Updated on Mar 17, 2021 06:30 pm IST

Centre credits private hospitals for acceleration in Covid-19 vaccination drive

"The acceleration has been achieved with active collaboration with private sector facilities," Rajesh Bhushan said.

Published on Mar 11, 2021 10:04 pm IST

Over 14 million Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in India: Government

Health secretary Rajesh Bhushan confirmed that the first dose of the vaccine has been administered to 6,704,856 healthcare workers and a second dose has been administered to 2,598,192 of them.

Published on Mar 02, 2021 06:44 pm IST

Centre, state officials to review CoWin portal functioning today

Vardhan on Monday had also pointed out that in the next few days the "walk-in system" for Covid-19 vaccination will be further streamlined in states to ensure smooth functioning. Those who have successfully taken the first dose after registration will get their next appointment automatically scheduled on the 29th day.

Published on Mar 02, 2021 04:41 pm IST

Covid-19: States, UTs directed to hold mop-up rounds to inoculate health workers

"We have advised states and UTs that all front line workers must be given an opportunity of mop-up rounds by March 6," Bhushan said.

Published on Feb 09, 2021 09:03 pm IST

Ministry asks states to implement plan for regulating online health aggregators

Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said that all subjects sign a consent form before the trials that detail all the possible adverse effects of the vaccine inoculation.

Published on Jan 27, 2021 08:55 pm IST

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