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Topic: Harsh Vardhan

Nizamuddin Markaz incident was a big jolt, but no point talking about it: Health Minister

Harsh Vardhan says sudden spike in Covid-19 cases due to the March incident was a lesson to all communities to follow the country’s collective decision.

In WHO, India must look past pressure to corner China

As the head of World Health Assembly’s executive board, India can drive the Covid-related efforts to ensure countries have wide access to drugs, diagnostics and vaccines.

Micro-identification, mass isolation, fast treatment tackled Covid-19 spread: Harsh Vardhan

Addressing the Non-Aligned Movement Health Ministers' meeting through video conference, Vardhan stressed human welfare must be basis of all economic growth.

WHO adopts resolution for probe into Covid origins as China supports review too

Stressing that the 'virus has no borders', China President Xi Jinping said 'all along we have acted with openness, transparency and responsibility'.

Pune’s National Institute of Virology develops indigenous rapid antibody test for Covid-19

According to Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, this is the first time such a test kit has been developed in India based on the Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA).

10 states, UTs have reported zero coronavirus cases in last 24 hours: Harsh Vardhan

According to health ministry data, 1,511 Covid-19 patients recovered in the last 24 hours — the highest number of recoveries recorded in one day.

Covid-19 testing capacity scaled to 95,000 per day: Harsh Vardhan

A total of 15,25,631 tests have been conducted so far in 332 government and 121 private laboratories, said the Union Health Minister Saturday.

No community transmission of Covid-19, behavioural changes may be new normal: Harsh Vardhan

The nation in future could look back on the pandemic as a blessing in disguise if we imbibe hand, respiratory & environmental hygiene, the Health Minister said

Only 0.33% coronavirus patients on ventilators, says Health Minister

Dr Harsh Vardhan also added 1.5 per cent patients are on oxygen support and 2.34 per cent patients are in ICU, which reflects the quality of care being provided across India.

Covid-19 situation on mend, hotspots moving towards becoming non-hotspots: Health Minister

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan spoke to a few Covid-19 patients via video link Sunday, and sought their feedback about facilities at AIIMS.

On Camera

In Great Game for Kabul, India plays a patient hand. Multi-alignment to compartmentalisation

Pakistan’s reported air strikes on Kabul last night, coinciding with Acting Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi’s visit to India, seem intended to send...

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.