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Topic: Health Ministry

‘Missing out on Covid deaths unlikely’ — govt dismisses report on ‘excess deaths’

The govt said that 'excess mortality' is a term used to describe an all-cause mortality figure and attributing such fatalities to Covid is 'completely misleading'.

India logs over 41,000 new Covid infections, 507 deaths in a day

Active cases increased for the second consecutive day and currently comprise 1.31% of total infections. The national recovery rate stood at 97.35% according to the health ministry.

Serum Institute writes to Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya to reform drug regulatory system

SII also sought permission to use the remaining quantities of batches of Covid and non-Covid vaccines for commercial purposes which have been used in the clinical trials.

India reports 3,998 deaths in a day as Maharashtra reconciles Covid data

The health ministry said that Maharashtra carried out its 14th reconciliation exercise of Covid data which increased the state's death tally by 3,509.

In 10 days, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya shows how he’s different from Harsh Vardhan 

In his initial meetings, Mansukh Mandaviya has highlighted his love of discipline and made it clear that he expects no less from officers in the ministry. 

Over 41 crore Covid vaccine doses were administered in India, says health ministry

According to health ministry data, 22,38,900 vaccine doses were administered as first dose and 1,48,075 vaccine doses were given as second dose in the age group 18-44 years.

India registers 38,164 new Covid infections, 499 deaths in last 24 hours

The active cases comprise 1.35% of the total infections and the national recovery rate stands at 97.32% according to health ministry data.

Union Health Ministry recommends screening all Covid positive patients for Tuberculosis

In a press release, the ministry said Covid can make an individual more susceptible to developing active Tuberculosis, as it is an opportunistic infection like black fungus.

47 districts reported over 10% Covid positivity rate for week ending 15 July, says govt

The govt further said that the slow decline in daily cases is a warning that the situation is currently under control but it can deteriorate if Covid norms are not followed.

Centre asks states, UTs to review infrastructure requirements under Covid response package

The health ministry also requested states to send their expenditure proposals at the earliest for speedy approval and stressed the need to ramp up facilities to streamline response.

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