The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 96.93 lakh pushing the national recovery rate to 95%, while fatality rate stands at 1.45%.
Suspension to begin Tuesday midnight. Health Secretary says all passengers arriving before suspension must undergo RT-PCR tests, and isolate for 7 days even if found negative.
A number of European countries have banned flights from the UK after the British government warned that the new strain of coronavirus is 'out of control'.
Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Saturday released the fifth National Family Health Survey which contains information on population, health, and nutrition for India.
The health ministry told SC that family welfare programme is voluntary. It enables couples to decide the size of their family and adopt planning methods best suited to them.
According to the Union health ministry data, there are 3,59,819 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country which comprises 3.66 per cent of the total caseload.
At a 2-day virtual workshop, govt discusses plan for Covid vaccine rollout, including protocol and delivery mechanism. No confirmation yet on which vaccine will be administered.
High value of 350-acre Ford plant property drove TN to encourage Ford to return over nearly a yr of negotiations. It's expected to reinforce state's resurgence as global manufacturing hub.
Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh will take over as chief on 30 September. During his service of nearly 40 yrs, he has served in variety of command, staff, instructional & foreign appointments.
Sri Lankan transition was smoothly managed. Check Bangladesh for contrast. They forced their incumbent into exile, installed a mostly unelectable govt of non-political people.
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