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Saturday, June 22, 2024
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Topic: Health Ministry

Too early to say Indians have T cell-mediated protection against Covid infection, says ICMR

Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan says Covid is spreading to new areas in India but 66 per cent of cases continue to be in 50 districts and 82 per cent in 10 states.

Govt issues revised guidelines for international arrivals, to be implemented from 8 August

New rules include giving an undertaking on online portal www.newdelhiairport.in to undergo quarantine for 14 days. However, one can apply for exemption.

Centre allows export of indigenous ventilators as Covid fatality rate falls to 2.15%

The decision was taken as India continues to maintain a progressively declining low rate of fatality among Covid-19 patients, the health ministry said.

India far from herd immunity, can only come at very high human cost, says top govt official

OSD in the health ministry Rajesh Bhushan says India is in talks with various stakeholders on vaccines, but has not yet signed any agreement with a vaccine manufacturer.

India records 48,661 Covid cases, 705 fatalities in last 24 hours

India's Covid-19 tally climbed to 13,85,522, while the recoveries mounted to 8,85,576.

With 6.77 lakh recoveries, India’s Covid-19 recovery rate now stands at 62.86%

In the last 24 hours, 23,672 Covid-19 patients have recovered — the highest in a day, according to the health ministry's data.

India registers nearly 35,000 Covid cases in last 24 hours, total infections cross 10 lakh

A total of 22,942 people recuperated in the past 24 hours, the highest number of recoveries in a day, taking the total number of recovered cases to 6,35,756.

India records over 32,000 Covid cases, 606 fatalities in a single day

The number of recoveries stands at 6,12,814, while there are 3,31,146 active cases of coronavirus infection presently in the country.

India registers nearly 30,000 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, total infections cross 9.3 lakh

According to the Union Health Ministry data, the death toll has climbed to 24,309 and active cases in the country stood at 3,19,840.

Health ministry website takes down paper that said community transmission was on since April

Govt move to pull down document comes after Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan again denied there was community transmission of Covid in India.

On Camera

PM’s 100-day agenda may have to jettison core issues for coalition partners

Matters of defence and foreign policy are important, but the new government must address widespread discontent in the country. This begins with investing in the rural sector.

PM’s economic advisor asks if India needs a new poverty line, says multidimensional index not enough

Bibek Debroy, chairman of Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council, also suggested that analysing inequality at the state level might provide a clearer picture of inequality, as a national estimate could be misleading.

China does a Galwan in South China Sea, Coast Guard carries spears and knives

Pictures had emerged of Chinese soldiers carrying rifles and iron rods with machete-like heads in the vicinity of India’s forward locations on the southern bank of Pangong Tso in 2020.

Sangh wants BJP to know it’s not dispensable. It’s a rap on the knuckles, nothing more

Occasional lovers’ tiffs have marked history of RSS-BJP relations. To think that Nagpur will bring about any change in leadership is a misreading of both its intent and its power.