The head of the National Group of Experts on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 emphasized the appropriate behavior of COVID-19 during the festival season and winter months. The number of new coronavirus cases and deaths has declined in the past three weeks as the spread of the pandemic has leveled off …
Read More »Coronavirus Vaccine | Focus on cold storage chains, distribution network and monitoring mechanism, says PM
Modi also warned against any complacency in the face of the decline and called for continued efforts to contain the pandemic. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that every step in the logistics, delivery and administration of the COVID-19 vaccine must be rigorously implemented and must include advanced planning of …
Read More »Coronavirus | Vaccine priority based on occupational hazards, risk of exposure, says Harsh Vardhan
Harsh Vardhan said that “the authorization of emergency use for the COVID-19 vaccine will depend on data from clinical trials.” Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Sunday that his ministry will soon launch the FELUDA paper strip test for the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2. This has been developed by CSIR-IGIB …
Read More »Coronavirus | Active COVID-19 Cases Below 9 Lakh For Second Consecutive Day
Up to 18 states and Union Territories have recorded recovery rates above the national average, the ministry said. Active COVID-19 cases in India stayed below the nine lakh mark for the second day in a row and now constitute only 12.65 percent of the total number of cases, the Union …
Read More »Center calls on Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Delhi to accelerate testing | India News
The Center has requested Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Delhi to increase testing, as the positivity rate in these states is still significantly higher than the national average of 8.4%. An analysis of the daily average of new cases week by week in the top five states showed that Maharashtra …
Read More »Rising Covid-19 cases will stabilize after 10-15 days; no need to panic: Delhi Minister of Health | Delhi News
NEW DELHI: The sharp increase in Covid-19 cases in the national capital will “stabilize” after about ten days, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said, claiming that the home isolation policy has proven be a “game changer” to control the rise. , a strategy that the city government will continue to …
Read More »Center pushes Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka to stop the spread of Covid | India News
NEW DELHI: The Center on Saturday lobbied Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, which account for about 46% of active Covid-19 cases and 52% of deaths on Friday, to focus on aggressive measures to break the chain of transmission and keep the mortality rate below. one%. The Ministry of Health recommended …
Read More »Covid-19: Allow testing on demand, Center informs states | India News
NEW DELHI: Amid a growing number of Covid-19 cases across the country, the Center on Friday urged states to allow on-demand testing, a move likely to aid in the early detection of positive cases that lead to timely contact tracing and treatment to prevent deaths. . The Center has asked …
Read More »Massive contact tracing campaign launched after 75 coronavirus cases were detected in 2 Murthal Dhabas
Chandigarh: The Sonipat district administration launched a massive contact tracing campaign after 75 workers at two popular restaurants in Murthal tested positive for COVID-19, authorities said Friday. Sonipat Deputy Commissioner Shyam Lal Punia said that sampling work has also started in other restaurants. Sixty-five workers at Amrik-Sukhdev dhaba and 10 …
Read More »Coronavirus | What made Koyambedu, Chennai’s popular wholesale complex market, a COVID-19 access point?
[ad_1] The story so far: Koyambedu, Chennai’s popular wholesale market, is now the epicenter of the largest group of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Tamil Nadu. Keeping the large expanding market open in the midst of an epidemic, with little or no precautionary measures, has been costly for the …
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