In response from RTI, NCDC says the WHO official sent an “alert mail” to the Union Minister of Health The World Health Organization (WHO) informed India as early as January 11 that the reported dates of appearance of the new coronavirus circulating in Wuhan in China ranged from “December 12 …
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Kang warned that people still need to be careful about ongoing festivals, air pollution, and approaching winters. Coronavirus cases in the country have seen some decline since last month. The decline has occurred regardless of the ease of travel restrictions and other activities that have begun to return to normal. …
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India was one of the first countries to adopt a “flexible” lockdown approach and thus managed to keep death rates from COVID-19 relatively low, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the launch of the Annual Meeting of Large Challenges, organized by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The three-day program …
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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 …
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India is likely to have already passed the peak of the coronavirus pandemic in September and cases will further stabilize, said a panel of scientists and doctors, based on mathematical and statistical forecasts about the spread of the infectious disease. The panel also stated that the pandemic can be controlled …
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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 …
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The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in India surpassed 7 million on Sunday with a number of new cases declining in recent weeks, even as health experts warn of the onset of mask fatigue and distancing. India saw a sharp increase in cases in July, adding more than 2 million …
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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 …
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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 …
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India reported 86,821 new cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) on Thursday, bringing the case count to 6,312,584, according to the Union Ministry of Health. The country also reported 1,181 new deaths from the virus in the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 98,678. India has 9,40,705 active …
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