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Sep 15, 2020 10:52 PM IST This central scheme provides an insurance cover of Rs 50 lakh to healthcare providers, including community health workers, who may have to be in direct contact and care of COVID-19 patients and therefore at risk of being infected.
Sep 09, 2020 06:09 PM IST Representing India at the 73rd session of WHO South East Asia Region, he highlighted the giant strides the country made under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to protect the lives and livelihood of its citizens from the pandemic.
Sep 09, 2020 11:15 AM IST The total coronavirus cases mounted to 43,70,128, while the death toll rose to 73,890 with 1,115 people succumbing to the disease in a span of 24 hours in the country, the data updated at 8 am showed.
Sep 08, 2020 08:25 PM IST As per the guidelines, all students who wish to visit their schools will have to get written consent from their parents or guardians.
Sep 08, 2020 12:52 PM IST During the same period, the number of recoveries surged to 33,23,950 pushing the recovery rate to 77.65 percent, according to the data updated at 8 am on Tuesday. The COVID-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.7 percent.
Sep 06, 2020 04:27 PM IST There are 8,62,320 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country accounting for only 20.96 percent of the total caseload, it highlighted.
Aug 30, 2020 07:59 PM IST The exponential jump in testing capacity and the number of tests has resulted in an upsurge in Tests Per Million to 30,044 as on date, it highlighted.
Aug 29, 2020 05:40 PM IST The meeting was informed that as of Saturday, eight states -- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Odisha and Telangana -- contribute around 73 percent of the active caseload.
Aug 27, 2020 09:42 PM IST In a document titled 'Guidance Note on Bi-directional TB-COVID Screening and Screening of TB Among ILI/SARI Cases', the Health Ministry noted that tuberculosis is associated with a 2.1-fold increased risk of severe coronavirus infection.
Aug 24, 2020 02:10 PM IST With 57,469 patients having recuperated in a day, total recoveries have surged to 23,38,035, pushing the recovery rate to 75.27 percent as on date.
Aug 23, 2020 12:25 PM IST There are 7,07,668 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country which comprises 23.24 percent of the total caseload, the data stated.
Aug 22, 2020 03:15 PM IST The cumulative tests conducted so far have reached 3,44,91,073 of which around 28 percent samples were tested through rapid antigen tests, sources said.
Aug 17, 2020 07:55 PM IST Speaking at the inaugural session of the two-day Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Public Health Conference virtually, Vardhan expressed hope that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's goal of a tuberculosis-free India by 2025 would be achieved with the help of industry leaders and the CII.
Aug 15, 2020 10:40 AM IST India has been reporting over 60,000 cases daily since August 7, barring August 11 when the country registered 53,601 new instances of the infection.
Aug 12, 2020 05:25 PM IST The case fatality rate has further declined to 1.98 percent, it said.
Aug 10, 2020 05:25 PM IST The court had on July 31 asked the govt to also clarify on the issue of treating compulsory quarantine period of healthcare workers as leave and deduction of their salaries for the same period.
Aug 10, 2020 02:55 PM IST There are 6,34,945 active cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The total coronavirus cases now stands at 22,15,074, the Health Ministry data said.
Aug 08, 2020 06:56 PM IST According to the ministry, effective surveillance and improved testing network have ensured early detection of cases and consequentially leading to timely clinical management of severe and critical cases.
Aug 05, 2020 04:00 PM IST India is one of the world's hardest-hit countries, with nearly 40,000 people dead of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.
Aug 04, 2020 07:10 PM IST Addressing a press briefing, Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan said 50 districts account for 66 percent of the total caseload and the COVID-19 case fatality rate has progressively declined to 2.10 percent, the lowest since the first lockdown was imposed on March 25.
Aug 04, 2020 11:10 AM IST The death toll due to COVID-19 climbed to 38,938 with 803 fresh fatalities being reported in 24-hours, the data updated at 8 am showed.
Aug 03, 2020 07:58 PM IST With 3,81,027 samples tested in the last 24 hours, the number of Test Per Million (TPM) has increased to 14,640, the health ministry said in a statement.
Jul 30, 2020 07:52 PM IST At a press briefing, when asked whether India was approaching herd immunity against the coronavirus infection, Officer on Special Duty in the Health Ministry Rajesh Bhushan replied that herd immunity is a kind of indirect protection from an infectious disease like COVID-19.
Jul 29, 2020 12:50 PM IST In its document 'COVID-19 Pandemic and Tobacco Use in India', the ministry said experts have confirmed that smokers are more likely to develop severe symptoms or die from COVID-19, as it primarily attacks the lungs and warned against use of any such products.
Jul 29, 2020 12:30 PM IST The total coronavirus cases climbed to 15,31,669, while the country's death toll due to the disease rose to 34,193 with 768 deaths being reported in a 24-hour span, the data updated at 8 am showed.
