UNION HEALTH MINISTRY

150 people infected with UK variant of COVID-19 in India, reports government

Their close contacts have also been put under quarantine. Comprehensive contact tracing has been initiated for co-travellers, family contac...

Over 10 lakh beneficiaries vaccinated against COVID-19 in India: Health Ministry

​ In a span of 24 hours, 2,37,050 people were vaccinated across 4,049 sessions. A total of 18,167 sessions have been conducted so far.

Covid: Nearly 10 lakhs vaccinated, CoWIN software enhanced

"The provisional figures for today, up to 6 pm - vaccination sessions were organised in 27 states and UTs and a total of 1,92,581 beneficia...

COVID-19 active caseload further dips to 1.81 per cent of total cases

A total of 19,965 people have recovered in a span of 24 hours. The total recoveries have surged to 10,265,706. The ministry said that 87.06...

Number of people vaccinated against COVID-19 more than double the number of active cases: Govt

In a span of 24 hours, 2,23,669 people were vaccinated for COVID-19 across 3,930 sessions taking the cumulative total of people vaccinated ...

COVID-19: India records 10,064 new cases, caseload rises to 1,05,81,837

The country's death toll increased to 1,52,556 as 137 fatalities, the lowest in around eight months, were recorded in a span of 24 hours, t...

3,81,305 beneficiaries vaccinated for Covid-19, 580 adverse events reported: Health ministry

A total of 3,81,305 beneficiaries have so far been vaccinated for coronavirus, even as 580 adverse events following immunization were repor...

Pregnant, lactating women should not be administered COVID-19 vaccine at this time: Health ministry

The ministry highlighted that under the emergency use authorisation, coronavirus vaccination is indicated only for 18 years and above.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to launch COVID-19 vaccination drive on Saturday at 10:30

Modi is also likely to launch the Co-WIN (COVID Vaccine Intelligence Network) App, a digital platform created for real-time monitoring of C...

National Polio immunisation programme rescheduled, to begin on January 31

The President will launch the Polio National Immunisation Day on 30th January by administering Polio drops to some children at the Rashtrap...

India records less than 20,000 new COVID cases daily since last 7 days: Health ministry

India's total recoveries stand at 10,146,763, the ministry said, adding that 82.67 per cent of the new recovered cases are observed to be c...

Gap of 28 days between two COVID-19 vaccine doses, effectiveness to begin after 14 days: Govt

India had recently granted emergency use authorisation to two vaccines, Oxford's Covishield being manufactured by Serum Institute of India ...

15 states, UTs have positivity rate below national average

The 15 states and UTs are Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Mizoram, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Daman and Diu, Assam, Punjab, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Odish...

Israel's health ministry authorizes use of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine

Moderna has received authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine in the United States and Canada and additional authorizations are currently und...

COVID-19: 18,177 new cases take India's virus tally to 1,03,23,965

The death toll climbed to 1,49,435 with the novel coronavirus virus claiming 217 lives in a span of 24 hours in the country, the data updat...

COVID-19: Night curfew likely in Goa, says state health minister Vishwajit Rane

"I have spoken to the chief minister on imposing night curfew in the state on lines of the state of Delhi and Karnataka. The file is alread...

Fight against COVID-19 kept health ministry on its toes in 2020

The first case of coronavirus infection in the country was recorded on January 30 in Kerala and the first death on March 10 in Karnataka. B...