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WHO states strike deal to extend talks on pandemic treatyWorld Health Organization member states will continue talks on a pandemic treaty for another year. Discussions focus on sharing access to d...- Mamata Banerjee reviews covid-19 readiness as Bengal sees rise in cases; urges caution, not panicWest Bengal's Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee convened a meeting to assess Covid-19 readiness as the state sees a rise in cases, reporting 5...
- Delhi government hospitals step up COVID-19 preparedness with mock drills"For critical patients who need to be shifted to the ICU, we have a red corridor. We checked whether all the ventilators and oxygen points ...
- Mock drill in hospitals in Bengal to check Covid preparednessThe mock drill started at city-based hospitals including MR Bangur Hospital, Infectious Diseases & Beleghata General Hospital, Medical Coll...
- No new variant of concern of coronavirus detected in country: Government to Lok SabhaThe Health Ministry has requested states and Union Territories to focus on the test-track-treat-vaccination strategy and adherence to Covid...
- Omicron: Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia takes stock of preparedness at airports, issues action planThe Union Health Ministry issued a revised set of guidelines from December 1, amid concerns over the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
- Coronavirus crisis will not be the last pandemic: WHO chief Tedros Adhanom GhebreyesusTedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also condemned the "dangerously short-sighted" cycle of throwing cash at outbreaks but doing nothing to prepare ...
- Centre to review preparedness for monsoon, floods, cyclonesA review of availability of essential medicines, needed in the wake of floods or heavy rain, for likely waterborne diseases like diarrhoea,...
- J-K has emerged 'as good as Kerala' in fighting coronavirus: Jitendra SinghHe reviewed the preparedness of J-K in combating COVID-19 through video conferencing with senior J-K union territory officers, heads of gov...
- Central team visits quarantine centre near KolkataTwo central teams are in West Bengal to look into the state's preparedness for tackling the COVID-19 outbreak.
- COVID-19: Salaries of Arunachal ministers, MLAs slashed by 30 per centThe cabinet headed by Chief Minister Pema Khandu decided to reduce the salaries with effect from April 1, 2020. The fund will go to the sta...
- Government exempts customs duty, health cess on essential medical goodsThis was done keeping the escalating demand for medical goods as India enters a crucial phase in its covid-fight. As of now, the country ha...
- COVID-19: PM Modi directs officials to ensure sufficient availability of essential medical equipmentIn a series of tweets, the Prime Minister's Office said Modi reviewed the countrywide preparedness regarding availability of hospitals, pro...
- Government lacking in its preparedness to combat coronavirus: CongressOpposition leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation on containment measures taken so f...
- Nepal halts all mountaineering expeditions, suspends tourist visasNepal on Friday suspended permits to climb Everest because of the coronavirus pandemic, closing off the world's biggest mountain a day afte...
- Rupee dives below 73 mark, hits 16-month low on forex outflows, crude surgeIn the three consecutive sessions till Tuesday, the rupee has depreciated by 160 paise.
- PM Modi holds extensive review for coronavirus preparedness"Had an extensive review regarding preparedness on the COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus. Different ministries and states are working together, fr...
- Coronavirus: Central team to visit Maharashtra, no confirmed case found in stateWith ten persons quarantined in three hospitals across Maharashtra for possible exposure to novel coronavirus, a central health ministry te...
- Travellers from China to be screened for novel coronavirus at Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata airportsThe government has also issued a travel advisory asking citizens travelling to and from China to follow certain precautionary measures. It ...
- Health Ministry preparing to fight Ebola in case of an outbreakThe government is also screening Haj pilgrims, who have started returning to the country since October 10, for the deadly MERS coronavirus
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