India reports 3.3 lakh COVID-19 cases, death toll climbs to 4.89 lakhThe daily positivity rate was recorded at 17.78 per cent while the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 16.87 per cent, according to the ...
23 Jan, 2022, 11.35 AM IST
Active COVID-19 cases in country lowest in 537 daysIndia added 9,283 new coronavirus infections taking the country's total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,45,35,763 while the active cases decli...
26 Nov, 2021, 10.10 AM IST
Useless statements being made to create panic: Mandaviya on vaccine shortage chargeIn a series of tweets, Mandaviya said the availability of vaccines can be better understood by an "actual analysis of the facts".
14 Jul, 2021, 04.07 PM IST
Need to increase pace of COVID-19 vaccinations: Centre to statesThe letter dated February 19 stated a large number of healthcare and frontline workers still remain to be covered and the progress is varia...
21 Feb, 2021, 03.22 PM IST
Over 7 million vaccinated against covid-19 in only 26 days in India11 Feb, 2021, 01.32 PM IST
India records 11,039 new COVID-19 cases, 110 fresh fatalitiesThe number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,04,62,631 pushing the national COVID-19 recovery rate of 97.08 per c...
03 Feb, 2021, 10.43 AM IST
COVID-19: Active cases in India drop to 1.68 lakh, almost 80% of them from five statesElaborating on the active cases, the ministry said that 31 states and UTs have less than 5000 active cases. Andaman and Nicobar Islands rep...
31 Jan, 2021, 03.51 PM IST
COVID-19 active caseload further dips to 1.81 per cent of total casesA 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...
21 Jan, 2021, 01.28 PM IST
Aiming for herd immunity without pharma interventions may have disastrous consequences: ChoubeyMinister of State for Health Ashwini Kumar Choubey, in a written reply, said in the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, countries that ...
20 Sep, 2020, 01.01 PM IST
Healthcare workers hold black ribbon protest against new quarantine guidelinesAs per the Union health ministry guidelines issued on May 15, healthcare workers serving in COVID-19 areas do not need to undergo quarantin...
22 May, 2020, 05.27 PM IST
47.7 per cent people living in Delhi slum found to be overweightAlmost 64.9% of 314 individuals who were assessed during a camp were found either over-weight or obese, which are important risk factors fo...
08 May, 2018, 11.42 PM IST