On the first day of ‘tika utsav‘, more than 27 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses were administered till Sunday evening, taking the cumulative number of doses given in the country to 10,43,65,035, the Union health ministry said. The tika utsav refers to COVID-19 vaccination drive between April 11 and 14. The day-1 of the countrywide Tika … Read more
New Delhi: RS Sharma, Chairman, Empowered Group on Covid vaccination informed that now CoWIN does not schedule second dose vaccination appointment automatically. This comes after the Centre wrote to States and UTs to increase the interval between two doses of Covishield to 4-8 weeks in view of the emerging scientific evidence of increased protection if … Read more
In addition to all government healthcare facilities, all private hospitals empanelled under Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS), Ayushman Bharat- Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (AB-PM JAY) and similar State Health Insurance Schemes can function as CVCs Covid-19 vaccination drive India update: The Union government on Tuesday urged states and Union Territories (UTs) to utilise 100% … Read more
Since the vaccination of frontline workers started on February 2, a total of 3,70,693 beneficiaries have received Covid jabs. Coronavirus vaccination in India: As many as 56,36,868 beneficiaries so far have received vaccines against coronavirus in India in the ongoing vaccination drive. “As of February 6, 2021, at 6 pm, the total vaccination is 56,36,868, … Read more
New Delhi: The number of people who have tested positive for the UK variant of COVID-19 in India has climbed to 150, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday. All of them have been kept in single room isolation in designated health care facilities by the respective state governments, the ministry had said earlier. Their … Read more
New Delhi: India reported the lowest number of daily coronavirus infections in over seven months with 10,064 new cases, which took the caseload to 1,05,81,837, while recoveries have surged to 1,02,28,753, according to Union health ministry data updated on Tuesday. The country’s death toll increased to 1,52,556 as 137 fatalities, the lowest in around eight … Read more
New Delhi: The Union health ministry on Wednesday warned people about fake mobile applications that sound similar to the upcoming official application, Co-WIN, and asked them not to download or share personal information on these apps. When the Covid vaccine is made available, people in priority categories will have to first get themselves registered on … Read more
The first round of dry runs was conducted between 28-29 December. Corona Vaccines in India: The Union Health Ministry is leaving no stone unturned to make the COVID-19 vaccination process smooth and this is why a dry run will be held in all states and Union Territories (UTs) on January 2. The development comes as … Read more
New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry‘s eSanjeevaniOPD tele-medicine platform has completed the landmark milestone of four lakh tele-consultations. The top-performing states, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh have registered 1,33,167 and 1,00,124 sessions, said the government officials on Saturday. eSanjeevani supports two types of telemedicine services. i.e. doctor-to-doctor (eSanjeevani) and patient-to-doctor (eSanjeevani OPD) Tele-consultations in the … Read more
Union Health Ministry has announced guidelines for the conduct of teaching activities in the classrooms. Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Ashwini Kr. Choubey shared a picture of the guidelines on his Twitter handle on Sunday. The health ministry issued the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Skill training institutes, Higher Education Institutes … Read more