Health

13 May

India reports 2841 fresh Covid infections in last 24 hours

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India reported 2841 fresh infections in the last 24 hours, stated the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday. India’s active caseload now stands at 18,604 with active cases now constituting 0.04% of the country’s total positive cases. As per the data shared by the ministry, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.74% with 3295 patients having recovered in the last 24 hours taking the cumulative tally of recovered patients to 4,25,73,460. While the weekly positivity rate in the country currently stands at 0.69 percent, the daily positivity rate stands at 0.58 percent, as per the data. Besides, the health ministry stated…

12 May

India Reports 2,897 Fresh COVID-19 Cases In 24 Hours

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India stated 2,897 new Covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,31,10,586, while the fresh cases dipped to 19,494, according to the Union Health Ministry statistics updated.The loss of life count climbed to 5,24,157 with 54 fresh fatalities, the information referred to today. Active cases comprised 0.05 percent of total infections, while the nationwide COVID-19 recovery rate was 98.74 percent, the ministry said. A decrease of 143 cases was recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. According to the ministry, the day-to-day positivity rate was recorded as…

10 May

Twelve new Covid cases at 0.08% TPR in Odisha

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Odisha reported 12 new COVID-19 cases at 0.08% test positivity rate on Tuesday, with the tally rising to 12,88,222, the health department bulletin said. Odisha now has 166 active cases, while 12,78,877 patients have recovered from the disease, including seven on Monday, the bulletin said. The daily positivity rate was 0.08 per cent as the new COVID-19 cases were detected from 14,225 sample tests. The state has been recording around 20 cases a day for the last one month but witnessed a sudden surge in the number on Sunday with 71 fresh infections, including 64 students living in two hostels…

09 May

India reports 3207 fresh Covid cases, 29 deaths in last 24 hours

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India reported 3207 fresh Covid cases and 29 deaths in the last 24 hours, stated the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday. With this, India’s active caseload now stands at 20,403 with active cases now constituting 0.05% of the country’s total positive cases. As per the data shared by the ministry, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.74% with 3410 patients having recovered in the last 24 hours taking the cumulative tally of recovered patients to 4,25,60,905. While the weekly positivity rate in the country currently stands at 0.82 percent, the daily positivity rate stands at 0.95 percent, as per…

04 May

Foreign Secretary Shringla at India Economic Conclave 2022

Business CorrespondentBusiness, HealthForeign Secretary Shringla

Despite the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, India is one of the world's fastest-growing economies, according to Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla. The Foreign Secretary said, "We are seen not just as reliable political partners but as reliable economic partners. Our commitment to democracy, transparency and the rule of law and the unique Indian ethos of entrepreneurship and hard work is paying an economic dividend. We matter more than ever before in all the multilateral conversations that relate to economic and financial matters." Shringla, who praised India's economic policy, stated that the country's upcoming presidency of the G20 group…

30 Apr

Robotic Surgeons Society Formed Assamese Surgeon to lead the Robotic surgeon’s Society

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ARIS (The Association of the Robotic and Innovative Surgeons) is formally launched here today in Guwahati by Shri Chandra Mohan Patowary, Honourable Minister of Transport, Parliamentary Affairs, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Industries and Commerce in Government of Assam. The Hon Minister was joined by renowned Robotic Surgeon Dr. Subhash Khanna who has been unanimously elected as President and other founding members from all over India and abroad. Prof. T.G. Sitharam, Director IIT and Prof. Bhabesh Chandra Goswami, V.C Cotton University were the other invited Guest of Honour apart from various other dignitaries. ARIS – the Association of Robotic & Innovative…

27 Apr

India Reports 2,927 New COVID-19 Cases In Last 24 Hours

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India stated 2,927 fresh Covid cases today, bringing the complete quantity of infections to 4,30,65,496. According to the Union Health Ministry, the active cases accelerated to 16,279,India also reported 32 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the whole wide variety of covid-related fatalities to 5,23,654. The active cases comprise 0.04 per cent of the whole infections, while the countrywide COVID-19 recovery price was once recorded as 98.75 per cent, the ministry said. An amplify of 643 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.

27 Apr

PM Modi to interact with chief ministers on COVID-19 situation today

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with Chief Ministers through video conferencing regarding the COVID-19 situation in the country. The meeting came as the rise in COVID-19 cases is being witnessed in the country in the past two weeks. India recorded 2,483 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. The active caseload is 15,636, while the positivity rate is 0.55 percent, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare bulletin on Tuesday. PM Modi on Sunday’s Mann Ki Baat radio broadcast urged people to stay alert for COVID-19 during the festival season. He advised people to wear masks…

26 Apr

Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin gets drug regulator approval for 6-12 year olds

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The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has given Bharat Biotech's Covid vaccine Covaxin restricted emergency use authorisation for children between the age of 6-12 years. Cadila Health's ZyCoV-D has received restricted emergency use authorisation for children above the age of 12 years of age. ET had reported that the subject expert committee ( SEC) of the Drugs Controller General of India recommended the use of Bharat Biotech's Covaxin among children aged 6-12 years amid an uptick in cases in schools. Covaxin, one of the main vaccines administered to adults, is currently being administered to children in the age group…

23 Apr

New Covid-19 cases crosses 1,000 mark in Delhi, 2 Covid deaths in last 24 hours

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The fresh Covid cases crossed the 1,000 mark in Delhi on Friday as a total of 1,042 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in the national capital out of 22442 tests conducted during the past 24 hours across the city. The cumulative number of COVID-19 cases in the city now stands at 1872699. According to the latest Delhi government’s health bulletin, the infection positivity rate stood at 4.64 per cent. The cumulative count of Covid-19 fatalities is 26164 , it said. In all, there are 3,253 active cases of the virus in the city, the bulletin pointed out. Notably, 965 new…