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Public Health Spend Nearly Triples In A Decade, Household Burden Falls: Report
The report noted that government spending on health received a significant boost during the COVID-19 pandemic, when expenditure rose to 1.84 per cent of GDP in 2021-22.
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Centre's Big Meet As Newer Variants Of Coronavirus Detected Globally
Amid detection of newer variants of coronavirus globally, the Centre on Monday held a high-level meeting and asked states to ramp up whole genome sequencing of positive samples and keep close watch on the global variants.
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Bharat Biotech Asks Centre To List Its Nasal Covid Vaccine On CoWIN Portal: Report
Bharat Biotech has requested the central government to include its intranasal COVID-19 vaccine iNCOVACC, in CoWIN portal to enable the recipients of the jab to get vaccination certificate.
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Delhi To Dismantle Last 3 Covid Care Centres As Cases Decline
Authorities have stressed on the need to keep a continued vigil against COVID-19 in view of the festival season, even as they gave their nod to dismantle three remaining Covid care centres in the city and vacate the land.
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Centre To Release Benefits Under 'PM CARES For Children' Tomorrow
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release benefits under the 'PM CARES for Children' on Monday via video-conferencing, the Ministry of Women and Child Development said on Sunday.
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Covid Booster Shots Off To A Slow Start In Delhi
Administering of precaution dose of COVID-19 vaccines began in Delhi on Sunday amid a steady rise in daily case count in the last few days here, even as the pace was sluggish with a few private vaccination centres starting the exercise.
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Centre Denies Report Of New Coronavirus XE Variant In India
The Union Health Ministry on Wednesday said that said present evidence does not suggest the presence of XE variant of COVID denying media reports that claimed that a case of the new mutant was reported in Mumbai.
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"Sophisticated Trickery": Centre Dismisses Lancet Study On Covid Orphans
A Lancet report's claim that 19 lakh children in India lost a primary caregiver to COVID-19 is "sophisticated trickery" to create panic among citizens, Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani said on Wednesday.
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Centre Extends Covid Containment Measures Till February-End
The Union Home Ministry on Thursday extended the existing COVID-19 containment measures till February 28 in view of the wave of infections, driven by the Omicron variant, still raging and 407 districts reporting a positivity rate of over 10 per cent.
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Over 161 Crore Jabs, 74 Lakh Booster Doses Administered So Far: Centre
The cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossed 161.05 crore on Friday, the Union Health Ministry said.
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Biometric Attendance For Government Employees Suspended Amid Covid Worry
The Centre on Monday suspended marking of biometric attendance for all its employees till January 31, as a precautionary measure to check the spread of coronavirus.
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Centre Spent Rs 19,675 Crore On Covid Vaccine Procurement, Shows Data
The Centre has spent Rs 19,675 crore to procure COVID-19 vaccines for free of cost supply to states and Union territories, according to government data.
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No Evidence On Omicron's Severity In India: Centre's Research Body
There is no clear evidence yet on the transmissibility, immune evasion or severity of Omicron in India, said Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) in its latest bulletin while noting that the variant continues to grow rapidly as a variant o
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Omicron Travel Rules Under Review, Says Maharashtra After Centre Objects
Maharashtra Chief Secretary Debashish Chakravarty on Thursday said the state government was considering a revision of its air travel guidelines, a day after the Centre wrote to the state saying its order was in divergence with the COVID-19 SoPs.
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Evaluation Underway, Says Centre On Covid Vaccine For Children In India
Covid vaccine for children is currently being evaluated, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Bharati Pravin Pawar said Tuesday, adding, the vaccine will be launched after expert recommendation and approval from the drug regulator.
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Public Health Spend Nearly Triples In A Decade, Household Burden Falls: Report
The report noted that government spending on health received a significant boost during the COVID-19 pandemic, when expenditure rose to 1.84 per cent of GDP in 2021-22.
-
Centre's Big Meet As Newer Variants Of Coronavirus Detected Globally
Amid detection of newer variants of coronavirus globally, the Centre on Monday held a high-level meeting and asked states to ramp up whole genome sequencing of positive samples and keep close watch on the global variants.
-
Bharat Biotech Asks Centre To List Its Nasal Covid Vaccine On CoWIN Portal: Report
Bharat Biotech has requested the central government to include its intranasal COVID-19 vaccine iNCOVACC, in CoWIN portal to enable the recipients of the jab to get vaccination certificate.
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Delhi To Dismantle Last 3 Covid Care Centres As Cases Decline
Authorities have stressed on the need to keep a continued vigil against COVID-19 in view of the festival season, even as they gave their nod to dismantle three remaining Covid care centres in the city and vacate the land.
-
Centre To Release Benefits Under 'PM CARES For Children' Tomorrow
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release benefits under the 'PM CARES for Children' on Monday via video-conferencing, the Ministry of Women and Child Development said on Sunday.
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Covid Booster Shots Off To A Slow Start In Delhi
Administering of precaution dose of COVID-19 vaccines began in Delhi on Sunday amid a steady rise in daily case count in the last few days here, even as the pace was sluggish with a few private vaccination centres starting the exercise.
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Centre Denies Report Of New Coronavirus XE Variant In India
The Union Health Ministry on Wednesday said that said present evidence does not suggest the presence of XE variant of COVID denying media reports that claimed that a case of the new mutant was reported in Mumbai.
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"Sophisticated Trickery": Centre Dismisses Lancet Study On Covid Orphans
A Lancet report's claim that 19 lakh children in India lost a primary caregiver to COVID-19 is "sophisticated trickery" to create panic among citizens, Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani said on Wednesday.
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Centre Extends Covid Containment Measures Till February-End
The Union Home Ministry on Thursday extended the existing COVID-19 containment measures till February 28 in view of the wave of infections, driven by the Omicron variant, still raging and 407 districts reporting a positivity rate of over 10 per cent.
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Over 161 Crore Jabs, 74 Lakh Booster Doses Administered So Far: Centre
The cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossed 161.05 crore on Friday, the Union Health Ministry said.
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Biometric Attendance For Government Employees Suspended Amid Covid Worry
The Centre on Monday suspended marking of biometric attendance for all its employees till January 31, as a precautionary measure to check the spread of coronavirus.
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Centre Spent Rs 19,675 Crore On Covid Vaccine Procurement, Shows Data
The Centre has spent Rs 19,675 crore to procure COVID-19 vaccines for free of cost supply to states and Union territories, according to government data.
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No Evidence On Omicron's Severity In India: Centre's Research Body
There is no clear evidence yet on the transmissibility, immune evasion or severity of Omicron in India, said Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) in its latest bulletin while noting that the variant continues to grow rapidly as a variant o
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Omicron Travel Rules Under Review, Says Maharashtra After Centre Objects
Maharashtra Chief Secretary Debashish Chakravarty on Thursday said the state government was considering a revision of its air travel guidelines, a day after the Centre wrote to the state saying its order was in divergence with the COVID-19 SoPs.
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Evaluation Underway, Says Centre On Covid Vaccine For Children In India
Covid vaccine for children is currently being evaluated, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Bharati Pravin Pawar said Tuesday, adding, the vaccine will be launched after expert recommendation and approval from the drug regulator.
