Health Minister

54.87 Lakh Coronavirus Cases In India, 86,961 Cases In A Day: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Sukirti Dwivedi, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Monday September 21, 2020

India has recorded 54,87,580 COVID-19 cases so far with 86,961 new infections. 1,130 deaths in the last 24 hours have pushed the total death count to 87,882. 93,356 patients have recovered from the infection in the country in the last 24 hours. This is for the third straight day that the number of daily recoveries is higher than the daily cases. W...

"When Will Covid Vaccine Arrive?": Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Asks Harsh Vardhan

India News | ANI | Monday September 21, 2020

Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Sunday said that coronavirus related deaths are being under-reported deaths in the country and also asked Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan about the vaccine for the virus.

Four COVID-19 Vaccines In Advanced Stages Of Pre-Clinical Trial: Centre

India News | ANI | Sunday September 20, 2020

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Sunday informed that over four coronavirus vaccines are in advanced stages of pre-clinical trial in India.

"Study Suggests Formula To Help Probe Black Holes": Union Minister

India News | Sunday September 20, 2020

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday said that a new study by the scientists from Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences has suggested a formula that can help probe black holes by assessing the spectrum emitted from the accretion discs around black holes.

"India At Multiple Trajectories": Harsh Vardhan On Coronavirus Peak

India News | Reported By Sukirti Dwivedi, Edited By Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Sunday September 20, 2020

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has played down fears the Covid outbreak in India has reached community transmission stage, pointing out that "only 10 states are reporting maximum cases" and that the bulk of these are in "few districts"

Delhi Health Minister's "Community Spread" Dig At Centre Amid Covid Surge

India News | Reported by Sharad Sharma, Edited by Nandini Gupta | Saturday September 19, 2020

By now, we should have accepted community transmission of coronavirus in Delhi, Health Minister Satyendar Jain said taking at jibe at the central government as the national capital reported continued to record around 4,000 new coronavirus cases a day for a week, taking the tally to 2.38 lakh.

Rajasthan Government Allows Family To Meet Virus Patients At Hospitals

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 19, 2020

Rajasthan Health Minister Raghu Sharma on Friday directed officials to allow family members of coronavirus patients to meet them after wearing PPE kit and other protective gear, according to a statement.

Aiming To Bring Down COVID-19 Mortality Rate Below 1%: Health Minister To MPs

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 17, 2020

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan today said the government is aiming to bring down India's COVID-19 mortality rate to less than 1 per cent from the current 1.64 per cent, which is still the lowest in the world.

Health Minister Harsh Vardhan Holds Out Hope For Covid Vaccine By Next Year

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday September 17, 2020

Union Health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has said that there are expectations that a vaccine for coronavirus will be available in the country by the beginning of next year. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he said, has been personally monitoring the COVID-19 situation in the country.

"382 Doctors Died Of Covid": Medical Body Says Centre "Abandoning" Heroes

India News | Reported by Sukirti Dwivedi, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday September 16, 2020

Union health minister Dr Harshavadhan's statement on coronavirus in parliament, which has no word on the doctors who died in the line of duty, has infuriated the Indian Medical Association, the top body of medical practitioners in the country. Accusing the government of "indifference and abdication", the association said so far, 382 doctors have di...

Break Ties With BJP If Concerned For Farmers: Punjab Minister To Akalis

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 16, 2020

Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu on Wednesday dared Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) to break its ties with the BJP if it is genuinely concerned about farmers' interests.

Re-Purposed Hydroxychloroquine Being Used For Mild, Moderate Covid Cases: Harsh Vardhan

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 16, 2020

Re-purposed hydroxychloroquine is being used for mild but high risk and moderate COVID-19 cases, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.

"You Were Serving Trump Dhokla": Derek O'Brien On Lockdown Kudos For PM

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Nandini Gupta | Tuesday September 15, 2020

In a sharp attack on the BJP-led central government's handling of the pandemic, Trinamool Congress MP Derek O'Brien hit out at Health Minister Harsh Vardhan for only congratulating Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the lockdown and ignoring state governments and frontline Covid warriors, many of whom lost their lives, on their fight against the coro...

Lockdown Prevented Upto 78,000 Coronavirus Deaths, Says Health Minister

India News | ANI | Tuesday September 15, 2020

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has said countrywide COVID-19 lockdown prevented approximately 14 lakh to 29 lakh cases and 37,000 to 78,000 deaths.

BJP's Northeast Man Himanta Sarma May Not Contest Next Year's Assam Polls

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Tuesday September 15, 2020

Assam Health Minister and BJP's go-to man for the Northeast, Himanta Biswa Sarma, again hinted on Monday that he might not contest next year's state assembly elections. The indication came during his address at an event in the capital city where he said he would "wrap up his public life when people start choosing a government hospital over a privat...