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425 Under Surveillance As Kerala Battles Fresh Nipah Virus Outbreak
Kerala Health Minister Veena George has confirmed that 425 individuals have been placed on the Nipah virus contact list across the state. The highest number of contacts, 228, is in Malappuram district, followed by 110 in Palakkad and 87 in Kozhikode.
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Kerala Hospitals On Alert, Staff On Leave Asked To Return After Serial Blasts
Following multiple explosions during a prayer meeting of Jehovah's Witnesses in Kalamassery, Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Sunday directed all hospitals to alert health workers, who are on leave, to return immediately.
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Kerala's New Nipah Case Takes Total Count To 5, 706 On Contact List
Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Wednesday confirmed another case of the Nipah virus, taking the total number of infections in the state to five. A 24-year-old health worker at a private hospital in Kozhikode has been diagnosed with the virus.
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Rs 5 Lakh Fine, 7 Years Jail Term: Kerala Order Protecting Healthcare Workers
Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan signed the ordinance that provides for stringent punishment for those found guilty of causing grievous bodily harm to those working in the health services sector in the state.
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Kerala Approves Ordinance To Protect Health Workers After Doctor's Death
The LDF government in Kerala today approved an ordinance that provides for stringent punishment, including imprisonment of up to seven years and a maximum fine of Rs 5 lakh for those found guilty of causing grievous bodily harm to doctors,
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After Doctor's Murder, Kerala To Form Panel To Meet Health Workers' Demand
Under attack from opposition parties and medical professionals over the gruesome killing of a young doctor two days ago, the Kerala government on Friday announced more measures to assuage their concerns.
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Kerala Chief Minister Calls Urgent Meeting Over Health Workers' Protection
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has called an urgent high-level meeting over the protection of health workers after a woman doctor was stabbed to death by her patient, sources said.
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Kerala Medical Officers Now Must Take Permission Before Speaking To Media
Kerala Health Department on Sunday issued a notice stating that medical officers and health workers need prior permission from the department to speak to media publicly.
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2 Health Workers Show Nipah Virus Symptoms After Boy's Death
Two more people have been identified with symptoms of Nipah virus infection, Kerala health minister Veena George said in Kozhikode on Sunday. The two are among the 20 high risk contacts of the 12-year-old child who died, she said.
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23,500 Fresh COVID-19 Cases, 116 More Deaths In Kerala
Kerala Covid Cases Today: Of the new cases, 109 are health workers, 84 had come from outside the state and 22,049 were infected through contact with the source of contact being not clear in 1258 cases, the release said.
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Meet Habeeb Mohammed, Butcher At Night And Covid Worker During Day
For Habeeb Mohammed, a 36-year-old butcher in Thiruvananthapuram, work goes on from midnight till 8 in the morning after which he dedicates his time to helping the district's Covid task force in their relief work.
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Kerala Student Designs ''Masks With Mics'' To Ease Communication Amid Covid-19
A first-year B Tech student from Thrissur Government Engineering College has designed a mask with a mic and a speaker attached to help health workers communicate with ease.
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Kerala's Health Force Takes Vaccine Drive To Each Door Amid Covid Spike
With COVID-19 cases witnessing an increase in Kerala and the Test Positivity Rate rising soon after the assembly elections in the state, the efforts of the state's army of healthcare workers to encourage vaccination among those above 45 a
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Covid Figures Up In 5 States, Must Stick To Safety Measures, Says Centre
Five states -- Kerala, Maharashtra, Punjab, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh -- are experiencing an upsurge in daily cases, the Centre said today. The upswing comes after a low that started in November-December and amid a race to push forward the vaccination process. The Centre has said that more than 1.07 crore vaccine doses have been administered ...
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World's Largest Vaccination Drive In Numbers
Nearly a year after India reported its first case of coronavirus from Kerala, the "start of the end of the pandemic", as Health Minister Harsh Vardhan described it on Friday, began this morning with Prime Minister Narendra Modi launching the nationwide rollout. The government has targeted the vaccination of 1 crore healthcare workers and 2 crore fr...
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425 Under Surveillance As Kerala Battles Fresh Nipah Virus Outbreak
Kerala Health Minister Veena George has confirmed that 425 individuals have been placed on the Nipah virus contact list across the state. The highest number of contacts, 228, is in Malappuram district, followed by 110 in Palakkad and 87 in Kozhikode.
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Kerala Hospitals On Alert, Staff On Leave Asked To Return After Serial Blasts
Following multiple explosions during a prayer meeting of Jehovah's Witnesses in Kalamassery, Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Sunday directed all hospitals to alert health workers, who are on leave, to return immediately.
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Kerala's New Nipah Case Takes Total Count To 5, 706 On Contact List
Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Wednesday confirmed another case of the Nipah virus, taking the total number of infections in the state to five. A 24-year-old health worker at a private hospital in Kozhikode has been diagnosed with the virus.
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Rs 5 Lakh Fine, 7 Years Jail Term: Kerala Order Protecting Healthcare Workers
Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan signed the ordinance that provides for stringent punishment for those found guilty of causing grievous bodily harm to those working in the health services sector in the state.
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Kerala Approves Ordinance To Protect Health Workers After Doctor's Death
The LDF government in Kerala today approved an ordinance that provides for stringent punishment, including imprisonment of up to seven years and a maximum fine of Rs 5 lakh for those found guilty of causing grievous bodily harm to doctors,
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After Doctor's Murder, Kerala To Form Panel To Meet Health Workers' Demand
Under attack from opposition parties and medical professionals over the gruesome killing of a young doctor two days ago, the Kerala government on Friday announced more measures to assuage their concerns.
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Kerala Chief Minister Calls Urgent Meeting Over Health Workers' Protection
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has called an urgent high-level meeting over the protection of health workers after a woman doctor was stabbed to death by her patient, sources said.
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Kerala Medical Officers Now Must Take Permission Before Speaking To Media
Kerala Health Department on Sunday issued a notice stating that medical officers and health workers need prior permission from the department to speak to media publicly.
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2 Health Workers Show Nipah Virus Symptoms After Boy's Death
Two more people have been identified with symptoms of Nipah virus infection, Kerala health minister Veena George said in Kozhikode on Sunday. The two are among the 20 high risk contacts of the 12-year-old child who died, she said.
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23,500 Fresh COVID-19 Cases, 116 More Deaths In Kerala
Kerala Covid Cases Today: Of the new cases, 109 are health workers, 84 had come from outside the state and 22,049 were infected through contact with the source of contact being not clear in 1258 cases, the release said.
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Meet Habeeb Mohammed, Butcher At Night And Covid Worker During Day
For Habeeb Mohammed, a 36-year-old butcher in Thiruvananthapuram, work goes on from midnight till 8 in the morning after which he dedicates his time to helping the district's Covid task force in their relief work.
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Kerala Student Designs ''Masks With Mics'' To Ease Communication Amid Covid-19
A first-year B Tech student from Thrissur Government Engineering College has designed a mask with a mic and a speaker attached to help health workers communicate with ease.
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Kerala's Health Force Takes Vaccine Drive To Each Door Amid Covid Spike
With COVID-19 cases witnessing an increase in Kerala and the Test Positivity Rate rising soon after the assembly elections in the state, the efforts of the state's army of healthcare workers to encourage vaccination among those above 45 a
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Covid Figures Up In 5 States, Must Stick To Safety Measures, Says Centre
Five states -- Kerala, Maharashtra, Punjab, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh -- are experiencing an upsurge in daily cases, the Centre said today. The upswing comes after a low that started in November-December and amid a race to push forward the vaccination process. The Centre has said that more than 1.07 crore vaccine doses have been administered ...
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World's Largest Vaccination Drive In Numbers
Nearly a year after India reported its first case of coronavirus from Kerala, the "start of the end of the pandemic", as Health Minister Harsh Vardhan described it on Friday, began this morning with Prime Minister Narendra Modi launching the nationwide rollout. The government has targeted the vaccination of 1 crore healthcare workers and 2 crore fr...
