Maharashtra Health Minister

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  Maharashtra Government To Provide Free Cancer Vaccine For Girls Aged 0-14

  Maharashtra Health Minister Prakash Abitkar on Saturday announced that the Maharashtra government will provide free cancer vaccines to girls aged 0-14, highlighting growing concerns over rising cancer cases across the state.

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  Third Wave May Get Over By Mid-March As Cases Declining: Maharashtra Minister

  Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope on Friday said the number of COVID-19 cases had begun declining statewide and predicted that the third wave of the pandemic might get over by the second or third week of March.

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  Complete Thought Given To School Reopening Decision: Maharashtra Minister

  Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said the decision to reopen schools for primary classes to 12 from Monday was taken after complete thought was given to the issue.

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  Centre Should..: Maharashtra Minister On Covid Testing Rules For Arrivals

  Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said the state has congratulated the Centre for starting the COVID-19 vaccination of children in the 15-18 age group, but at the same time also requested it to allow those in the 12-15 age bracket too.

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  Rise In Active COVID-19 Cases In Maharashtra "Alarming": Health Minister

  Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Wednesday expressed concern over the rise in the number of fresh as well as active COVID-19 cases in the state, and termed it as an "alarming situation".

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  "Omicron Has Higher Transmissibility Rate": Maharashtra Health Minister

  Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Saturday said the Omicron variant of coronavirus has a higher rate of transmissibility but the symptoms caused by it are mild.

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  Mild 3rd Wave Of COVID-19 Likely In December: Maharashtra Health Minister

  Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said today that the third wave of COVID-19 is expected in December but it will be mild in impact.

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  Second Wave Of Pandemic Not Receded Yet, Third Wave Feared Post-Diwali: Maharashtra Minister

  Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Tuesday said the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic has not receded yet in the state but at the same time conditions are not favourable to immediately trigger the third wave.

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  Speed Up Covid Treatment Bill Audit: Maharashtra Health Minister To Officials

  Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Tuesday issued instructions to expedite the audit of COVID-19 treatment bills to provide relief to patients.

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  No COVID-19 Deaths In Maharashtra Due To Oxygen Shortage, Says Health Minister

  Maharashtra faced a shortage of medical oxygen but it did not report any COVID-19 death due to it, state health minister Rajesh Tope said on Friday.

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  Maharashtra Announces Pay Hike, Covid Allowance For State ASHA Workers

  Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope today announced that ASHA workers will get an increment of Rs 1,000 in their wages and Rs 500 as Covid allowance per month from July besides a smartphone.

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  Maharashtra To Get 18 Lakh COVID-19 Vaccines In May: Minister

  Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Friday said that COVID-19 vaccine makers have told the state government that up to 18 lakh vaccine doses could be provided to the state in the month of May.

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  "15% Of Active Covid Cases May Need Oxygen": Maharashtra Health Minister

  Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Wednesday said that arrangements for 1550 MT of oxygen have been made in the state as 15 per cent of currently active cases may need oxygen.

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  "Never Tried To Hide Figures": Maharashtra Health Minister On Covid Surge

  Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope today said the state government is "doing its best" to break the chain of transmission amid unprecedented Covid surge.

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  Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope Tests Positive For Coronavirus

  Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope said on Thursday that he has tested positive for coronavirus infection.