Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan

COVID-19 Community Transmission Limited To Certain Districts: Health Minister

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday October 19, 2020

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday said community transmission of the coronavirus infection is restricted to certain districts in a limited number of states, clarifying that "this is not happening across the country".

COVID-19 Community Transmission Only In Certain Districts: Health Minister

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday October 18, 2020

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan today said community transmission of the coronavirus infection is restricted to certain districts in a limited number of states, clarifying that "this is not happening across the country".

No Mutation Of Coronavirus Has Been Detected In India: Harsh Vardhan

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday October 18, 2020

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday said there is no evidence that can validate claims on global multiple focal points for the COVID-19 outbreak, amid China claiming that the coronavirus broke out simultaneously in several countries last year.

India Expected To Have Covid Vaccine In Next Few Months: Harsh Vardhan

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 15, 2020

India is expected to have a COVID-19 vaccine in a few months and the country should be in the process of delivering it to people in the next six months, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said.

"Open To Assessing Feasibility Of Several Covid Vaccines": Health Minister

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday October 12, 2020

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday said the government has not yet taken a view on granting emergency authorisation to COVID-19 vaccines in India, as and when they become available.The minister also said that the indigenously developed Feluda paper strip test for SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis could be rolled out in the next few weeks.

Health Minister Dismisses Claim Of Offering Help In Sushant Singh Rajput's Death Case

India News | ANI | Wednesday October 7, 2020

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday clarified on an ''incorrect claim'' regarding the death case of actor Sushant Singh Rajput.

Over 1.26 Crore Got Free Treatment Under Ayushman Bharat Scheme: Harsh Vardhan

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 23, 2020

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday said the Ayushman Bharat scheme has provided free treatment to more than 1.26 crore beneficiaries since its launch in September 2018.

"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.

"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.

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.

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.

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.

Lockdown "Bold", Up To 29 Lakh Cases, 78,000 Deaths Prevented: Minister

India News | Reported by Sukirti Dwivedi, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday September 14, 2020

Union health minister Harsh Vardhan told parliament today that India averted a "major crisis" when the coronavirus outbreak started because of the countrywide lockdown imposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

"We Shouldn't Take Pandemic Lightly": Union Health Minister On Covid

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 29, 2020

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Friday that the COVID-19 recovery rate in the country has improved to 76.28 per cent, but added that the pandemic should not be taken lightly.

Health Minister Inaugurates Two Medical Colleges In Rajasthan

Education | Reported by Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 26, 2020

Two medical colleges in Rajasthan have been inaugurated by the Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan and Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot