New Delhi: Amid spike in Covid-19 cases with the latest highest single-day rise of 49,931 cases in the last 24 hours, the coronavirus fatality rate is progressively falling and has dipped to 2.28 per cent. India has secured place among countries showing the lowest fatality rates in the world, according to the Ministry of Health […]
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MHA’s 5 conditions to conduct 10th, 12th board exams
New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday allowed to conduct the pending board examinations for Class X and XII by exempting them from the lockdown measures, subject to five conditions. As per the MHA order, no examination centre will be permitted in the containment zones — the specific geographical areas defined by […]
Emergency dental procedure permitted in Red Zone: MOHFW
New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday issued an advisory for dental professionals in Covid-19 pandemic situation. According to the guidelines, in the Red Zone emergency dental procedures can be performed, while dental clinics will remain closed in the Containment Zone. The Ministry, however, said they can continue to provide […]
Coronavirus cases reach 10,815 in India: Govt
New Delhi: With the reporting of 284 new cases, the coronavirus tally in the country has reached 10,815, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare data, here on Tuesday. In an evening update at 5 p.m, the Ministry said 9,272 cases were active, 1,189 people recovered, 353 lost their lives and one person […]
HLL Lifecare develops rapid antibody diagnostic kit for corona, result to be ready in 20 mins
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala capital city-headquartered HLL Lifecare Limited, a Central Government Enterprise under Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, has developed the rapid antibody diagnostic kit for COVID 19 and the result will be ready in 20 minutes. HLL is planning to manufacture two lakhs kits for supplying to various Government units in 10 days. The […]
COVID-19: MoH advisory for hospitals, medical education institutes
New Delhi: Amid rising cases of novel coronavirus in India, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued an advisory for hospitals and medical education institutes to decrease gatherings on their respective premises. The adivsory shall be followed till March 31. “The medical infrastructure in the country needs to be prepared for possible influx […]
Health Ministry removes ‘fat shaming’ tweet after Twitterati outrage
New Delhi : In an embarrassment for the government, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Monday removed a tweet that asked people “What’s your choice?” based on a photo that displayed two women — one overweight, depicting non-veg and processed food items and the other lean with fruits and vegetables. Twitterati immediately […]