Health | - Part 25

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India sees massive spike in daily COVID cases, cross 10k for first time since February

ION correspondentJune 16, 2022June 16, 2022

India witnessed a massive spike in its daily Covid-19 cases and reported 12,213 infections and 11 deaths in the last 24 hours, pushing the total death toll to 5,24,803,...

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US confirms 1st case of Monkeypox

ION correspondentMay 20, 2022May 20, 2022

Health authorities in North America and Europe have detected dozens of suspected or confirmed cases of monkeypox since early May, sparking concern the disease endemic in parts of Africa...

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ICMR questions WHO’s inflated COVID-19 mortality estimates for India

ION correspondentMay 7, 2022May 7, 2022

The Director-General of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Dr Balram Bhargava on Saturday questioned WHO’s excess covid mortality estimates for India. Talking to the media, Dr. Bhargava...

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Spike in COVID-19 cases can’t be described as fourth wave: ICMR

ION correspondentMay 2, 2022May 2, 2022

PICIndian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) today said the recent rise in COVID-19 cases can not be described as the fourth wave of the pandemic. Talking to the media,...

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Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Delhi Covid Samples Sent for Genome Sequencing to Identify If New Variant Behind Surge, Say Govt Sources

ION correspondentApril 19, 2022April 19, 2022

Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Delhi’s Covid-19 positivity rate on Monday jumped to 7.72 per cent even as the city recorded 501 fresh cases, 16 less than the previous day....

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Over 180 crore doses of corona vaccine administered so far; Recovery rate at 98.73 percent

ION correspondentMarch 19, 2022March 19, 2022

More than 180 crore 97 lakh COVID vaccine doses have been administered in the country so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive. Health Ministry said, more than 15 lakh 77...

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India administers over 180.80 crore COVID vaccine doses; Recovery rate stands at 98.73 percent

ION correspondentMarch 17, 2022March 17, 2022

Over 180 crore 40 lakh vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive. Health Ministry said, over 19 lakh 64 thousand doses were administered yesterday. The...

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New COVID-19 variant detected in Israel

ION correspondentMarch 17, 2022March 17, 2022

Israel said that it had recorded two cases of a new Covid variant. “This variant is still unknown around the world,” Israel’s ministry of health said in a statement....

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India records 1.74 lakh new Covid cases; active cases decline to 12,25,011

ION correspondentFebruary 6, 2022February 6, 2022

India added 1,07,474 new coronavirus cases, taking the total tally of COVID-19 infections to 4,21,88,138, while the active cases further declined to 12,25,011, according to the Union Health Ministry...

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India’s COVID vaccination coverage crosses 169 crore mark

ION correspondentFebruary 6, 2022February 6, 2022

India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage crossed 169 Crore mark yesterday. Till now over 169 crore 40 lakh 55 thousand doses have been administered. Health Ministry said, more than 40 lakh...