The number of COVID-19 cases per million population in the country stands at 3,102 and it is among the lowest in the world, said Union Health Ministry on Tuesday.
The Union Health Ministry will deploy Central teams to to Punjab and Union Territory of Chandigarh for ten days to provide extended guidance in managing COVID-19.
Health Ministry advised people to wear face mask while exercising in groups. "If people are cycling or running or jogging in groups, then they must wear masks and follow social distancing
Health Ministry held press conference in New Delhi on September 03 on the current situation of COVID-19 in the country.
The Ministry of Health on Wednesday released guidelines, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) on preventive measures to be followed while conducting examinations to contain the spread of coronavirus.
Recovery rate of Nepal's COVID-19 infected patients stood at around 56 percent in an early fortnight of August, while towards the end of the month, it has dipped down to 54, increasing worries and panic for health workers and government.
The prevalence of tuberculosis among COVID-19 patients has been found to be 0.37 to 4.47 per cent in different studies, the ministry said and highlighted that there has been an overall decline in tuberculosis notification by 26 per cent during January to June, as compared to the previous year, due to the coronavirus pandemic.
India recorded a spike in coronavirus cases again on Friday morning after the country recorded 68,898 new cases and 983 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to Union health ministry data. India’s tally now stands at 29,05,824. Out of these, 6,92,028 are active cases and 21,58,947 recovered, according to the health ministry.
Health Ministry Secretary Rajesh Bhushan in a press conference over COVID-19 situation in India on August 11 announced that the COIVD-19 fatality rate has fallen below 2 percent.
The government has constituted a National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration, which will meet tomorrow. Their terms of reference constitute all matters related to logistics of vaccines, ways to address issues of equity etc.
Nepal government allocated hospitals in Kathmandu valley are now running short of beds for COVID-19 patients, along with life-saving ventilators which stand low in number.
Focused and effective efforts towards containment, testing, isolation and treatment by the Centre, states and Union Territories have resulted in the recovery rate rising to 68.32 per cent and fatality rate steadily declining to 2.04 per cent, the Health Ministry said on Saturday.
Responding to a question, Health Ministry Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said media reports claiming under-reporting of COVID-19 deaths in the country is "mere conjecture".
Recovered cases in the country are now double of the active cases, the Union Health Ministry said in its daily briefing today. It said over 2 crore COVID-19 tests have been conducted, including over 6.6 lakh tests in the last 24 hours. The ministry also said that the case fatality rate is the lowest since the first lockdown.
The ICMR in collaboration with the Health Ministry and the AIIMS is planning to set up the National Clinical Registry which will help researchers and policy makers understand effectiveness of investigational therapies, adverse effects taking place and generate evidence for improving the treatment of COVID-19 patients.
Senior bureaucrat Rajesh Bhushan took charge as the Union health secretary on Friday. He will succeed Preeti Sudan, who was given a three-month extension in April and demitted office on Friday.
The Health Ministry on community transmission has stated that in 80% of new cases, source of infection and close contacts can be traced within 72 hours.
The Ministry of Health said that herd immunity in a country of the size and population of India can't be a strategic option.
The Health Ministry on Thursday said that herd immunity in India to defeat the coronavirus pandemic is not a strategic option and that the only solution is immunisation.
The Union health ministry has asked the Drugs Controller General of India to ensure equitable distribution of Remdesivir and Tocilizumab drugs, which have been included as "investigational therapies" in the national treatment protocols for COVID-19, across the country.
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