Delhi to launch cloud-based health management system in 2022
India | August 13, 2021 6:46 ISTThe HIMS will also have a dedicated helpline where call centers will be set up for the convenience of the people and address their grievances.
The HIMS will also have a dedicated helpline where call centers will be set up for the convenience of the people and address their grievances.
Of the fresh cases, the maximum - seven - are from Mumbai, followed by three from Pune, two each from Palghar, Raigad, Nanded, and Gondia, and one each from Akola and Chandrapur districts.
Soon after taking charge of the Health Ministry, Mansukh Mandaviya categorically asked officers to bring about a the change in the work culture.
The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday said that there has been a slowdown in the rate of decline of average daily Covid cases, which is a "cause of concern".
With 38,740 people discharged in the last 24 hours, the number of recoveries now stands at 3,04,68,079 across the country.
The government on Tuesday informed the Parliament that no states or union territories reported any deaths due to shortage of oxygen during the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic.
The ministry said SARS-CoV-2 infection can make an individual more susceptible to developing active TB disease, as it is an "opportunistic infection like black fungus".
As many as 60 percent of district hospitals in Assam do not have ICU beds, and the facility is not available in any of the sub-divisional civil hospitals (SDCHs) in the state, Health, and Family Welfare Minister Keshab Mahanta informed the assembly on Friday.
The Centre on Friday said that the next 100-125 days are going to be very crucial in terms of how the Covid situation further unfolds in India.
As per the ministry, as many as 4,11,408 lives have been claimed by the coronavirus since it broke out early last year.
The Health Ministry was held by Harsh Vardhan, who is one of the top ministers to be dropped in the reshuffle.
Referring to the massive footfall of people in hill stations, Health Ministry Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal on Tuesday stated that people travelling to hill stations are not following COVID-appropriate behaviour.
The Health Ministry has accepted the recommendations of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation
The Union Ministry has advised all pregnant women to register themselves on the Co-WIN portal or get themselves registered on-site at the COVID-19 vaccination centre.
A number of reports have claimed that homeless people were "barred and conspicuously left out" from registering for COVID-19 vaccination due to unavailability of technical requirements.
Even as claims were galore that getting Covid-19 vaccine could cause infertility in men and women, the Union Health Ministry on Monday said that there was no scientific evidence to support them. It said that getting inoculated was safe and effective.
The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday informed that the country has witnessed a 85 per cent decline in the daily Covid cases since the highest reported peak. This comes as a breather as the country has been grappling with the coronavirus pandemic for almost two years now.
Huge crowd gathered at a vegetable market in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad on June 15. People had gathered to buy vegetables and were not following any COVID-19 mandates. People were also seen without face masks. According to Health Ministry, the state has 8,111 active cases of COVID till 15 June (08:00 IST).
No data, global or Indian, has had any observations of children being affected more. Even in the 2nd wave kids who were infected had mild illness or co-morbidities. I don't think we will have a serious infection in children in the future: Dr Randeep Guleria, AIIMS Director
Total 21.60 crore vaccine doses administered in the country with 1.67 crore doses to health workers, 2.42 crore to front line workers, 15.48 crore to people in 45+ age group while for those in 18-44 age group, 2.03 doses have been administered: Union Health Ministry
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