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Coronavirus: Delhi-NCR schools send advisories to parents, may declare holiday if need arises

8:16 pm March 3, 2020

New Delhi: Alerted by the coronavirus case reported in Delhi-NCR, schools in the region have sent out advisories to parents suggesting that they not send their wards to attend classes even in case of mild cough or cold and saying they may declare holidays if the need arises. Two private schools in Noida cancelled classes […]

Afghanistan finds first coronavirus case: health minister

2:19 pm February 24, 2020

Kabul: Afghanistan has detected its first novel coronavirus case, the country’s health minister said on Monday, a day after Kabul announced it would suspend air and ground travel to Iran, where 12 people have died from the outbreak. “I announce the first positive coronavirus (case) in Herat,” health minister Firozuddin Feroz told a press conference, […]

MP: Six tribal infants die on intervening January 13-14 night in Shahdol hospital

MP: Six infants die on intervening Jan 13-14 night in Shahdol hospital

3:32 pm January 14, 2020

Shahdol: Six tribal infants have died at a state-run hospital in Madhya Pradesh’s Shahdol on the intervening night of January 13 and 14, a senior official said on Tuesday. A probe has been ordered by Madhya Pradesh Health Minister Tulsi Silawat. “The infants, some of them one-day-old and others two-and-a-half-months-old, died on the intervening night […]

Harsh Vardhan reviews preparedness of states for roll out of IMI 2.0 from Dec 2

8:35 pm November 21, 2019

New Delhi: Union Health minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday reviewed preparedness of various states for the rollout of the second phase of an intensified vaccination campaign on December 2, with special focus on improving coverage in areas with “low” immunization. The minister reviewed the preparedness of states for rollout of Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 2.0. […]

Harsh Vardhan asserts on developing robust system of knowledge sharing

7:55 pm November 19, 2019

New Delhi: We must optimally develop a robust system of sharing knowledge & other resources to practically translate discussions for larger public welfare, said Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare as he inaugurated the ‘2019 World Conference on Access to Medical Products: Achieving the SDGs 2030’. Union Minister of State for […]