Union Health Ministry

PM Modi to interact with CMs on Thursday over COVID situation, vaccination drive

Modi to share video message with people today

11:25 pm April 2, 2020

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will share a video message with people on Friday amid a nationwide lockdown to combat the coronavirus outbreak. “At 9 AM tomorrow morning, I”ll share a small video message with my fellow Indians,” the prime minister tweeted, without divulging the subject of his message. Modi held a meeting with […]

Delhi-based CRPF doctor tests positive for coronavirus

8:18 pm April 2, 2020

New Delhi: A senior CRPF doctor based in Delhi has tested positive for COVID-19, officials said on Thursday. They said the doctor has been admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Haryana’s Jhajjar. The doctor, in the rank of chief medical officer, was posted in the office of the Additional Director […]

Assam man walks, hitch-hikes from Gujarat amid lockdown

COVID-19 death toll rises to 29 in India, total no. of cases 1,071: Health Ministry

4:28 pm March 30, 2020

New Delhi: The number of COVID-19 cases climbed to 1,071 in India on Monday, while the death toll rose to 29, according to the Union Health Ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 942, while 99 people were either cured or discharged and one had migrated, the ministry stated. In its updated data […]

Schools in Delhi to remain closed till further orders; Parents welcome decision

Delhi govt starts distributing ration for next month

6:19 pm March 28, 2020

New Delhi: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday said the city government has started distributing ration for the next month in the wake of the 21-day lockdown. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had announced last week that those receiving ration from fair-price shops would get 50 per cent extra for the next month. “The […]

Coronavirus cases rise to 873 in India, death toll 19

3:32 pm March 28, 2020

New Delhi: The number of COVID-19 cases climbed to 873 in India on Saturday with the death toll rising to 19, according to the Union Health Ministry. In its updated figures at 9.30 am, the ministry mentioned two fresh deaths — one each in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. Thus, deaths have so far been reported […]