Union Health Ministry

COVID-19 recovery rate rises to 63.13 pc with record 28,472 patients recuperating in 24 hours

4:33 pm July 22, 2020

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 recovery rate rose to 63.13 per cent on Wednesday with a record 28,472 patients recuperating from the disease in 24 hours, while the case fatality rate further dropped to 2.41 per cent, the Union Health Ministry said. According to the ministry data updated at 8 am, recoveries have surged to 7,53,049 […]

COVID-19:After caution by experts, ICMR defends move to fast-track vaccine, says in line with globally accepted norms

11:34 pm July 4, 2020

New Delhi: After medical experts cautioned against rushing a COVID-19 vaccine, the ICMR on Saturday defended its move to fast-track clinical trials for a planned launch by August 15, saying the process was exactly in accordance with globally accepted norms. The premier medical research body said the letter by its Director-General Dr Balram Bhargava to principal investigators of the […]

India registers highest single-day spike of nearly 23K COVID cases

11:14 pm July 4, 2020

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 tally neared 6.5 lakh cases on Saturday with a record single-day spike of 22,771 new infections, even as the recovery rate further improved to 60.81 per cent. The government said several people-centric measures taken as part of the “test, trace, treat” strategy have removed the impediments for COVID-19 testing. Facilitation of […]

Highest-ever daily jump in COVID-19 cases; death toll rises by 418

4:55 pm June 25, 2020

NEW DELHI: The highest-ever single-day surge of 16,922 Covid-19 cases pushed India’s total tally to 4,73,105 on Thursday whereas the death toll climbed to 14,894 with 418 new fatalities, according to the Union health ministry. With this, India has registered over 14,000 cases for the sixth day in a row. According to the ministry data updated at 8am, […]

Health Ministry issues guide to address stigma associated with COVID-19

11:40 pm June 16, 2020

New Delhi: To address the stigma associated with coronavirus, the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday issued an illustrated guide, saying the pandemic is causing a difficult time and that rumors and misinformation create more stress and can “hamper COVID-19 recovery”. Listing the effects of stigma and discrimination, the ministry said this can lead people to conceal symptoms, […]