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A medic walks inside the Shehnai Banquet Hall, a COVID-19 care centre in New Delhi, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. (PTI Photo/Kamal Singh)

Centre nudges states and UTs on ramping up COVID-19 tests

The ministry has also issued an updated set of guidelines for the care of Covid-19 treatment

19 Jan 2022 6:43 AM IST

Union health ministry secretary Rajesh Bhushan urged the chief secretaries to direct their departments to ensure adequate buffer stocks of medical oxygen for at least 48 hours and reinvigorate oxygen control rooms. (Photo:PTI)

Centre tells states to keep oxygen ready as COVID cases near 2 lakh a...

Rajesh Bhushan urged the chief secretaries to direct their departments to ensure adequate buffer stocks of medical...

13 Jan 2022 1:40 AM IST

AIIMS, Delhi Director Randeep Guleria receives the booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo)

Hospitalisations may rise as COVID crisis -'evolving-': Government

The health ministry advised retired medical professionals or MBBS students could be roped in for teleconsultation...

11 Jan 2022 7:03 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chairs the review meeting on Covid-19 situation, through video conferencing, in New Delhi, Sunday, January 09, 2022. (AFP)

Public support, adherence to curbs key in COVID-19 fight: PM Modi

Mr Modi stressed upon the need to continue intensive containment and active surveillance in clusters reporting higher...

10 Jan 2022 6:42 AM IST

Passengers wait for taxis outside the T-3 terminal of Indira Gandhi International Airport, in New Delhi, Thursday, Jan 6, 2022. (PTI Photo)

7-day self-isolation mandatory for international fliers from January...

The guidelines released on Friday come into force from January 11 and will remain effective till further government...

7 Jan 2022 10:37 PM IST

Medical staff take swab samples of passengers for a reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test during a Covid-19 coronavirus screening upon his arrival at a railway platform in Mumbai. (Photo: AFP)

India reports first Omicron death in Rajasthan

Union health ministry on Wednesday released revised guidelines for home isolation for mild and asymptomatic infections

5 Jan 2022 1:47 PM IST

A student takes a selfie as a health worker administers a COVID-19 vaccine to teenagers in Thane, Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. (PTI)

Over 40 lakh 15-18 children given COVID-19 vaccine doses on first day

The Centre will also decide within the next two to three days which vaccine should be administered as a precaution dose

3 Jan 2022 4:11 PM IST

A health worker shows Covaxin vial during preparation for 15-18 age group vaccination drive, in Patna, Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022. (PTI Photo)

Jabs for 15-18 teens begin today; India-'s COVID-19 cases jump 21 per...

Supreme Court switch to virtual hearings for two weeks

3 Jan 2022 8:31 AM IST

A health worker collects swab samples of passengers to conduct COVID-19 test, amid concern over rise in Omicron virus variant cases, at the Anand Vihar railway station near New Delhi, Friday, Dec. 31, 2021. (PTI Photo/Ravi Choudhary)

-'Precaution dose-' vaccine: NTAGI to decide next week

Around 80 million eligible children can register on the CoWIN app for their first vaccine dose from Saturday

1 Jan 2022 8:32 AM IST

Shoppers, some wearing face masks as a precaution against COVID-19, crowd a marketplace in New Delhi, Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

Omicron has high immune escape potential: INSACOG

The country is gearing up to prevent another massive outbreak even though only 810 cases of the Omicron were identified...

30 Dec 2021 8:34 AM IST

An experimental COVID-19 treatment pill, called molnupiravir is seen in this undated handout photo released by Merck & Co Inc. (Photo: AP)

As COVID cases rise, govt gives nod to two more vaccines, anti-viral...

With this approval, the number of Covid-19 vaccines which have received emergency use authorisation in the country has...

28 Dec 2021 11:41 AM IST

All children who were born in 2007 or earlier can register themselves for the Covid-19 vaccine on the CoWIN app from January 1, 2022. (Representational image: PTI)

Kids 15-18 to get Covaxin jab; can register on Cowin from January 1

Student ID cards can be used for registration, Booster doses after 39 weeks of second jab

27 Dec 2021 1:09 PM IST