New Delhi: Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan expressed his grave concern over the trajectory of COVID-19 in six districts of Karnataka and stressed on concerted efforts to check its growth. The Union Minister held a meeting through video-conferencing to review COVID-19 preparedness and measures for ensuring ‘COVID-Appropriate Behaviour’ with Karnataka Health…
New Delhi: Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan said on Sunday that there was no scientific evidence to prove that Sars-Cov-2 virus, the virus that causes Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), was transmitted through newspapers and that it is “totally safe to read newspapers.” “Call your hawker now as newspapers spreading the virus is a baseless rumour; it…
New Delhi: Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan on Sunday said “there is no need to congregate in large numbers to prove your faith or your religion. You can pray to your Gods at your homes. I will suggest that all of you celebrate festivals with your families.” Participating in an interactive session in social…
Union Health Minister interacts with social media users in Sunday Samvaad-4 States to submit lists of priority population groups by month end 400-500 million doses to cover approximately 20-25 crore people by July 2021 New Delhi: Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan yesterday said that the Government has set up several Committees to work out…
New Delhi: Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan on Sunday cautioned against “routine use” of plasma therapy and anti-viral drug Remdesivir to treat COVID-19 patients, stating that these are “investigational therapies” and should be adopted “rationally”. Anti-viral drug Remdesivir and Convalescent Plasma Therapy (CPT) are being used widely, besides other drugs, to treat critically ill…
New Delhi: Union Health and Science Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan’s mother Snehlata Devi passed away yesterday following a cardiac arrest. She was 89. Though she was rushed to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) after she collapsed suddenly, she could not be revived and breathed her last at 8.50 am. Since his mother’s advanced…
New Delhi: Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan on Sunday expressed confidence that the country’s COVID-19 count will be “under control” by Diwali this year. Inaugurating the ‘Nation First’ webinar series, organised by Ananthkumar Foundation, he pointed out that the country was much ahead in tackling the pandemic. “COVID-19 will significantly come under control by…
New Delhi: Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan has said that if everything goes well, India would get a vaccine against the Novel Coronavirus by the end of this year. Three COVID-19 vaccine candidates, including two indigenous ones, are in different phases of development in India. Phase-one human clinical trials of the two indigenous COVID-19…
Chamarajanagar: Chamarajanagar has earned the distinction of becoming the only Corona-free District in Karnataka and the district has maintained the distinction and has gained national attention too. Yesterday, Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan called up Chamarajanagar Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. M.R. Ravi and congratulated him for maintaining a COVID-free status. The…
New Delhi: Four out of the 14 COVID-19 vaccine candidates from India may enter the clinical trial stage in the next three-five months, Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan said yesterday. In an online interaction with BJP Spokesperson G.V.L. Narasimha Rao, Dr. Vardhan said the entire world was working on developing a vaccine to halt the…
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