Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan has reiterated the Government’s commitment for tuberculosis (TB) elimination by 2025. “In India, under the guidance of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, India has accorded high priority for ending tuberculosis by 2025, five years ahead of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG),” Vardhan told his counterparts from […]
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Ventilators, oxygen and COVID
The number of Indian COVID-19 patients requiring ventilators is low, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has reported. Of currently-infected patients, just 0.33 percent require assistance breathing with ventilators and 1.5 percent require oxygen support. 2.34 percent are in intensive care, the Minister said. The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in India – the […]
Coronavirus pandemic a ‘very real’ threat
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the threat of a full-blown novel coronavirus pandemic is ‘very real’ – lending further credence to fears that a coronavirus pandemic could manifest as the foretold ‘Disease X.’ In light of the continued coronavirus outbreak in India, the Union Government is urging a number of ministries to […]
Coronavirus outbreak continues as Indian cases rise
The novel coronavirus outbreak continues to affect India, as cases in the country rise. At the time of writing, there are forty active cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in India. The other three cases are of individuals who have since recovered. All three were students who had returned to India from the Chinese city […]
New COVID-19 cases reported
Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases have hit thirty in India, with more new cases reported. A man hailing from Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh became the latest person to test positive for the virus which has spread across the globe since it first broke out in the Chinese city of Wuhan late last year. At the time of […]
Cases of COVID-19 jump in India
Confirmed cases of COVID-19 have jumped in India to 28, as Union Government officials and state-level authorities urge calm. At the time of writing, 28 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in India, with 25 active cases. The initial three cases were reported among students in the state of Kerala, who had returned to India […]
COVID-19 outbreak continues
India has reported six novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases to date, three of which are active. The news comes as the COVID-19 outbreak continues to spark panic worldwide with tens of thousands infected and thousands having lost their lives. The earliest COVID-19 cases in India were reported in three students who had been returned to Kerala […]
COVID-19 in India: New cases confirmed
Fresh confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in India have been reported – one in the national capital of Delhi and one in the Telangana state capital Hyderabad. The COVID-19 outbreak originated in Wuhan, the capital city of China’s Hubei province. At the time of writing, there are 89,798 confirmed cases of COVID-19. The […]
Assisted Reproductive Technology Regulation Bill, explained
The Assisted Reproductive Technology Regulation Bill, 2020 – one the Government has billed as “historic” – has won the approval of the Union Cabinet in a significant overture towards regulation of the assisted reproductive technology sector. Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the Cabinet meeting where the Bill secured the approval of ministers. The legislation outlines […]
COVID-19 cases: 73,000+, almost 2,000 deaths
Confirmed novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases now number in excess of 73,000, with the death toll nearing 2,000. At the time of writing, 73,436 COVID-19 cases have been reported. Of the individuals affected, 1,874 have died. China continues to account for the overwhelming majority of both cases and fatalities, with 72,439 cases reported from the country […]