New Delhi [India], March 21 (ANI): As the country reels under the prevalence of the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Union Health Ministry's Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal on Monday said that the threat of the Omicron variant has not gone away from India adding that the country has done a c
New Delhi [India], March 3 (ANI): The overall spread during the third surge was for as many as 42 days as compared to the overall spread of 117 days during the second surge of COVID-19 in India, the Health Ministry said on Thursday.
New Delhi [India], March 3 (ANI): Union Health Ministry on Thursday said that there is a sharp reduction in the number of COVID-19 cases reported in the country.
New Delhi [India], January 27 (ANI): Union Health Ministry's Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal said on Thursday said the decision on precaution dose in India is based on scientific evidence.
New Delhi [India], January 12 (ANI): A total of 115 people died across the world due to the Omicron variant of COVID-19 so far, out of which, one death has been reported in India, informed Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Union Health Ministry on Wednesday.
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): As many as 101 cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19 so far have been detected across 11 States and Union Territories, the government informed on Friday.
New Delhi [India], December 10 (ANI): Amid scares of COVID-19 resurge due to Omicron variant, Member, Health, NITI Aayog, Dr VK Paul on Friday warned Indians and said that wearing masks and following COVID Appropriate Behaviour are a must to avoid a surge in Covid cases similar to that durin
New Delhi [India], December 10 (ANI): India has reported 25 cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 but none of the patients have reported severe symptoms, Union Health Ministry's Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal said on Friday, amid global alarm over the new strain of the coronavirus.
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): In the wake of the new coronavirus variant Omicron, Union Health Ministry's Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal said that passengers arriving from 'at risk' countries need to undergo RT-PCR test on arrival and if found positive for COVID-19, they will be treat
New Delhi [India], October 7 (ANI): As a series of festivals commence from today, the Union Health Ministry has appealed to people to be cautious for the months of October, November and December in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.
New Delhi [India], October 7 (ANI): Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, India is recording a daily average of 20,000 cases of which 56 per cent cases were reported from Kerala last week, said Union Health Ministry on Thursday.
New Delhi [India], August 3 (ANI): Underlining that the second wave of COVID-19 is not over yet, the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday said that the Reproduction (R) number is high in eight states adding that case trajectory needs to be controlled there.