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Health Ministry calls upon states to prioritize second dose of COV
Updated : 1 day, 11 hours ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): The Health Ministry has urged states to ensure all beneficiaries who have taken the first dose of COVID-19 are prioritised for the second dose.
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Centre reviews preparedness of 5 states in Eastern India to face C
Updated : 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): The Centre on Wednesday reviewed the preparedness of five States in eastern India to face the current phase of the COVID pandemic and highlighted five critical areas of action.
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Union Health Secy writes to states for systematic implementation o
Updated : 2 weeks, 3 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 25 (ANI): Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Sunday wrote to Additional Chief Secretaries, Principal Secretaries, and to the health department of all states and union territories about facilitating the systematic implementation of phase III of the COVID-19 vacc
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Centre guides states, UTs on implementing COVID vaccine strategy f
Updated : 2 weeks, 4 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 24 (ANI): Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan and Dr R S Sharma, Chairman, Empowered Group on Technology and Data Management chaired a high-level meeting on Saturday to guide the States and Union Territories on effective implementation of the new vaccination strate
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Post-vaccination breakthrough COVID-19 infection rate very small i
Updated : 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry on Wednesday said that the breakthrough infection rate of COVID-19 after taking the either of the two Made in India vaccines - Covaxin and Covishield vaccines - "is a very small number".
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Home Secy Ajay Bhalla chairs high-level meeting to discuss COVID-1
Updated : 3 weeks, 1 day ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla, along with Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan chaired a high-level meeting on Tuesday to review and discuss the response strategy and management of COVID-19.
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Union Home, Health Secretaries to hold meetings with Chhattisgarh,
Updated : 3 weeks, 5 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): Amid a sharp rise in the COVID-19 cases in Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla, along with Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan, will hold two different meetings with the government officials of the two states to discuss COVID
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COVID-19: 18,000 AAI employees not taking vaccine jabs due to fear
Updated : 3 weeks, 6 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15, (ANI): Despite the continuous appeal of the government to come forward and get vaccinated, people are not coming forward to get inoculated due to fear and confusion. Such is the case with the 18,000 employees of the Airport Authority Employees Union (AAEU).
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Growing trend of Covid-19 cases cause of worry; no shortage of vac
Updated : 4 weeks, 1 day ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): India has crossed the previous highest surge of Covid-19 cases and the trend is going upward, which is a cause for worry for the country, said Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Tuesday.
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Centre writes to Punjab, says contact tracing not done properly, R
Updated : 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India] April 11 (ANI): Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has written to Punjab government after the central team visited the state to monitor Covid-19 surge stating that contact tracing has not been done in many districts and RTPCR testing has also decreased.
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Containment zone not strictly followed, RTPCR decreasing : Centre
Updated : 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India]. April 11 (ANI): The Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has written a letter to the Government of Chhattisgarh which says containment zone is not strictly followed and RTPCR tests are also decreasing in the state.
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'Sub optimal containment zone, skewed RT PCR ratio, manpower short
Updated : 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India]. April 11 (ANI): Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has written to Maharashtra government after the feedback from the Central team which visited the state to take the stock of the surge in cases of Covid-19.
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