India detected 101 new cases of Omicron so far, avoid unnecessary travel: Health Ministry warns
Dec 17, 2021, at 11:20 pm
New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry on Friday alerted people and said 101 cases of Omicron have been recorded across 11 states in India.
India registers over 65,000 cases in 24 hours, tally crosses 2.5 million
Aug 15, 2020, at 05:12 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Even in the middle of Unlock 3.0, India on Saturday continued to register a huge number of Novel Coronavirus cases by adding over 65,000 infections in the last 24 hours.
Centre's face of contagion briefing Lav Agarwal tests positive for COVID-19
Aug 15, 2020, at 05:03 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Senior government bureaucrat Lav Agarwal, who was the face of the union health ministry's coronavirus briefings on television, has tested positive for the contagion, the Joint Secretary himself tweeted on Friday.
India not in community transmission stage: ICMR on Covid spread
Jun 11, 2020, at 05:50 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Despite the steady rise in Covid-19 cases, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Thursday claimed India, the country of 1.3 billion people with a huge number of them belonging to below-poverty level, was not in the community transmission stage.
Fatality rate lowest: India less worried over Covid despite steady rise in positive cases
May 26, 2020, at 06:58 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian Health Ministry on Tuesday sounded less worried over the pandemic Covid-19 as the fatality rate in the vast country of 1.3 billion people was among the lowest in the world despite a steady surge in positive Coronavirus cases even in the last week of lockdown 4.0.
1,718 fresh Covid cases reported in last 24 hours, says Health Ministry; tally crosses 33,000
Apr 30, 2020, at 05:00 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Union Health Ministry on Thursday said 1,718 fresh Coronavirus cases were reported in the last 24 hours as the tally in India crossed 33,000 mark.
Apr 28, 2020, at 05:36 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian government on Tuesday said using plasma therapy for COVID-19 treatment is currently in an experimental stage and there is 'no evidence to support that it can be used in treatment'.
Apr 24, 2020, at 06:07 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Union Health Ministry on Friday said 1,684 new Coronavirus cases were reported in the last 24 hours while 15 districts across the country remained infection-free for the last 28 days.
Apr 17, 2020, at 04:50 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian Health Ministry on Friday said since the implementation of lockdown last month, the doubling rate of COVID-19 cases has moved from 3 to 6.2 days.
Indian recorded 909 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours: Officials
Apr 12, 2020, at 04:45 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian government on Sunday confirmed that 909 cases of COVID-19 infected patients have emerged in the country in the past 24 hours.