In a presentation the health ministry has said that India brought down COVOD19 growth rate by a huge margin by the lockdown
India on Thursday got its first mobile I-Lab (Infectious disease diagnostic lab) for COVID-19 testing for last mile...
Health secretary Preeti Sudan writes to states to engage with the private sector to ensure quality care for patients at reasonable rates
There have been several reports indicating an emerging shortage of healthcare infrastructure including hospitals with ICU beds, ventilators,...
Ministry of health issues revised clinical management protocol for COVID19 allowing use of Remdesivir, Tocilizumab; loss of smell and taste are symptoms
India has allowed use of repurposed drug Remdesivir that is making waves the world over, to be used...
The first phase of antibody tests by ICMR show that less than 1% people in 65 districts of the country have been exposed to the virus
Even as the number of deaths and fresh cases in the last 24 hours...
Drying time of COVID-19 virus respiratory droplets plays a major role in infectivity of COVID-19
In a new research, investigators examined the drying time of respiratory droplets from COVID-19 infected subjects and inferred that temperature, humidity and surface play vital...
India for the first time since the start of the pandemic, has more recovered cases than active cases
For the first time since the start of the pandemic, the number of recovered COVID19 patients in India have crossed the number...
Special central teams have been despatched to 50 municipalities where there is a sudden surge in COVID cases
Ministry of health and family welfare has deployed high level multi-disciplinary Central teams to 15 States/UTs with more than 50 districts/municipal bodies that are...
Public health groups have urged the GST council to put a special COVID19 cess on tobacco products, that could cover 29% of the stimulus package
Public health groups have urged the GST Council to consider a special COVID -19 cess...
Health secretary Preeti Sudan holds review meeting with officials of 45 municipalities across the country that are showing a surge in COVID cases
Health secretary Preeti Sudan on Monday held a high level review meeting (through video conference) with the...
Week after AIIMS doctors, research group members slammed government in joint statement on COVID19, comes response from the ministry of health
In a strong statement, the government of India has rejected accusations that it did not take inputs from technical...
