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Need to step up funding for health sector: Health Minister Harsh Vardhan
The massive increase of 137 per cent in budgetary allocation for the sector will not only help strengthen our healthcare infrastructure, but also focus on areas of preventive health and holistic well-being, he said.
The total sum allocated to the sector of more than Rs 2.2 lakh crore will be of immense help to the country at this critical juncture in ensuring healthier lives of our citizens while at the same time opening up enormous growth and employment opportunities.
Pandemic fatigue, absence of fear of disease leading to spike in cases in Maharashtra: Centre
”Don’t let the guard down. Stay to basics of surveillance, contact tracing and testing. Micro plan and ensure strict compliance of protocols. Strengthen teams to ensure meticulous home quarantine, do focused testing of 100 per cent population in hotspot areas repeated at five days, and isolate positives to check spread,” it said.
Speedy variants power virus surge sweeping Europe
Genetic analysis confirmed what officials already suspected: The highly contagious coronavirus variant first identified in England was racing through the community, a densely packed city of nearly 40,000 with a chemical plant and Pirelli bicycle tire factory a 15-minute drive from the heart of Milan.
COVID-19: India records 18,711 new cases, highest in nearly 2 months
The active cases registered an increase for the fifth consecutive day and the COVID-19 active caseload increased to 1,84,523 which now comprises 1.65 per cent of the total infections.
Examine measures in pending legislation for regulation of online health service aggregators: HC to Delhi govt
“Besides, these online aggregators are not accredited by any accreditation agency. The existence of such illegal online diagnostic aggregators are posing serious health challenges as a large number of people are falling prey to the attractive health packages being offered by these illegal online aggregators,” read the plea.
World no closer to answer on COVID-19 origins despite WHO probe: Expert
In January, a team of scientists picked by the World Health Organization (WHO) visited hospitals and research institutes in Wuhan, the central Chinese city where the coronavirus was identified, in search of clues about the origins of COVID-19.
But the mission has come under fire, with critics accusing the WHO of relying too much on politically compromised Chinese fieldwork and data.
Over 1.8 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in India: Centre
Six sates, Maharashtra, Punjab, Haryana, Gujarat, MP and Delhi, have reported high daily new cases in a span of 24 hours, the ministry said underlining 84.44 per cent of the new cases reported in a span of 24 hours (16,838) are from these six states.
‘When will it end?’: How a changing virus is reshaping scientists’ views on COVID-19
The scientists now believe that SARS-CoV-2 will not only remain with us as an endemic virus, continuing to circulate in communities, but will likely cause a significant burden of illness and death for years to come.
How to protect yourself against Coronavirus variants
Masks are the single most important tool for controlling the spread of the coronavirus, aside from vaccines. Any mask is better than no mask. But since some of the new variants are more contagious, upgrading your mask is even more important now. Choose one that effectively filters airborne particles — like an N95, KN95 or KF94 — or get a surgical mask and adjust it to fit your face properly. These can better protect you from droplets and airborne particles, and they can prevent you from infecting others if you have the coronavirus.
Explain rationale behind classification for COVID-19 vaccination: HC to Centre
”We are not utilising it fully. We are either donating it to foreign countries or selling it to them and are not vaccinating our own people. So there has to be that sense of responsibility and urgency,” a bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Rekha Palli said.