Health Minister assures sportspersons of priority in Covid-19 vaccinations
Health and Population Minister Sher Bahadur Tamang says the government has put in priority sportspersons also as far as the Covid-19 vaccination drive is concerned.
Health Minister Birodh Khatiwada claims all citizens of the country will get Covid-19 booster shots within the next few days.
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NEW DELHI, September 14: India reported 25,404 new Covid-19 cases and 339 deaths in the last 24 hours, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday.
Of these cases, Kerala recorded 15,058 new COVID19 cases and 99 deaths in the last 24 hours. The cumulative COVID-19 cases stand at 3,32,89,579 and death toll increases to 4,43,213.
With a current recovery rate of 97.58 per cent, 37,127 patients recovered in the last 24 hours taking the total COVID-19 recoveries in the country to 3,24,84,159. Meanwhile, the total active caseload in the country reached to 3,62,207.
While the weekly positivity rate stands at 2.07 per cent and has been less than 3 per cent for the last 81 days, the daily positivity rate stands at 1.78 per cent and has been less than 3 per cent for the last 15 days.
With India ramping up its COVID-19 testing capacity, a total of 54.44 crore tests have been conducted in the country so far. In the ongoing Covid-19 vaccination drive, a total of 75.22 crore vaccine doses have been administered so far to the eligible beneficiaries in the country.
Meanwhile, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya congratulated the people of the country as India's vaccination coverage crossed the 75 crore mark on Monday.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) South-East Asia Regional Office (SEARO) also congratulated India for accelerating COVID-19 vaccination and achieving the 75 crore mark.
New ministers at Sital Nibas on Friday being sworn in by Bidya Devi Bhandari. epal’s Prime Minister K P Oli has replaced his Health Minister and Foreign Minister, two key officials who had been leading his government’s Covid-19 response, in a Cabinet reshuffle late Friday. The move comes even as the Supreme Court is bearing […]
he IME foundation on Tuesday provided medical equipment (80 oxygen concentrators) worth about Rs30 million to the Health Minister Hridayesh Tripathi for the prevention and treatment of Covid-19. The foundation had previously donated 15 oxygen concentrators for isolation facility run by Janata Health Centre. It has also ordered an oxygen plant caosting Rs12.8 million for […]
Swiss Ambassador Elisabeth von Capeller (centre) handing over the consignment to Health Minister Hridayesh Tripathi on Saturday at Kathmandu airport. Also pictured, Head of Cooperation for SDC Silvana Hogg. Photo: AMIT MACHAMASI he United States, the EU, Australia, China, Singapore are all flying in emergency supplies to help Nepal battle a fierce Covid-19 second wave, […]
ctive cases of Covid-19 in Nepal have soared to over 30,000, from approximately 600 in February. 5% of those infected have been requiring hospital admissions. Hospitals in major cities are already starting to feel the pressure. Nepal has a total of 18,917 general beds, 1,486 ICUs and 634 ventilators. Health Minister Hridayesh Tripathi in an […]
Minister for Health and Population Hridayesh Tripathi has said that the government would not enforce a lockdown despite a rise in Covid-19 cases in recent days.
