Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare: News

15 Apr 2023

COVID-19

India could see 50,000 COVID-19 cases/day in mid-May: IIT-Kanpur professor

The current surge in COVID-19 cases in India is likely to reach its peak with 50,000-60,000 new cases every day in mid-May, said Dr. Manindra Agrawal, a professor at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur.

09 Apr 2023

COVID-19

India records 5,300+ COVID-19 cases, 11 deaths; positivity rate 3.39%

India recorded 5,357 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, with the daily positivity rate at 3.39%, the Union Health Ministry revealed on Sunday morning.

What is genome sequencing? How can it help combat COVID-19

Taking cognizance of a sudden spike in COVID-19 cases in China, Japan, the United States, Brazil, and the Republic of Korea, the Union health ministry directed all states on Tuesday to conduct genome sequencing of positive cases to check for any new variant.

22 Nov 2022

COVID-19 Guidelines

Air Suvidha form scrapped! Centre's new rules for international passengers

The central government has relaxed the requirement to fill out the Air Suvidha form for individuals arriving in India from foreign nations on the back of the constantly falling COVID-19 cases in the country.

COVID-19 re-emergence: Saudi bans travel to India, 15 other countries

Saudi Arabia has barred its citizens from traveling to 16 countries, including India, following the re-emergence of COVID-19 cases.

India registered higher deaths, fewer births in 1st pandemic year

India saw a 6% rise in deaths in 2020—the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic—compared to 2019, showed the Civil Registration System (CRS) data released by the Centre on Tuesday.

30 Apr 2022

Delhi

COVID-19: India logs 3,688 new cases, 50 more deaths

India on Saturday reported over 3,600 new COVID-19 cases, an increase of over 300 cases from the previous day.

24 Apr 2022

Delhi

COVID-19: India reports 2,593 new cases, 44 more deaths

India on Sunday reported nearly 2,600 new COVID-19 cases, an increase of over 60 cases from the previous day.

21 Apr 2022

Delhi

COVID-19 in India: States where wearing masks are mandatory again

In the wake of the fresh surge in COVID-19 cases in India, several states and union territories have reimposed stricter norms to control the spread, including mandating face masks.

India questions WHO's methodology to calculate COVID-19 deaths: Here's why

India on Saturday asserted the World Health Organization (WHO) utilized incorrect methodology for calculating its COVID-19 deaths.

08 Apr 2022

COVID-19

COVID-19 vaccine precautionary dose: How eligible adults can book slots

The Union Health Ministry on Friday announced that the country's entire adult population would be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine precautionary doses, or booster shots, from Sunday (April 10).

08 Apr 2022

India

COVID-19 vaccine precautionary dose available for 18+ from April 10

In a landmark decision, the Centre on Friday announced that precautionary doses of the COVID-19 vaccines in India will be made available to the entire adult population of the country starting Sunday (April 10).

19 Mar 2022

COVID-19

India adds 2,075 more COVID-19 cases, 71 deaths

India on Saturday reported over 2,000 new COVID-19 cases, a decline of around 450 cases from the previous day.

02 Dec 2021

Coronavirus

India reports 2 cases of Omicron variant, government says

India has reported two cases of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus so far, Union Health Ministry Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal said at a press briefing on Thursday.

29 Jun 2021

Coronavirus

Guidelines for COVID-19 vaccination of pregnant women issued

The Union Health Ministry has prepared a fact sheet to guide frontline workers and vaccinators on counseling pregnant women about the value and precautions of the COVID-19 vaccine so that they can make an informed decision.

30 Mar 2021

Coronavirus

Dr. Harsh Vardhan takes second dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan and his wife took the second COVID-19 vaccine shot at the Delhi Heart and Lung Institute on Tuesday.

25 Dec 2020

India

Is India prepared for vaccination? Trial in four states soon

Though India is yet to approve a coronavirus vaccine candidate, on December 28 and 29, the Centre has planned a dry run in four states to judge the preparedness of the vaccination program, PTI reported on Friday.

02 Nov 2020

India

Coronavirus: India's tally reaches 82.3 lakh with 46k+ new cases

India on Sunday reported roughly 46,000 fresh coronavirus infections, bringing the nationwide total to 82.3 lakh cases.

Has the second wave of coronavirus started in India?

The number of coronavirus infections in India has crossed the 50-lakh mark. The Union Health Ministry's Wednesday bulletin showed that India reported a record 1,290 fresh fatalities in the past 24 hours.

15 Jul 2020

India

India: 30,000 new coronavirus cases recorded; tally reaches 9.36 lakh

India recorded yet another spike in coronavirus cases on Tuesday, taking the total tally across the country to 9,36,181, data from Union Health Ministry revealed earlier in the day.

22 Apr 2020

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Health Ministry launches Twitter service to answer questions around COVID-19

In a major development, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched a Twitter service to address public concerns and queries around the novel coronavirus disease.

03 Feb 2020

Kerala

Third person tests positive for coronavirus in Kerala; patient stable

Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja on Monday confirmed that a third person has tested positive for novel coronavirus in the state.

19 Jun 2019

India

How IIT Gandhinagar became India's first 'Eat Right Campus'

To encourage high standards of food quality, hygiene, and safety in educational institutions, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) last year launched "Eat Right" awards.

Gurugram: Cab driver offers lift to 15-year-old, rapes her

In a horrifying incident, a 15-year-old was allegedly raped by a cab driver on Saturday night after he offered her lift from IFFCO Chowk to Mahipalpur, Delhi.

22 Oct 2018

Odisha

1L benefited under PMJAY in one month of launch: Nadda

Nearly a month after the rollout of the Center's PMJAY health insurance scheme, 1 lakh people have availed the benefits of the ambitious programme, Union Health Minister, JP Nadda, said yesterday.

21 Oct 2018

India

Disclose corruption complaints against serving Union Ministers: CIC to PMO

The Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) to disclose complaints of corruption received against Union Ministers between 2014 and 2017 and action taken on them.

12 Oct 2018

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

Noida: Girl denied treatment for not having Aadhaar; Nadda intervenes

A nine-year-old girl from Noida was allegedly denied treatment at a Delhi government hospital for not having Aadhaar.

SC seeks Center's response on faulty hip implants by J&J

The Supreme Court yesterday sought the Center's response on a plea alleging that "faulty" and "deadly" hip implants, made by US-based pharma major Johnson & Johnson (J&J), have been fitted into the bodies of 14,525 Indian patients, termed as "medical negligence" by an expert committee.

30 Jun 2018

Rajasthan

Government's free condoms aren't a hit anymore, reveals RTI

An RTI reply has revealed demand for condoms handed over by the government, to promote birth-control and safe sex, has decreased.

11 Apr 2018

Goa

Goa patient loses out on cadaver donation; probe ordered

A brain-dead man's organs harvested at a private hospital in Goa were taken to Mumbai instead of being donated to a patient waiting for the transplant at the Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), prompting the health department to order an inquiry into it.

24 Mar 2018

Delhi

They wanted to work in AIIMS, but through forged letter!

For getting a job anywhere, one should bring their resumes but two persons were arrested as they brought a forged letter of recommendation 'signed' by the Union Health Minister instead, to work in AIIMS as lab attendants.

13 Nov 2017

India

Why children in this Dhanbad village don't smile?

At least one person in each of the 68 households of Dhanbad's Brahman Tola village has fluorosis.