Ministry of Health and Family Welfare: News

Put anti-tobacco warnings or face action: Centre to OTT platforms

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Wednesday issued new guidelines for anti-tobacco warnings on Over-The-Top (OTT) platforms.

31 May 2023

Mansukh Mandaviya

Around 150 medical colleges may lose national recognition: Report

Around 150 medical colleges nationwide may lose recognition of the National Medical Commission (NMC), a regulatory body for India's medical education and professionals, reported NDTV, quoting sources.

31 May 2023

COVID-19

India reports 309 fresh COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths

India's total number of COVID-19 cases climbed to more than 4.49 crore on Wednesday, with 309 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry's data.

27 May 2023

COVID-19

India records 425 COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths in 24 hours

India registered 425 cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, a slight decrease from Friday's infections, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's data released on Saturday.

26 May 2023

COVID-19

COVID-19: India registers 490 new cases, 2 deaths

India registered 490 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, an 8.41% drop compared to Thursday's cases, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's data released on Friday morning.

25 May 2023

COVID-19

India reports 535 fresh COVID-19 cases, 5 deaths

India's total number of COVID-19 cases climbed to more than 4.49 crore on Thursday, with 535 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry's data.

24 May 2023

COVID-19

COVID-19: India records 552 new cases, 6 deaths

India on Wednesday reported 552 new cases of COVID-19, a slight increase from Tuesday's count of 405 infections, as per the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's data.

23 May 2023

COVID-19

India records 405 COVID-19 cases, 4 deaths in 24 hours

India registered 405 cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, the lowest in nearly 70 days, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's data released on Tuesday.

20 May 2023

COVID-19

India registers 782 new COVID-19 cases, 6 deaths

India registered 782 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, a slight drop compared to Friday's 865 cases, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's data released on Saturday morning.

19 May 2023

COVID-19

COVID-19 update: India logs 865 new cases, 4 deaths

India recorded 865 fresh cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, a slight decrease compared to the previous day, the Union Health Ministry's data revealed on Friday morning.

18 May 2023

COVID-19

India records 906 COVID-19 cases, 20 deaths in 24 hours

India registered 906 cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the tally to more than 4.9 crore, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's data updated on Thursday.

17 May 2023

COVID-19

India reports 1,021 fresh COVID-19 cases, 4 deaths

With 1,021 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours, India's total number of COVID-19 cases climbed to more than 4.49 crore on Wednesday, according to the Union Health Ministry data.

16 May 2023

COVID-19

COVID-19 update: India records 656 new cases, 12 deaths

India recorded 656 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, a slight drop compared to 801 cases the day before, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's data released on Tuesday morning.

13 May 2023

COVID-19

COVID-19 update: India logs 1,223 new cases, 14 deaths

India recorded 1,223 fresh cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, taking the tally to more than 4.49 crore, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's data released on Saturday morning.

12 May 2023

COVID-19

COVID-19: India records 1,580 fresh cases, 17 deaths

India on Friday reported 1,580 new cases of COVID-19, a slight decrease from Thursday's 1,690 infections, as per the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's data.

10 May 2023

COVID-19

India logs 2,109 COVID-19 cases, 14 deaths in 24 hours

India has recorded 2,109 cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the tally to more than 4.9 crore, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's data updated on Wednesday.

09 May 2023

COVID-19

COVID-19: India registers 1,331 new cases, 15 deaths

India registered 1,331 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, a 27.6% drop compared to Monday's cases, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's data released on Tuesday morning.

06 May 2023

COVID-19

COVID-19 update: India logs 2,961 new cases, 17 deaths

India has reported 2,961 new COVID-19 cases, a slight decrease from the previous day, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's data shared on Saturday morning.

05 May 2023

COVID-19

India logs 3,611 COVID-19 cases, 36 deaths in 24 hours

India recorded 3,611 fresh cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, taking the total number to more than 4.49 crore, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's data released on Friday.

04 May 2023

COVID-19

India reports 3,962 fresh COVID-19 cases, 22 deaths

With 3,962 new cases added in the last 24 hours, India's total number of COVID-19 cases reached more than 4.49 crore on Thursday, according to the Union Health Ministry data.

03 May 2023

COVID-19

COVID-19: India records 3,720 new cases, 20 deaths 

India on Wednesday reported 3,720 new cases of COVID-19, a slight increase from Tuesday's count of 3,325 infections, as per the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's data.

02 May 2023

COVID-19

India logs 3,325 COVID-19 cases, 17 deaths in 24 hours

India registered 3,325 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, a 22.3% drop compared to Monday's 4,282 cases, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's data released on Tuesday morning.

29 Apr 2023

COVID-19

India records 7,171 new COVID-19 cases, 40 deaths

India has recorded 7,171 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the tally to more than 4.49 crore, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's data updated on Saturday.

28 Apr 2023

COVID-19

COVID-19: India registers 7,533 new cases, 44 deaths

India registered 7,533 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, a 19.4% drop compared to Thursday's 9,355 cases, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's data released on Friday morning.

27 Apr 2023

COVID-19

COVID-19: India logs 9,355 cases, 26 deaths in 24 hours

India recorded 9,355 fresh cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, taking the tally to more than 4.49 crore, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's data released on Thursday.

26 Apr 2023

COVID-19

COVID-19 update: India registers 9,629 new cases, 29 deaths

India registered 9,629 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, a 44.6% increase compared to the previous day, the Union Health Ministry's data revealed on Wednesday morning.

25 Apr 2023

COVID-19

India records 6,660 COVID-19 cases, 24 deaths in 24 hours

India on Tuesday reported 6,660 new cases of COVID-19, a slight decrease from Monday's count of 7,178 infections, as per the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's data.

23 Apr 2023

COVID-19

COVID-19: India logs 10,112 fresh cases, 29 deaths 

India registered 10,112 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, a 17% drop compared to Saturday's 12,193 cases, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's data released on Sunday morning.

22 Apr 2023

COVID-19

Centre puts 8 states on alert amid COVID-19 surge 

Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Friday directed eight states to take proactive measures in view of the rising COVID-19 cases in India.

21 Apr 2023

COVID-19

COVID-19: India records 11,692 cases, 28 deaths in 24 hours

India registered a single-day rise of 11,692 COVID-19 cases, a 7.14% drop from Thursday, taking the tally to 4,48,69,684, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's data on Friday.

20 Apr 2023

COVID-19

India logs 12,591 new COVID-19 cases, 40 deaths

India has recorded 12,591 cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the tally to 4,48,57,992, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's data updated on Thursday.

19 Apr 2023

COVID-19

COVID-19 update: India logs 10,542 fresh cases, 38 deaths

India recorded 10,542 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, a 38.11% jump from the previous day's 7,633 cases, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's data released on Wednesday.

18 Apr 2023

COVID-19

India records over 7,600 new COVID-19 cases, 11 deaths

India has recorded 7,633 fresh cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, a 16% drop compared to the previous day, the Union Health Ministry's data revealed on Tuesday morning.

15 Apr 2023

COVID-19

COVID-19: India logs 10,753 new cases, 27 deaths 

India registered 10,753 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, a 3% drop compared to Friday's 11,109 cases, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's data released on Saturday morning.

14 Apr 2023

COVID-19

India records 11,109 COVID-19 cases, 29 deaths in 24 hours

India has recorded 11,109 cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the tally to 4,47,97,269, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's data updated on Friday.

13 Apr 2023

COVID-19

India's COVID-19 cases increase 30% in 24 hours, cross 10,000-mark

India has registered a single-day rise of 10,158 COVID-19 cases, a 30% jump from Wednesday, taking the tally to 4,47,86,160, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

12 Apr 2023

COVID-19

COVID-19: India logs 7,830 new cases, highest in 223 days

India on Wednesday reported 7,830 new cases of COVID-19, the highest in 223 days and a sharp rise from Tuesday's count of 5,676 infections, as per the Union Health Ministry's data.

11 Apr 2023

COVID-19

India reports 5,676 COVID-19 cases, 21 deaths in 24 hours

India reported 5,676 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, compared to 5,880 cases the previous day, according to the Union Health Ministry's data on Tuesday.

23 Mar 2023

COVID-19

New COVID-19 variant, XBB.1.16 detected in 349 samples: Govt

The XBB.1.16 subvariant of COVID-19 has been detected in a total of 349 samples so far, according to the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG), reported PTI.

15 Mar 2023

COVID-19

H3N2: Experts advise caution as deaths and ICU admissions rise

Amid the continuous rise in H3N2 cases and deaths linked to the virus in India, experts have issued an alert for people to follow COVID-19-like precautions and mask up to prevent the spread of respiratory illnesses. They also advised people against spreading panic over the issue.