The team includes 7 experts from NCDC, AIIMS, and MoHFW.

New Delhi [India], September 2 (ANI): The Union Government provided over 201.36 crore vaccines to states and Union Territories in the fight against Covid-19 and of these more than 5.47 crore doses are still available, according to official data.

New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry sought a report from Vardhman Mahavir Medical College (VMMC ) Safdarjung hospital after women delivers baby outside the hospital, and five doctors have been debarred from the duties.

New Delhi Apr 18 PTI The Centre has asked Kerala to provide updated COVID-19 data daily and noted that the state reporting figures after a gap of five days has skewed Indias key pandemic monitoring indicators such as cases deaths and positivity rate Daily and diligent reporting of data is critical to arrive at a meaningful understanding of the pandemic situation and will help not only in tracking and monitoring but also in defining the strategies and plans at the Centre state and district levels Join Secretary in the Union Health Ministry Lav Agarwal said in a letter to Keralas Principal Secretary of Health Rajan N Khobragade It has been observed that Kerala has reported its state-level COVID-19 data after a gap of five days since April 13 This has impacted and skewed the status of Indias key monitoring indicators like cases deaths and positivity India has reported a 90 per cent increase in new cases and 165 per cent increase in positivity in a single day Agarwal said The Union Health Ministry has regularly emphasized the need for a robust reporting mechanism of state-wise cases and deaths on a daily basis the letter stated Since the start of the pandemic the government has been receiving relevant data daily which has helped in proactive analysis and strategy building at the national level Agarwal said daily and diligent reporting of data is critical to arrive at a meaningful understanding of pandemic in the districts state and national level and ensure that any anomalies surge or emerging trends can be captured in a timely manner This is especially relevant as it is a highly infectious disease and also has an associated risk of emergence of new variants Quick and continuous update of data will assist in Indias fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and will help not only in tracking and monitoring but will also in defining the strategies and plans at the Centre State and District level the letter stated You are accordingly requested to ensure that daily updation of required details is undertaken by the state to the Union Ministry of Health the letter stated Kerala has reported 213 COVID-19 deaths in a span of 24 hours according to data updated at 8 am on Monday Kerala reported 213 deaths in a span of 24 hours out of which one death was reported on April 17 while 62 were designated as COVID-19 deaths after receiving appeals based on the new guidelines of the Centre and the directions of the Supreme Court and remaining 150 deaths were reported from April 13 to 16 according to the Union Health Ministry PTI PLB SMN SMN

New Delhi [India], April 12 (ANI): As some countries are presently reporting higher COVID-19 cases, Chief Executive Officer of Serum Institute of India (SII) Adar Poonawalla on Tuesday said that India is better prepared to face it now than it was in 2020.

New Delhi [India], April 12 (ANI): The decision to slash the prices of the precautionary dose of the COVID-19 vaccine Covishield, which is now available for all adults, was taken to make it more affordable, accessible and within reach of the masses, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Serum Institute of India (SII) Adar Poonawalla said on Tuesday.

New Delhi [India], April 10 (ANI): Private vaccination centres on Sunday began the administration of the precautionary "third" dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, also known as the booster dose, for the 18-plus population.

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 9 (ANI): Welcoming the decision to make precautionary dose available for all adults, Hyderabad-based vaccine manufacturer Bharat Biotech on Saturday, announced that it has revised the price of its COVID vaccine Covaxin from Rs 1,200 to Rs 225 per dose for private hospitals.

New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): Welcoming the Central government's decision to the rollout of the precautionary "third" dose of the COVID-19 vaccine for the 18-plus population at private vaccination centres from April 10, Chairman and Managing Director of Medanta - The Medicity, Dr Naresh Trehan said that there was enough clinical data to show that booster dose is helping people in protecting them from infection.

New Delhi [India], March 24 (ANI): India has logged 1,938 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Union Ministry of Health informed on Thursday.