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India's coronavirus recovery rate stands at 64.54%, says Harsh Vardhan

The Union Health Minister said that only 0.27% patients were on the ventilator

Herd immunity not an option in nation as big as India, says Centre

Officer on Special Duty in the ministry Rajesh Bhushan said herd immunity happens only when a population becomes immune either through vaccination or immunity is developed through a previous infection

1 million Covid-19 tests per day in India in next two months: Harsh Vardhan

Vardhan asserted that while global efforts are on to find a vaccine against the novel coronavirus, India is not behind

Need awareness about higher Covid-19 risks due to comorbidities: Vardhan

Vardhan also congratulated Team ILBS for their "tireless efforts" in the fight against the ongoing pandemic

Over 23% Delhi residents have Covid-19 antibodies, shows sero-survey

Sero-surveillance tests, not diagnostic in nature, are done to identify the presence of antibodies in the general population

Covid-19 crisis: Harsh Vardhan urges recovered patients to donate plasma

Vardhan said it's "very sad" that a dozen Delhi police personnel died due to the coronavirus but they are "doing a great job" deploying personnel to contain the spread

India's medics played a key role in containing Covid-19: Harsh Vardhan

They have also isolated the virus in the early onset of diseases and are engaged in studying the virus using genome sequencing, Vardhan said

Early detection of Covid cases has resulted in low fatality rate: Vardhan

Vardhan said India's clinical protocol has focused on early detection through widespread testing, surveillance, prompt triaging and clinical management of cases

Amitabh Bachchan Covid-19-positive, test results for family to be out today

Both Amitabh Bachchan, 77, and his son Abhishek, 44, have been admitted to Mumbai's Nanavati hospital where they are kept in an isolation ward

Nearly 1.8 million unsafe abortions averted in 2019, says Harsh Vardhan

Vardhan, while chairing a virtual meeting on the occasion of World Population Day, also said that this was achieved due to substantial investment in the family planning programme

Nation wants to know

Why don't the government, its ministers and doctors working with the government answer tough questions on Covid numbers?

11,300 'Made in India' ventilators dispatched so far: Dr Harsh Vardhan

'Over 6.12 crore HCQ (Hydroxychloroquine) tablets distributed,' read an infographic shared by Dr Harsh Vardhan

Covid news: 11k 'Make In India' ventilators dispatched; WHO's new timeline

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan informed that so far, 11,300 'Make In India' ventilators have been dispatched, of those 6,154 are delivered to hospitals

India records highest single-day spike with over 22,000 new Covid-19 cases

The death count rises to 18,655, with 442 people succumbing to the deadly virus in 24 hours

Health Min issues revised home isolation guidelines for Covid-19 patients

Patients under home isolation will stand discharged after 10 days of onset of symptoms and no fever for three days, the guidelines stated

CSIR scientists design oxygen enrichment unit for homes, hospitals: Vardhan

Scientists at CSIR have designed an oxygen enrichment unit that can be used in homes, hospitals and remote rural areas and can prove to be very important in COVID-19 times, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Monday. He said the unit can help reduce the demand for oxygen cylinders and ventilators. "Scientists at the CSIR (Council of Scientific & Industrial Research)-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune have designed an oxygen enrichment unit that can be used when needed in homes, hospitals and remote rural areas. This can prove to be very important in the COVID times," he said in a tweet. "One of its features is that it does not require #oxygen cylinder. This unit may help reduce the demand for oxygen cylinders and ventilators. If #COVID19patients get oxygen initially, they do not need ventilators later. @IndiaDST," Vardhan said in another tweet.

PM to meet heads of 21 states, UTs on June 16, June 17 over Covid-19 crisis

A similar meeting with heads of the rest 15 states and UTs is also scheduled to take place tomorrow

Amit Shah, LG, CM Kejriwal to meet over Covid-19 situation in Delhi

The meeting comes in the wake of rising cases of the coronavirus in Delhi which reached 36,000 and the pandemic so far claimed more than 1,200 lives in the capital

India records biggest spike with 10,996 new cases, 396 deaths in 24 hrs

India on Thursday went past the United Kingdom in terms of coronavirus cases to become the fourth worst-hit country

NHRC notice to Delhi, Centre over 'mismanagement of Covid-19 beds'

NHRC has asked both the Delhi Government and Union Health Ministry to consider the matter in consultation with each other to ensure a comprehensive report within ten days