7 out of 10 districts with highest Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra
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Maharashtra: COVID-19 cases shoot to 63. (Photo: IANS) Image Source: IANS News
Mumbai: A health worker swab test of a resident for COVID-19 following rise in coronavirus cases at Dharavi in Mumbai, Maharashtra on Tuesday 23rd February, 2021. (Photo: Sandeep Mahankal/IANS) . Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, April 6 : The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday said out of the 10 districts most severely affected by Covid-19, seven are in Maharashtra and one each in Karnataka, Chhattisgarh and Delhi. Out of the overall active Covid cases in the country, 58 per cent are reported from Maharashtra.
Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan
Fallacy that vaccination process controlled by state, current phase for vulnerable sections, clarifies Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan ANI | Updated: Apr 06, 2021 21:27 IST
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): Criticism came from various quarters over Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan s remark today that the aim is not to administer the vaccine to those who want it but to those who need it . Responding to a set of three questions sent by ANI seeking clarification on this, Health Secretary Bhushan said that it was a fallacy that vaccination process controlled by the state, current phase for vulnerable sections, we are following a dynamic supply-demand mapping model.
India News: Amid demands of opening Covid-19 vaccination of all age groups, the union health ministry on Tuesday stated that the aim of the vaccination drive is t
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A health worker takes sample from a women for COVID-19 test, as coronavirus cases surge across the country, at New Delhi Railway Station in New Delhi. (Photo | Shekhar Yadav) By Online Desk
The Health Ministry officials addressing the media on Tuesday confirmed that Covid is spreading faster than ever before while terming the situation in Chhattisgarh to be a cause of concern.
Amid demands from several quarters that the age limit for COVID-19 vaccination be relaxed in view of spike in cases, the Centre on Tuesday said the aim is to protect those who are most vulnerable, and not to administer the vaccine to those who want it but to those who need it . During a weekly press conference, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said that many people are asking why isn t the government opening up vaccination for all those above 18 years. Bhushan said that even Western countries have conducted the vaccination drive in phases. The basic aim is to reduce death through vaccination. The other aim is to protect your healthcare system. If healthcare workers, doctors, nurses, paramedics and others fall sick, who will work in hospitals? So the aim, for any country, is to protect those who are the most vulnerable. The aim is never to administer the vaccine to those who want it but to those who need it, Bhushan said.