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COVID-19 pandemic not over yet, says Centre over rise in active cases in Maharashtra and few other states.
The Centre on Thursday raised concerns over the rapidly rising cases of coronavirus in a few states, particularly in Maharashtra. The government said that the spike witnessed in COVID-19 cases in the state in the last few days was worrisome and stressed that the authorities must not take the situation lightly.Â
Referring to the lockdown imposed in Nagpur in view of the rising cases, NITI Aayog member (Health) V K Paul said, We are reaching a situation where these approaches (to tackle the spread of COVID-19) are being brought back.
Over 70% of vaccination happened in public health facilities
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New Delhi: A beneficiary undergoes a mock immunisation process at a Daryaganj dispensary as part of the COVID-19 dry run for immunization activity in New Delhi, on Jan 2, 2021. The central government plans to vaccinate nearly 30 crore people in the f. Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, March 11 : The public health facilities in India have administered 71.23 per cent doses of overall Covid vaccines to its beneficiaries while the private health facilities have covered 28.77 per cent, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said during a press briefing on Thursday.
Read more about Acceleration in vaccine rollout achieved with help of private sector: Govt on Business Standard. The Centre on Thursday said the acceleration in delivering COVID-19 vaccine shots has been achieved in collaboration with the private sector
PM s picture excluded from COVID-19 vaccine certificates in poll-bound states: sources
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Last Updated: Mar 11, 2021, 02:48 PM IST
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In a letter to the Election Commission on March 9, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan is learnt to have said that technical measures to comply with the directions of EC have been explored promptly.
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The Union Health Ministry has applied filters in its Co-Win platform in poll-going states and a union territory to exclude the picture of the prime minister from the COVID-19 vaccine certificates, sources said on Thursday. In a letter to the Election Commission on March 9, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan is learnt to have said that technical measures to comply with the directions of EC have been explored promptly.
Maha has 8 of India s top 10 Covid-19 worst-hit districts: Centre
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Delhi records 286 new Covid cases, 2 deaths in 24 hrs (Photo: Sandeep Mahankal/IANS) .. Image Source: IANS News
Mumbai, March 11 : Hours after Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray warned of a lockdown in some areas , the Centre on Thursday made the alarming revelation that 8 out of the top 10 worst Covid-hit districts in the country are located in the state.
While Pune tops with maximum new cases, Nagpur, Thane, Mumbai, Amravati, Jalgaon, Nashik, and Aurangabad are the other districts of the state with highest Covid-19 cases in the country, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said at a NITI Aayog Covid-19 status presentation here.