Read more about 905 birds, most poultry, found dead in Maharashtra; tests underway on Business Standard. As many as 905 birds including 753 poultry birds were found dead in Maharashtra in a 12-hour period
The Sikkim government on Thursday banned the import of all poultry products from other states for a month in the wake of the outbreak of avian influenza in various places across the country. A notification on the ban was issued by the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services Department Secretary, S D Subba. In the wake of report of avian influenza outbreak in several states and to prevent possible ingress of avian influenza disease in the state, the Government of Sikkim hereby imposes ban on entry of poultry and poultry products from outside the state with immediate effect for a period of one month from the date of issue of notification, the notification said.
Read more about Ghazipur poultry market to reopen after samples test negative for bird flu on Business Standard. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday issued directions to open the Ghazipur poultry market after all 100 samples collected from there tested negative for bird flu."Samples taken from poultry markets have tested negative with respect to
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New Delhi:
PM Modi will likely virtually interact with health workers at some locations on the day of the launch of the vaccine drive, sources said, adding select hospitals in states like Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Delhi have been asked to make preparations.
Health and frontline workers at Delhi s Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital - one of the country s biggest Covid hospitals - will get vaccinated first. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and minister Satyendar Jain will attend the inaugural event.
The country s drug regulator has approved Covishield, the Oxford vaccine being manufactured by Serum Institute of India, and Bharat Biotech s homegrown Covaxin for restricted emergency use.