Health Ministry

Indian Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, on September 20, announced that the Government has decided to re-initiate the export of COVID vaccines. Reportedly, WHO Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus thanked India and called it an "Important Development" that is crucial for ensuring Vaccine equality across the globe. Earlier, owing to the deadly second wave COVID, India in April 2021, had to stop the shipments of vaccines.

The Zirakpur municipal council in Punjab has reported 200 cases of diarrhea, however, the council has collected samples from tube wells and submersible pumps on September 13. Before results, the tubewell water has been blocked instead tankers have been provided, said Girish Verma MC Executive officer. According to reports, 3 people have died, 40 people have been hospitalized and 60 news cases were reported on September 13.

To curb the spread of new mutations of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus in India, the government has made compulsory negative RTPCR reports for travelers from seven different countries before boarding a flight to India. The countries include South Africa, Bangladesh, Botswana, China, Mauritius, New Zealand, and Zimbabwe. Besides, the negative report is also required who comes from the UK, countries in the European Union (EU), and the Middle East.… read-more

To help its neighboring nation to combat the deadly Covid-19 pandemic, India has gifted a medical oxygen plant to Nepal that has been installed at B.P. Koirala Institute of Health and Sciences. With a total capacity of 960 Litres Per Minute, it can provide oxygen to approximately 200 people at 5 liters per person at the same time. Indian ambassador Vinay Mohan Kwatra delivered the plants to Nepal.

India's Covid numbers surge over 4 lakh as new 44,230 cases and 555 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours. The cases in the state of Kerala, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu remained at the highest. Kerala reported 22,064 cases which accounts for more than 50% of India's Covid tally. Meanwhile, Rajasthan recorded no new deaths, and no fresh cases were recorded in 27 out of 33 Rajasthan districts.