The task force will also chalk out a budget and discuss how capital can be raised for procurement, distribution of the vaccine

In a letter to states and UTs, Secretary in the Health Ministry, Rajesh Bhushan stressed the need for operationalising ambulance transport system with oxygen facility and quick response mechanism

Within 24 hours to 8 AM on Thursday, India saw the highest single-day spike of 56,282 new COVID-19 cases and 904 deaths, according to Health Ministry data

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced the Rs 15,000 crore package as part of the 'Whole of Government' approach wherein the Centre is leading the COVID-19 response and management, and supporting the states and UTs through technical and financial resources.

Coronavirus recovery rate improves to 67.19 per cent, while mortality rate drops to 2.09 per cent. Health ministry says aggressive testing has led to improvement of recovery rate

Uttar Pradesh coronavirus tally has reached 92,921 with 3,853 more cases. The state has recorded 1,730 fatalities till now. National capital Delhi has recorded 961 fresh coronavirus cases. Its tally has risen to 1,37,677

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Centre has stated that smartphones and tablet devices should be allowed for hospitalised COVID-19 patients so that they can interact with family and friends through video conferencing, which would provide them psychological support

Coronavirus update: The total coronavirus cases surged to 17,50,723, while the death toll climbed to 37,364 with 853 people succumbing to the disease in a day, the data updated at 8 am showed

This is the third consecutive day that COVID-19 cases have increased by more than 50,000. The total number of confirmed cases also includes foreigners

Coronavirus update:  Andhra Pradesh on Thursday recorded more than 10,000 cases, its highest ever. The overall tally of the state has shot up to 1,20,390, as per state government's data

India's COVID-19 tally went past 15 lakh on Wednesday, two days after it crossed the 14-lakh mark, with 48,513 fresh cases recorded in a day while the recoveries surged to 9,88,029

Total number of recovered cases is fast approaching one million; with 35,286 patients discharged in last 24 hours on Tuesday, total recoveries jumped to 9,88,029

In its document 'COVID-19 Pandemic and Tobacco Use in India', the ministry said experts have confirmed that smokers are more likely to develop severe symptoms or die from COVID-19, as it primarily attacks the lungs and warned against use of any such products

Oxford Economics, in a report titled 'India: A reopening gone wrong', said the central government's attempts to restart the economy are already running aground

Piyush Goyal said that the government had initially identified 12 industrial sectors to focus upon, and the same has been expanded to 20

More than 5 lakh tests are being conducted in the country daily, efforts are underway to increase this capacity to 10 lakh in the coming weeks, says PM Modi

At Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport, the entire process may take from 4 to 7 hours, a strenuous and painful wait after long haul flights with their own stringent restrictions. A further 1 to 2 hours may be spent on the government-operated bus to reach the allotted hotel

In a tweet, the ministry said against a total of 529 COVID-19 beds in the Ram Manohar Lohia (RML), Safdarjung and Lady Hardinge Medical College (LHMC) hospitals, 404 were vacant at 7 am on Monday