Ministry
of Health and Family Welfare
UPDATES on COVID-19
10 States/UTs account for 76% of new recovered cases
Posted
On: 27 SEP 2020 1:05PM by PIB
92,043 new recoveries have been reported in the last 24
hours in the country. 76% of the new recovered cases are found in 10 States/UTs.
A total of 88,600 new cases have been reported in the last 24 hours in
the country. 10 States/UTs account for 77% of
the new confirmed cases.
There have been 1,124 deaths in the past 24 hours.
10 States/UTs account for 84% of
the deaths in the last 24 hours due to COVID.
Of the new deaths,
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Ministry
of Health and Family Welfare
21 States/UTs report more Recoveries than New cases
Posted
On: 27 SEP 2020 11:44AM by PIB
New recoveries in
92,043 recoveries have been registered in the last 24 hours
in the country, while the number of new confirmed cases stands at 88,600. With this, the total number of recoveries are close to 50 lakhs (49,41,627). Maintaining its upward trend, the national Recovery
Rate presently stands at 82.46%
This high rate of daily recoveries has
sustained
As
The gap between the recovered cases and
active cases is nearly 40
lakh (39,85,225).
The number of active patients has been
below 10 lakh for several successive days. The active caseload is merely 15.96% of the total positive cases and is consistently
declining.
Close, proactive, calibrated and effective coordination between the
Centre and States/UT governments has made this sustained high level of single
day recoveries possible.
21 States/UTs have reported higher number of new recoveries
than the new cases.
These results have been ensured through sustained,
multi-pronged strategies and effective actions, coupled with regular review by
the Union Government. Early identification through high countrywide testing,
prompt surveillance & tracking supplemented with standardised clinical care
have aided these encouraging outcomes.
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Ministry
of Health and Family Welfare
Dr Harsh Vardhan interacts with
social media users during Sunday Samvaad-3
Coins the slogan: दो गज की दूरी और थोड़ी समझदारी, पड़ेगी कोरोना पे भारी।
Minister warns against complacency, says masks must even in places of worship
ICMR’s second Sero Survey shows that Indian population still far from achieving
herd immunity
ICMR expert panel examining reinfection cases
Remdesivir & Plasma therapies are not to be encouraged
“Aatmanirbhar Bharat gets a major impetus in the health sector, country
poised for major exports now”
Govt’s commitment to NE region evident from its plans to massively upgrade
medical colleges & other infrastructure in a phased manner
“Public healthcare expenditure as percentage of GDP to leap from 1.15 to 2.5 %
by 2025”
Posted
On: 27 SEP 2020 4:39PM by PIB
Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health and Family
Welfare answered questions posed by his social media interactors on the third
episode of Sunday Samvaad. Besides the present COVID crisis, these questions covered a multitude
of queries concerning the medical infrastructure, the future of Public Health
in
The Union Health Minister dispelled fears regarding the
phased opening of schools and advised on proper protocol to be followed while
visiting salons and hair-spa. The Minister asked everyone to always raise
awareness regarding COVID appropriate behaviors which he himself does by
stopping his car and asking non-compliant people to wear their masks. He
re-emphasized on the need for wearing masks even in places of worship.
He said “the Pandemic can only be fought when the
Government and society work together in tandem.” The Health Minister also
coined the slogan:
दो गज की दूरी, और थोड़ी समझदारी,
पड़ेगी कोरोना पे भारी।
He further cautioned that ICMR’s Sero survey report should
not create a sense of complacency in people. The first sero
survey of May 2020 revealed that the nationwide prevalence of novel coronavirus
infection was only 0.73%. Even the soon to be released second sero
survey indications are that we are far from having achieved any kind of herd
immunity which necessitates that all of us should continue following COVID
appropriate behaviour.
Regarding wide usage of investigational therapies such as
Remdesivir & Plasma Therapies, the Union Health Minister stated that the
Government has issued regular advisories regarding their rational usage. The
private hospitals have also been advised against routine use of these
investigational therapies. The doctors in the States/UTs are being made aware
of this through webinars and during the tele-consultation session of AIIMS,
On the emerging evidence that the disease not only impacts
our lungs but other organ systems too, especially cardiovascular and renal, the
Minister said that the Ministry of Health has already set up committees of
experts to look into these facets of COVID-19. ICMR is also studying this
subject. ICMR is also actively investigating and researching reports of
reinfection and although the number of reinfection cases is negligible at this
moment, the government is fully seized of the importance of the matter.
Dr Harsh Vardhan stated that States/UTs have been advised
to lower the prices of COVID tests. In the early days of the pandemic, as the
kits were imported, the price tended to be high. But now, supplies of testing
kits have also stabilized and domestic production of these kits have also
commenced. He added that the Ministry of Health has written to States and
On a question related to ‘AtmaNirbhar Bharat Yojana’, Dr.
Harsh Vardhan spoke of
On the disparity of setting up AIIMS in different regions
and only one for the entire North East, Dr. Harsh Vardhan spoke of the Central
Scheme Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) aimed at correcting the
regional imbalances in healthcare. Other than setting up new AIIMS, the scheme
also aims to upgrade the existing medical infrastructure in the entire country
in a phased manner. Under different phases of the Scheme, the Central
Government will establish new medical colleges attached with existing district
and referral hospitals in Dhubri, Nagaon, North Lakhimpur, Diphu, Kokrajhar
Districts in Assam, Churachandrapur in Manipur West Garo Hills District in
Meghalaya, Falkawan District in Mizoram, & Kohima and Mon in Nagaland.
Dr. Harsh Vardhan also stated that the Central Government
has added 29,185 MBBS seats in the last five years. Establishment of New
Medical Colleges, strengthening and upgrading existing Government Medical
Colleges, relaxing the norms for setting up of new Medical Colleges, enhancing
the maximum intake capacity at MBBS level from 150 to 250 and enhancing the age
limit for appointment and extension of teachers, deans, principals, and
directors of Medical Colleges will help to improve the doctor ratio in the
country, he added.
Responding to a similar question on the strengthening of
the public health system, he spoke of the Union Government’s commitment “to
increasing the public healthcare spending as a percentage of GDP from the
existing 1.15 % to 2.5 % by 2025”, which “will mean an actual increase of 345%
over the current share in this short period of time.” He added that the 15th
Finance Commission’s high-level group on health has concurred that healthcare
spending must be raised substantially in the next five years in view of the
present pandemic.
To watch the full Third episode of ‘Sunday Samvaad’, please click on the following links:
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/drharshvardhan/status/1310119734684327937
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/drharshvardhanofficial/posts/1739860256162792
Youtube:
https://youtu.be/-zp_JRl88LU
DHV App:
http://app.drharshvardhan.com/download
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