Ministry of Health
and Family Welfare
India continues its streak of low daily new cases with
16,504 positives recorded in the last 24 hours
At 99.5 lakhs, India clocks highest global Cumulative Recoveries
One crore tests conducted in the last 11 days
Posted On: 04 JAN
2021 10:50AM by PIB
With
a sustained, pro-active and calibrated approach, the daily new cases in
The
decline in daily cases has ensured a consistent fall in the Active Caseload.
A
net decline of 3,267cases has been recorded in the total active
cases in last 24 hours.
One
crore tests were conducted in the last 11 days. Higher testing has led to
further decline in the cumulative positivity rate (5.89%).
With
the rising recoveries and decline in daily new cases,
19,557cases have recovered in the last 24 hours.
76.76% of the new recovered cases are observed to be concentrated
in 10 States/UTs.
Kerala
has reported the maximum number of single day recoveries with 4,668 recoveries.
83.90% of the new cases are concentrated in 10 States and
UTs.
Kerala
reported the maximum daily new cases numbering 4,600 in the last 24 hours.
Maharashtra recorded 3,282 new cases while
Ten
States/UTs account for 77.57% of the 214 case
fatalities reported in the past 24 hours.
16.35% of new fatalities reported are from
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and Family Welfare
Update on New Strain of novel Coronavirus from
Total number of infected now stands at 38
Posted On: 04 JAN
2021 3:39PM by PIB
A
total of 38 samples have been found to be positive with the new U.K variant
genome.
10
in NIMHANS, Bengaluru, 3 in CCMB, Hyderabad, 5 in NIV, Pune, 11 in IGIB, Delhi,
8 in NCDC, New Delhi and 1 in NCBG, Kolkata.
NCBS,
InSTEM, Bengaluru, CDFD Hyderabad, ILS Bhubaneswar, and NCCS Pune have so far
found no
|
No. |
Institute/Lab |
Under |
Persons
detected with new COVID strain |
|
1 |
NCDC New |
MoHFW |
8 |
|
2 |
IGIB New |
CSIR |
11 |
|
3 |
NCBG Kalyani (Kolkata) |
DBT |
1 |
|
4 |
NIV Pune |
ICMR |
5 |
|
5 |
CCMB |
CSIR |
3 |
|
6 |
NIMHANS Bengaluru |
MoHFW |
10 |
|
TOTAL |
38 |
||
The
positive samples are being tested at 10 INSACOG labs (NIBMG Kolkata, ILS
Bhubaneswar, NIV Pune, NCCS Pune, CCMB Hyderabad, CDFD Hyderabad, InSTEM
Bengaluru, NIMHANS Bengaluru, IGIB Delhi, NCDC Delhi) for genome sequencing.
All
these persons have been kept in single room isolation in designated Health Care
facilities by respective State Governments. Their close contacts have also been
put under quarantine. Comprehensive contact tracing has been initiated
for co-travellers, family contacts and others. Genome sequencing on other
specimens is going on.
The
situation is under careful watch and regular advice is being provided to the
States for enhanced surveillance, containment, testing & dispatch of
samples to INSACOG labs.
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Ministry of Health
and Family Welfare
Dr Harsh Vardhan digitally addresses the students of
“There is a lot of scope for Medical Professionals to innovate and improvise
and facilitate the PM’s dream of “Atma Nirbhar
Studying medicine is itself a rigorous task. Medicine is a profession that requires
years of practice to establish one’s reputation- Dr Vardhan
Posted On: 04 JAN
2021 5:46PM by PIB
Dr.
Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare digitally addressed
the students of Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education & Research,
Chennai on their Convocation ceremony.
Speaking
on the occasion, Dr Vardhan said, “I am highly delighted and honoured to
deliver the address at this 32ndConvocation
of the Institute. With great pleasure, I congratulate all those who are present
here to receive their degrees, certificates, and medals for their exceptional
educational accomplishments today.” Dr Vardhan also remembered Shri N.P.V.
Ramasamy Udayar who was instrumental in building the institute as one of the
reputed private educational institutions of the country.
A
total of 1266 students received their degrees in the 32nd Convocation
which includes 17 Doctoral, 26 Super speciality, 509 Postgraduates and 714
undergraduate degrees.
Appreciating
the University on its various achievements, Dr Vardhan noted, “It is a matter
of great delight that the University has been ranked 28th among all
Universities, 13th among all medical schools and 7thamong the
dental schools in 2020 NIRF ranking. Based on its consistent academic
accreditations, the UGC has graded the
Appreciating
the fact that the University is transforming into a multidisciplinary one in
line with the National Education Policy of the Government of India, he said,
“The uniqueness of this great institution plays a key role in attracting a
large number of students from different parts of the country as well as abroad.
I am especially happy that research is being given the utmost significance and
that the Institution has established the Central Research Facility as the “A to
Z gateway” for research to take care of all logistics of research planning on a
‘ready to use platform’ for the entire University.
Noting
that the institution has been chosen to conduct ICMR vaccine trials, the Union
Minister said, “We are at a crucial stage amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. While
we celebrate this momentous occasion, let us all salute the frontline health
workers, the doctors, nurses, technicians, transporters, Emergency Medical
Technologists, Pharmacists, and everyone who supported patient care during this
pandemic, being prepared to risk their own health and life. I understand that
your institution had provided a separate block for the COVID patients.
I’m also happy that your institution has also served as a testing center since
early April 2020.”
Emphasizing
on the commitment of government towards bridging the regional gap in healthcare
services, Dr Vardhan said, “The recent pandemic has showcased the contribution
of the Government sector towards adequate healthcare. The Central Government
has been taking effective steps to improve the doctor-patient ratio as
well as to increase the patient-bed ratio. With active support from the Central
government, new medical colleges and AIIMS have been started in the country
during the past 6 years. At the moment, in last One and a half years, 75 new
medical colleges have been planned with 14 out of them in Tamil Nadu only. In
last 6 years, we have planned to improve the number of AIIMS from 6 to 22.”
He
reiterated the PM’s dream of making “Atma Nirbhar
The
Union Health Minister also highlighted the actions of government to prevent
spread of Covid-19 pandemic. Dr Harsh Vardhan said, “Honourable Prime Minister
has himself interacted with the Chief Ministers of all States and UT
administrations and all stakeholders to regularly understand issues and
collaborate with the States for effective COVID management. To ensure
accessibility of quality treatment for both COVID and non-COVID health issues,
eSanjeevani’, a web-based comprehensive telemedicine solution is being utilized
in 23 states to extend the reach of specialized healthcare services to masses
in both rural areas and isolated communities. As of today, more than 12 lakh
teleconsultations have been held on this digital platform.”
He
continued in this regard, “Our government has also launched the world’s largest
health scheme called Ayushman Bharat which comprises creation of 1,50,000
Health and Wellness Centres by upgrading the Sub Health Centres and rural and
urban Primary Health Centres and Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana under which
around 10.74 crore poor and vulnerable families have been identified as per
Socio-Economic Caste Census and they are entitled for a health cover of Rs 5
lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization.”
Encouraging
the young graduates on the ceremony, Dr Vardhan said, “Studying medicine is
itself a rigorous task. Medicine is a profession that requires years of
practice to establish one’s reputation. However, the esteem and honour
one receives in this field is incomparable. A good doctor, who saves a life,
often lives beyond his own life. I am sure you will choose to do the
right things in a righteous manner with the best of your intentions and efforts
and will be successful in all walks of life.
He
added,“Our beloved Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji has great confidence in
the power of the youth and rightly believes that they are the biggest national
asset that we have. Youth being a demographic dividend of our country, the next
5-10 years are expected to be a kind of golden era for
At
the end, Dr Vardhan said, “My dear young friends, the convocation ceremony
conducted today marks the culmination of your efforts and transition from
students to professional readiness to serve society. I urge you to be
passionate about your chosen profession, demonstrate integrity, follow ethical
standards and always be willing to be familiar with the technological
developments taking place continuously in your chosen field of profession, and
be a lifelong learner.”
Shri.
V.R. Venkataachalam ji, Chancellor of the Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher
Education and Research,Shri R.V. Sengutuvan ji , Pro-Chancellor, and Dr.
P.V. Vijayaraghavan ji , Vice-Chancellor,
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