Ministry of Health Spoke On Coronavirus Vaccine Update and Helpline Numbers

Ministry of Health Spoke On Coronavirus Vaccine Update and Helpline Numbers

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued an advisory to schools. It has asked to be alert to the hygiene of children especially to be alert to the symptoms related to coronavirus.

·        Ask the children to wash their hands with the sanitizer

·        Immediately notify the virus symptoms

·        Do not let the school gather too much crowd.

Much important information was given in the joint press conference of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Home Affairs regarding the growing cases of Coronavirus in India. During this time, the Ministry of Home Affairs said that there would be relaxation in lockdown for harvesting crops. Meanwhile, Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Health, Luv Agarwal said that the cases of coronavirus are decreasing in the country. At the same time, Dr. Raman Gangakhedkar of ICMR gave important information related to the BCG vaccine. Ministry of Health said-

·        The dabbling rate is lower than the average dabbling rate in 19 states and union territories.

·   These states and union territories are Kerala, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Ladakh, Puducherry, Delhi, Bihar, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Assam, and Tripura.

·        Tons of rapid test kits are given to the states. New test kit results in 30 minutes.

·        The speed of the coronavirus decreased. 80 percent of patients are recovering. Corona cases have dropped by 40 percent.

·        Special arrangements have been made in the postal department. Mobile post offices are working.

·        India's position is better than in other countries. Also working on antiviral medicine.

·        Our entire focus is on coronavirus vaccine preparation. We are working on BCG, plasma therapy, monoclonal antibodies.

What will be the quality of China's rapid test kit? On this question, Love Agarwal said - We take the goods from anywhere, its parameters are there, we will use it only after checking.

Even the General Physicians are not sitting in the society, because they do not have kits, it is causing much trouble to the general patients? On this question, Love Aggarwal said - At such times we can take telecommunication and online service. If there is any postponing surgery, it should be avoided. We had issued guidelines that apart from COVID-19 Hospital, other hospitals continue treatment related to TB patients, HIV patients, and cardiac patients, maternity.

 
Helpline Number Issued For All States

Another suspected patient of coronavirus that has become a global epidemic has been found in Delhi. In view of the increasing number of cases in the country, besides the centre, the states have also issued helpline numbers. Coronavirus infected patients can avail health services by contacting these numbers. According to the Ministry of Health, at present the number of corona infected patients in India has increased to 75. Apart from this, one patient died on Thursday in Karnataka, while three patients have recovered in Kerala.

Meanwhile, the Delhi government has refused to host IPL matches. In Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, there is an ongoing phase of emergency meetings on the corona. The central government has decided that daily five ministries will hold press conferences regarding Corona.

Central helpline number for corona-virus: + 91-11-23978046

Helpline Numbers of States and Union Territories (UTs)

Andhra Pradesh                              0866-2410978

Arunachal Pradesh                         9436055743

Assam                                                6913347770

Bihar                                                  104

Chhattisgarh                                    104

Goa                                                     104

Gujarat                                              104

Haryana                                             8558893911

Himachal Pradesh                           104

Jharkhand                                         104

Karnataka                                         104

Kerala                                                0471-2552056

Madhya Pradesh                             0755-2527177

Maharashtra                                    020-26127394

Manipur                                            3852411668

Meghalaya                                        108

Mizoram                                           102

Nagaland                                          7005539653

Odisha                                               9439994859

Punjab                                               104

Rajasthan                                          0141-2225624

Sikkim                                                104

Tamil Nadu                                       044-29510500

Telangana                                         104

Tripura                                               0381-2315879

Uttarakhand                                     104

Uttar Pradesh                                  18001805145

West Bengal                                     3323412600

Union Territory (UT) helpline numbers

Andaman and Nicobar Islands                    03192-232102

Chandigarh                                                      9779558282

Dadra-Nagar Haveli, Daman-Diu                104

Delhi                                                                 011-22307145

Jammu and Kashmir                                     01912520982, 0194-2440283

Ladakh                                                              01982256462

Lakshadweep                                                  104

Puducherry                                                      104

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