Rajesh Bhushan

World Blood Donor Day: Centre calls for setting up blood group testing camps at all health centres

The Union Health Ministry has written to all states and union territories, saying such an initiative will be useful in emergencies and for the purpose of blood donation

COVID-19: Centre writes to five states over rise in cases, weekly positivity rates

The letter to Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Telangana, Karnataka and Maharashtra follows a slight upsurge in cases -- 15,708 new infections being reported in a week ending on 27 May, which rose to 21,055 cases in a week ending on 3 June

Centre asks states/UTs to review health facility preparedness amid rising temperature

In a letter to the states/UTs, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan requested them to disseminate the guideline document National Action Plan on Heat Related Illnesses' to all districts

NCW asks Union education minister to take action over book listing 'merits' of dowry

The NCW, in a statement, said the matter is of serious concern and the commission has taken cognisance of it.

Health secretary to brief Election Commission on latest COVID-19 situation in poll-bound states

This will be the second time when Rajesh Bhushan will brief the EC top brass on the emerging COVID-19 situation and in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Punjab and Manipur in particular

Omicron was present in Europe before South Africa reported its first cases, shows data

So far, well over a dozen countries and territories have detected cases, including Australia, Britain, Canada, Hong Kong, Israel, Italy and Portugal

Hunt for COVID variants: How 'Omicron' was found and what we know so far

Very recently, routine sequencing by Network for Genomics Surveillance member laboratories detected a new virus lineage, called B.1.1.529, in South Africa.

Zydus Cadila proposes Rs 1,900 for three-dose COVID vaccine; Centre negotiating to bring price down

The government had said that the indigenously-developed, world's first DNA-based needle-free COVID-19 vaccine by Zydus Cadila will be introduced in the nationwide anti-coronavirus vaccination drive shortly.

66 percent of India's adult population administered with at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, says Centre

Addressing a press conference, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said 63.7 per cent vaccine doses have been administered in rural areas and 35.4 percent in urban areas.

UK rule of 10-day quarantine for those vaccinated in India discriminatory, says Centre

Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan told a press conference both the countries are engaged in a dialogue on the matter