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India is amongst the countries with least deaths due to coronavirus – PM New Delhi, June 16 (Punjab Post Bureau) – Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today interacted with Chief Ministers via video conferencing to discuss the situation emerging post Unlock 1.0 and plan ahead for tackling the COVID-19 pandemic. This was the sixth such interaction of the Prime Minister …

With “Yoga at Home, Yoga with Family” campaign New Delhi, June 16 (Punjab Post Bureau) – In context of the current COVID-19 pandemic situation, slowdown in daily activities and restrictions on the movement of people, this year’s observance of International Day of Yoga will aim to highlight the health-building and stress-relieving aspects of Yoga. To facilitate this, the Ministry of …

New Delhi, June 16 (Punjab Post Bureau) – Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has asked States/UTs to proactively engage with the private healthcare providers to facilitate enhanced bed availability and critical care health facilities and to ensure fair and transparent charges for services provided.             In this regard, some States like Tamil Nadu, Odisha, …

MoHFW releases a guide to combat stigma associated with Covid-19 New Delhi, June 16 (Punjab Post Bureau) – During the last 24 hrs, 10,215 COVID-19 patients were cured. A total of 1,80,012 patients, so far, have been cured of COVID-19. The recovery rate rises to 52.47%, which is indicative of the fact that more than half of positive cases have …

Amritsar, June 16 (Punjab Post Bureau) – Punjab has Type 2 diabetes (T2D) as a major health issue  (prevalence ~ 10%). The population apparently has a considerable contribution of genetic factors that dictate the susceptibility to T2D which has been shown by extensive research published by the department of Human Genetics of the Guru Nanak Dev Universityin reputed international journals. This …

PIB’S DAILY BULLETIN ON COVID-19 Posted On: 15 JUN 2020 6:28PM by PIB Delhi New Delhi, June 15 (Punjab Post Bureau) – (Contains Press releases concerning Covid-19, issued in last 24 hours, inputs from PIB Field Offices and Fact checks undertaken by PIB)

Reviews arrangements related to COVID-19 New Delhi, June 15 (Punjab Post Bureau) – Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah paid a surprise visit to Lok Nayak Jay Prakash Narayan (LNJP) Hospital here today to review arrangements related to COVID-19. Shri Amit Shah directed the Delhi Chief Secretary to install CCTV cameras in Corona wards of every Corona hospital, so that …

New Delhi, June 15 (Punjab Post Bureau) – Taking a big leap towards ensuring uniform standards of service delivery across the country and optimum utilisation of its workforce during COVID-19 Pandemic, EPFO has recently launched a multi-location claim settlement facility. This facility will bring a paradigm shift by allowing EPFO offices to settle online claims from any of its regional …

For augmenting healthcare infrastructure and provisioning of critical care at reasonable rates New Delhi, June 15 (Punjab Post Bureau) – There have been several reports indicating an emerging shortage of healthcare infrastructure including hospitals with ICU beds, ventilators, oxygen supported beds etc., for management of COVID-19 patients. There have also been reports of overcharging by healthcare providers for COVID-19 treatment. …

New Delhi, June 15 (Punjab Post Bureau) – Shri M. Ajit Kumar, Chairman, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) launched the e-Office application in over 500 CGST and Customs offices across India here today. The e-Office application was launched remotely in the presence of over 800 senior officers of CBIC. Dr Neeta Verma, DG, National Informatics Centre, (NIC) …