Gandhinagar: State Health Minister Rishikesh Patel in today's media briefing, stated that there is no need to panic or worry about the JN.1 variant of Corona but it is necessary to be vigilant. Regarding the corona situation in the state, the Minister mentioned that as of today there are currently 66 active cases infected with Corona. Among them, 47 cases are active in Ahmedabad, 10 in Rajkot, 4 in Gandhinagar, and 1 each in Dahod, Gir Somanath, Kutch, Morbi, and Sabarkantha. Currently, only ...Read More

Gandhinagar: In reply to media queries regarding recent COVID-19 infection cases in the State, the Gujarat government's Spokesperson minister Rushikesh Patel who is also the Health Minister of the State, said the current variant is mild and it is a variant of interest, not a variant of concern. He said every week 4 to 7 cases of covid infections are reported but there's no danger of death. He said 20 cases of Covid infection were reported in October this year but it's a mild variant. He said the...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat Police will no longer be required to conduct a COVID-19 test before arresting any accused individuals. The Health Department of the Gujarat Government today reversed the previous circular that mandated COVID testing prior to arrest of any individuals. In a new circular addressed to the Gujarat Police and health officials, the government announced the discontinuation of mandatory coronavirus tests for accused persons. Given the decline in the COVID-19, all prior circul...Read More

Gandhinagar: Amid the surge in Coronavirus cases in the state, a two-day mock drill started on Monday as part of a nationwide effort to evaluate the emergency preparedness of both public and private hospitals. The mock drill will continue on Tuesday and is being held in numerous public and private healthcare facilities across India. The mock drill is being carried out in 9,231 sub-health centres, 1,475 primary health centres, 356 community health centres, civil hospitals, and private hospital...Read More

Gandhinagar: The COVID-19 situation is under control in Gujarat, and the state will also organize a mock drill in all COVID hospitals on April 10-11, said the state health minister on Friday. During a review meeting chaired by Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday, Rushikesh Patel, a health minister of Gujarat, stated that the COVID-19 situation in the state was under control, with 20,000 to 22,000 tests being conducted daily to detect infections. Patel added that Gujarat was o...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Government of Gujarat has made it mandatory for passengers coming from China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and Thailand to submit a negative report of an RTPCR test. Passengers coming from these six countries will be allowed to travel only if they provide a negative report of an RTPCR test taken within 72 hours prior to their journey. The negative report must be submitted on the Air Suvidha portal. The state health department has decided to continue implementing ...Read More

Amdavad: On Friday morning, Ahmedabad district, including the city, recorded 908 Covid cases, accounting for 40% of the 2,247 active cases in Gujarat. As per Friday morning's data, Gujarat had 2,247 active cases, accounting for 14.7% of the country's total active cases which is 15208. Ahmedabad alone has more active cases than 20 Indian states. However, experts suggest that the higher number of tests and population composition are factors behind the increase in cases. DeshGujaratRead More

Gandhinagar: Hospitalization in Covid infection cases at present in Gujarat is less than 3 percent. Gujarat witnesses daily 268 covid tests per million. Mock drills across private and government hospitals will be carried out on 10-11 April. These details were shared by the Government of Gujarat today in a note, regarding the review meeting held by the Gujarat Chief Minister on the current situation of covid-19 cases in the State and the preparedness of the Health department. DeshGujarat Le...Read More

New Delhi: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today chaired a high-level meeting to assess the Covid-19 & Influenza situation in the country in terms of preparedness of health infrastructure & logistics, status of the vaccination campaign, emergence of new Covid-19 variants & Influenza types and their public health implications for the country. This high-level review meeting comes in the backdrop of a spike in Influenza cases in the country & rise of Covid-19 cases in the past 2 w...Read More

Surat: After a period of 41 days, Gujarat has witnessed its first corona-related death in Surat, which also happens to be the first Covid death in the city in six months. Meanwhile, the number of new and active Covid cases is steadily increasing in the state. On Friday, 24 new patients were identified, bringing the total number of active cases to 151. Among the new cases, Ahmedabad city reported eleven cases, Mehsana had three, and Rajkot, Surat cities and Surat district each had two. Of the ...Read More