Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday will hold a virtual meeting with the health minister of nine states and union territories to review the Covid-19 situation, reported news agency ANI.

The meeting, scheduled to be held at 10.30 am, will see the attendance of health ministers from Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Ladakh, Uttar Pradesh and Chandigarh.

Earlier, the Union health minister had interacted with the health ministers and principal secretaries of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Goa and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman Diu.

He had advised that states must review the strengthening of health infrastructure, establish teleconsultation hubs in every district and focus on raising awareness on available services.

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Biden heads to Pittsburgh to talk infrastructure, other achievements ahead of midterms

PITTSBURGH - President Joe Biden on Friday is set to visit Pennsylvania in an effort to "go out and talk to the public" about his White House achievements so far, including the passage of a bipartisan infrastructure package, as part of a broader campaign ahead of the 2022 midterm elections. Biden is headed to Pittsburgh to specifically promote the benefits of the new $1 trillion infrastructure law that includes bridge maintenance. He is set to give remarks and appear just two miles from the site of an early-morning bridge collapse, which left 10 people with "minor" injuries and underscored his frequent calls to do more for the country’s crumbling infrastructure. In a statement following the collapse, the White House said the president would proceed with his planned trip."Our team is in touch with state and local officials on the ground as they continue to gather information about the cause of the collapse," the statement said.

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COVID-19: Quebec reports 48 more deaths as hospitalizations continue to drop

COVID-19 hospitalizations on Friday and 48 more deaths linked to the virus.The hospitalizations decreased by 62 over the previous day with 287 new patients admitted and 349 discharged.Intensive care hospitalizations were also down by seven, with 228 patients remaining. COVID situation stabilizing, but restrictions must be eased slowly: Quebec health director The latest COVID-19 modelling predictions released on Thursday show that hospitalizations will continue to decline over the next several days.The decrease, however, will be modest in terms of its impact on the health network, according to Quebec’s interim public health director Dr.

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Larry Gatlin talks getting COVID a second time, shares fury with government: 'They're trying to shut us down'

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Unvaxxed comedian Christian Cabrera, 40, dies from COVID-19

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Is NeoCov a hype? Maharashtra COVID task force on coronavirus strain

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Manitoba officials to update COVID-19 public health orders Friday

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3,535 people in Ontario hospitals with COVID, 607 in intensive care

COVID on Friday, with 607 in intensive care units.This is down by 110 hospitalizations but an increase of eight in ICUs since the previous day.The province recently began distinguishing between those who were admitted to hospital directly because of COVID, and those who were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for the virus.Of the 3,535 people in hospital with COVID-19, 56 per cent of them were admitted because of the virus, while 44 per cent were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for COVID-19.Of the 607 people in ICUs with the virus, around 82 per cent were admitted because of COVID, while around 18 per cent were admitted for other reasons. Ontario’s top doctor ‘hopeful’ COVID-19 risk will be lower in March, April Meanwhile, Ontario also reported 5,337 new lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases on Friday, though that is an underestimate of the true widespread transmission of the virus due to recent testing restrictions.

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Omicron infectivity period doesn’t appear shorter than other COVID variants: Public Health Ontario

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Karnataka sees major decline in new Covid tally; active cases dip. Details here

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Maharashtra reports 24,948 new Covid-19 infections, 110 Omicron cases

Maharashtra in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative cases to 76,55,554, said the state health department on Friday.

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Can Covid be eradicated forever? Here's what WHO scientist said on Covid ending

Watch the video hereIt’s not a big ask to continue to wear a mask…We will not be in this situation forever, but the duration of this pandemic is up to all of us. We can end the emergency of #COVID19 in 2022. #VaccinEquity now. @WHO https://t.co/Txh78BdP92

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Pittsburgh bridge collapse leaves 10 hurt hours before Biden’s infrastructure visit

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COVID numbers rising as Sri Lanka marks one-year since vaccine roll-out

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Scottish Government confirms one death and 309 new Covid cases in Tayside

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Which strain is dominating 3rd Covid wave in Karnataka? Health minister answers

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Hamilton Health Sciences terminates 178 workers as part of mandatory staff vaccination policy

Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) issued 138 more termination notices on Thursday to staffers who did not comply with its COVID-19 vaccine policy.On Wednesday, a deadline for all staff and physicians to report their vaccination status passed as of midnight.In all, the hospital has fired 178 workers under the policy with 40 others having been dismissed in December.All staff are now required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with some “limited exceptions.”“Each of these individuals has been provided ample time to comply with the policy and have decided against doing so,” HHS said in a statement. Over 95% of staff at Hamilton’s hospitals vaccinated with deadlines less than a month away Affected staffers were warned through notices sent out by the network in early December 2021.

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Karnataka govt issues new norms to disposal of at-home Covid testing kits

testing kits used at home, said state health minister K Sudhakar on Friday.

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Delhi logs 4,044 new COVID cases in 24 hrs, positivity rate stands 8.60%

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U.K. set to start giving Pfizer Covid pill to vulnerable people

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Covid-19 situation in Mumbai and across Maharashtra is under control, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and state government assured the Bombay High Court on Friday.

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C.C. Carrothers Public School in London, Ont. temporarily halts in-person learning

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NeoCov: What WHO says on this new coronavirus variant possibly deadlier than previous strains

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Nor'easter incoming: Blizzard Warnings issued from Maine to Virginia ahead of heavy snow, winds

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chest X-ray images to differentiate between a Covid-19 affected lung and a non-Covid affected lung.

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Key Pa. Dems to miss Biden visit, cite scheduling conflicts

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Comedian Christian Cabrera dies of Covid aged 40 after sharing regret over not getting jab

@michaelblackson for ya prayers and from all ya wonderful amazing friends."Floods of supportive messages have flocked in on social media to pay tribute to the star.His family members said the comic “had such a beautiful heart and soul and only wanted to bring laughter and joy to those around him”.They also added: "Our hearts are completely broken, we did not prepare for his sudden passing.”Fellow comedian Michael Blackson penned: “@Chinesebestfrnd taught me what a true friendship is and I’ll never call anyone else my best friend.“He was selfless and cared about everyone more than himself. Thanks for coming to my life Christian, I love u homie.”In a separate post, he also wrote: “This is absolutely the worst day of my life.”Another person typed: "Omg noooooo I’m so so sorry! He was the coolest and humble Filipino brother man.

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US cites Houthi threat, rising Covid cases as warning against travel to UAE

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Finland to start scaling back Covid curbs early

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Evangeline Lilly reveals she attended Washington DC rally against COVID-19 vaccine mandate

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A third of Indians want separate tax deduction for Covid medical expenses: survey

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Sony Pictures delays ‘Major’ due to covid

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Turkish Foreign Minister in Sri Lanka on official visit

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Covid-19: India records 2.51 lakh new cases in 24 hours, positivity rate drops to 15.8%

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Covid update: Advisory on reopening schools likely to be issued soon

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Covid-19: Kerala reports 94% of positive samples with Omicon variant

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
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Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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