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Robust surveillance stalled coronavirus: Health minister Harsh Vardhan

India's robust health surveillance system has been able to stall novel coronavirus from entering the country, he said

Harsh Vardhan
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Harsh Vardhan

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India remained protected from the novel coronavirus because of its robust health surveillance system, Union health minister Harsh Vardhan said on Saturday. He also hailed qualified health professionals for “resisting” the Ebola, Nipah virus and Swine flu in the past.

Speaking at the foundation stone laying ceremony of the academic and administrative building of the International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) here, the health minister said India is now in a position to achieve the WHO ‘Health for All’ goal. and to form a healthcare model that can be emulated by other countries.

He said the doctor-to-population ratio will also be as
Topics : Coronavirus