India reports 38,079 new COVID-19 cases, positivity rate at 1.19 pc

India recorded 38,079 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the daily positivity rate to 1.19 per cent, the Union Health Ministry informed on Saturday. The daily positivity rate has been below 3 per cent for 26 consecutive days. The active cases further declined to 4,24,025, taking the weekly positivity rate to 2.10 […]

Northeast put on high alert over possible outbreak of coronavirus

A coronavirus alert has been issued in two Northeastern states of Manipur and Sikkim. The Manipur health department on Tuesday issued a high alert in the state, over the possible outbreak of coronavirus. The department is taking up preventive measures on a war footing and has set up 5 checkpoints equipped with ‘Thermal detectors’ to […]

Over 55 cases of Japanese Encephalitis detected in Arunachal Pradesh

Over 55 cases of Japanese Encephalitis have been reported positive from across Arunachal Pradesh and around 35 cases of Japanese Encephalitis have been detected in East Siang district. This was stated by Epidemologist Dr. Lobsang Jampa during a state level workshop on Integrated Health information Platform organised by state surveillance unit, national health mission and […]

Arunachal Pradesh: 20 cases of Japanese Encephalitis detected in East Siang

Fifteen more cases of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) have been reported from East Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh. According to Director of Health Services Moromor Lego, the number of persons detected with JE in the East Siang district has gone up to 20. Earlier, 5 cases of the vector borne disease were reported on Monday. As […]

Japanese Encephalitis death toll in Assam climbs to 82

The Japanese Encephalitis death toll in Assam has risen to 82. At a time when Assam on one hand is battling with one of the worst floods that has hit the State over the years, the deadly Japanese Encephalitis disease is also taking a toll on the state. The latest Japanese Encephalitis death has been […]

Seven cases of Japanese Encephalitis detected in Arunachal Pradesh

As many as seven cases of Japanese Encephalitis have been detected in Arunachal Pradesh. The state health department has launched a statewide drive for early detection and cure of Japanese Encephalitis. The step comes in the wake of the rising cases of the mosquito-borne disease in neighbouring Assam. As per official sources, five cases were […]

Assam government steps up preventive measures to tackle Japanese Encephalitis

The Assam government has announced a slew of immediate measures including free ICU care in government hospitals and transportation cost for all those affected by Japanese Encephalitis in the state. The state government is in touch with the Centre and has stepped up its drive against the deadly disease after 49 deaths were reported. Assam Health […]

Meghalaya Health Minister allays fears raised over swine flu outbreak in state

Meghalaya Health Minister, AL Hek on Wednesday allayed fears over the outbreak of swine flu in the state while asserting that the entire state has been put on alert and that the government was not taking any chance. Pointing out that the two individual who were detected of swine flu had come from outside the […]

Junior doctors in Tripura stage sit-in-strike for pay parity

Health services in the Tripura Medical college is likely to be adversely affected following cease work strike by the junior doctors. The doctors in the medical institute have resorted to sit-in-strike alleging differences in payband as compared with the doctors of the Agartala government medical college. As per inputs, doctors of the Agartala government medical […]