Nagaland registers one more COVID-19 positive case

Another person, who returned from Chennai recently has tested positive for COVID-19 in Nagaland, taking the number of active cases in the state to 4. Contact tracing efforts have been initiated and primary contacts have been identified. “Another returnee from Chennai has been tested COVID-19 positive at Kohima. With this, we have 4 active cases. […]

Nagaland reports first COVID-19 cases; 3 Chennai returnees test +ve

Nagaland on Monday reported its first cases of COVID-19 as three persons tested positive for the deadly virus. One from Kohima and 2 others from Dimapur have tested positive. It may be mentioned, all 3 individuals had returned from Chennai after being stranded for months. Among the fresh cases, 2 are symptomatic while one is […]

All Chennai returnees who travelled with lone +ve patient tested negative: Conrad Sangma

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Wednesday informed that all those who had returned along with the lone positive case in the State from Chennai has tested negative and are  kept under institutional quarantine. One person from Garo Hills had tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday. Giving out details of the patient, CM Conrad Sangma […]

Buses carrying students, patients from Delhi and Chennai reach Guwahati

Amid COVID-19 pandemic, 6 buses carrying 163 Assam students from Delhi and another bus from Chennai with 24 cancer patients and their attendants reached Guwahati on Wednesday. Assam health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma along with his deputy Pijush Hazarika received them at Sarusajai and discussed 14-day mandatory quarantine process and other precautions. Talking to media […]

14-member rescue team from Chennai, Hyderabad to reach Meghalaya mine disaster site

A 14-member rescue team from Chennai and Hyderabad have reached Guwahati and are headed to the disaster site where 15 miners are trapped inside a flooded coal mine in East Jaintia Hills. The teams from Planys Technology, Chennai and National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad can play a crucial role in the rescue operations. The team […]