Assam: Festivals cancelled due to Covid surge

Assam continues to witness a rising trend in terms of Covid-19 cases that has led to the cancellation of some popular festivals in the state. The occasion of Magh Bihu sees several local traditional festivals in different parts of the state. However, this year due to the prevailing Covid scenario, many of these festivals have […]

Covid-19: Assam ramps up restrictions for unvaccinated

Assam has clamped down restrictions on people who are yet to take both doses of the Covid-19 vaccine. From today onwards, movement of people who are yet to take both doses would be restricted. Such people would not be allowed to enter offices or restaurants and shopping malls. Any commercial establishment that fails to abide […]

‘Deltacron’ a new variant of Covid emerges in Cyprus

‘Deltacron’ a news strain of the COVID-19 that combines at least 10 mutations of the Delta and Omicron variants has been identified in Cyprus on Saturday. The ‘Deltacron’ has Omicron-like genetic signatures within the delta genomes, according to a team of biological sciences experts at the University of Cyprus. Professor Leondios Kostrikis, head of the […]

Assam’s Covid cases on rise, 591 new infections in 24 hours 

Assam’s Covid-19 case tally is steadily rising with a total of 591 fresh cases detected in the last 24 hours. With this, the State currently has 1,979 active Covid-19 cases. The Covid caseload of the state currently stands at 6,22,488. Out of the fresh cases, a total of 279 cases have been detected in Kamrup […]

India’s Omicron tally approaching 2000 mark

A total of 1,892 cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 have been reported from across 23 states and union territories so far. 766 of the total cases of Omicron have recovered or migrated. Maharashtra has topped the list with 568 cases, followed by Delhi (382), Kerala (185), Rajasthan (174), Gujarat (152), and Tamil Nadu […]

Sikkim: CM Golay extends New Years’ wishes, says will focus on new avenues for youth

Sikkim Chief Minister P.S. Golay has hoped that 2022 will be the year of health and happiness even as the threat of the Coronavirus still looms. CM Golay, extending his New Year greetings to the people of Sikkim, said “As we bid farewell to 2021, a year filled with challenges emerging from the pandemic, I […]

Omicron Alarm goes off as tally breaches 400 in India

A total of 415 cases of Omicron variant of coronavirus have been detected in India so far. According to the Union Health Ministry‘s data, out of the 415 cases, 115 have recovered or migrated. Worth mentioning here, Maharashtra has recorded a maximum of 108 Omicron cases, followed by Delhi at 79, Gujarat 43, Telangana 38, […]

COVID-19: India reports 44,230 new infections, 555 deaths in last 24 hours

India reported 44,230 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the daily positivity rate at 2.44 per cent, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday. With these new cases, the active tally has climbed to 4,05,155 and constitutes 1.28 per cent of total cases. The country’s cumulative COVID-19 tally has […]

Manipur: First genome sequencing laboratory now functional in Imphal

Manipur on Wednesday got its first genome sequencing laboratory, which is the first in the region. The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) Sequencing Facility began operations today following a function held at the Institute of Bio-resources and Sustainable Development at Takyelpat in Imphal West district. INSACOG aims to focus on genome sequencing of clinical samples […]