Assam: Bongaigaon on alert after vegetable vendor test COVID-19 positive

Among the four patients tested COVID-19 positive in Assam’s Bongaigaon district on Thursday, one individual is a vegetable vendor. The vegetable vendor was doing business till Wednesday before he tested positive, which have raised serious concerns. Meanwhile, the health department is working relentlessly to ascertain the source from where the 4 persons who tested positive […]

Meghalaya: 2 more COVID-19 patient test negative in Shillong

Two more COVID-19 positive cases have tested negative in Shilong on Thursday, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said. The patients were being treated at the Civil hospital in the city and in the process of recovery. Sangma said that they will be tested again after 24 hours before declaring them as recovered. “Two more positive […]

Assam: Golaghat, Nalbari move out of Red Zone, go Green

People of Nalbari and Golaghat districts will have a big sigh of relief after Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today announced that the two districts will no longer remain Red zone districts and will be become Green. Sarma, who visited Nalbari to take stock of the situation arising out of the spread of the […]

Russia coronavirus cases top 100,000, toll at 1,073

Russia on Thursday registered 7,099 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours taking the country’s tally to 106,498. The country’s death toll stands at 1,073, Sputnik reported “Russia’s cumulative total of coronavirus infection cases has reached 106,498 (+7.1 percent) in 85 regions,” Russia’s coronavirus response center said in a statement. As many as […]

No contact history of Bongaigaon’s four COVID-19 patients: Himanta Biswa Sarma

All the four COVID-19 patients from Bongaigaon district detected on Thursday are without any contact history, informed Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Addressing media persons in Bongaigaon, Sarma said, “All the four patients are without any contact history. Bongaigaon people should be careful. Because this is the first time in Assam.” “This is not […]

Four more positive COVID-19 cases reported from Assam’s Bongaigaon; state tally at 41

Four more positive cases of COVID-19 have been reported from Bongaingaon district in Assam. This was announced by Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on his official twitter handle. “Alert ~ Four more #COVID positive cases are reported from Bongaingaon district. The number of #COVID19 patients in Assam now stands at 41. ( 29 are […]

Legendary Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor passes away at 67 in Mumbai

Bollywood legend Rishi Kapoor is no more! The veteran actor passed away in Mumbai on Thursday morning at the age of 67, just a day after versatile actor Irrfan Khan passed away. Kapoor died from complications with cancer in H.N. Reliance Foundation Hospital after battling with the disease for more than 2 years. The veteran […]

With 1,813 new cases, India’s COVID-19 tally reaches 31,787

The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Wednesday said that coronavirus cases surged to 31,787 in the country with 1,813 new cases reported in the last 24 hours. “With 1,813 new cases of COVID-19 reported in the last 24 hours and 71 deaths, India’s total count of coronavirus cases surged to 31,787,” the […]

MHA allows movement of stranded people, asks states to make arrangements

Giving a huge relief to people stuck in various states, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday allowed movement of such people – including migrant labours, workers, students, tourists and others – and also provided the procedure for the same. MHA has included a sub-clause regarding the movement of people who are stranded due […]