BREAKING | Nationwide lockdown extended till May 3: PM Modi

India will remain under lockdown till May 3, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Tuesday. During his address to the Nation, PM Modi announced that the 21-day lockdown, which was slated to end today, has been extended till May 3. #COVID19 | Lockdown will be extended across India till May 3: PM Narendra Modi. pic.twitter.com/6m1eiz6Jwg […]

Meghalaya reports first COVID-19 case; Bethany Hospital doctor tests positive

One doctor from Bethany Hospital, Shillong has been tested COVID-19 positive on Monday. #BREAKING | Doctor at a Shillong hospital tested positive for #COVID19: Sources. pic.twitter.com/oHe8OzxXKm — Northeast Live (@NELiveTV) April 13, 2020 The District Magistrate Shillong has imposed curfew for 48-hours in Shillong. Agglomeration starting from 6 am of 14th April, 2020 with the […]

COVID-19 positive cases in India crosses 9,000 mark; death toll mounts to 324

COVID-19 positive cases in India continue to surge at a rapid pace with almost 1,000 fresh cases and 51 related deaths being reported in the last 24 hours. With this the total number of positive cases in the country has crossed the 9,000-mark. Meanwhile, the COVID-19 death toll has climbed to 324. On the other […]

COVID-19: Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Meghalaya extends lockdown till April 30

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the nation on Tuesday, lockdown has been extended in three Northeast states of Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Meghalaya. Lockdown in Arunachal Pradesh has been extended for another 16 days. The decision to extend the lockdown in the State was taken by the Arunachal government during a cabinet […]

COVID-19 pandemic: Coronavirus death toll in Britain surpasses 10,000 mark

The total tally of COVID-19 deaths in Britain mounted to 10,600 this weekend, health officials said. The death toll from the virus in English hospitals rose by 657 to 9,594, the Department of Health and Social Care said on Easter Sunday, according to The New York Times. Citing local media reports, British Finance Minister Rishi […]

Assam reports fresh COVID-19 case from Dhubri, tally at 30

Assam recorded a fresh COVID-19 positive case on Monday, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases in the state to 30. The latest case has been reported from the Dhubri district. Addressing a press meet in Guwahati, state health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the fresh positive cases was confirmed at the Barpeta Medical College […]

Nagaland records first COVID-19 case; person from Dimapur tests positive at GMCH

Nagaland on Monday recorded its first COVID-19 case after a man from Dimapur, who was referred to Gauhati Medical College Hospital (GMCH) from a private hospital tested positive. State Health and family Welfare Secretary Kezonyu Yhomih informed Northeast Live that he is in touch with the superintendent of GMCH and has learnt that the condition […]

PM Modi to address nation at 10 AM tomorrow

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation at 10 AM on April 14, the last day of the ongoing nationwide COVID-19 lockdown. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation at 10 AM on 14th April 2020,” PMO India tweeted. In his last address to the nation on March 24, the Prime Minister had […]

India’s count of COVID-19 cases continues to surge, PM shifts his motto to ‘Jaan bhi, jahan bhi’

As total coronavirus cases in India on Saturday crossed 7,500, Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked a shift in tackling the pandemic from his earlier motto of ‘Jaan hai toh jahaan hai’ to ‘Jaan bhi, jahan bhi’ or from “the world exists if life exists” to “life as well as the world.” The Prime Minister’s thrust […]