As confirmed COVID-19 cases in India near 300 mark, ICMR ropes in private labs for testing

As India prepares for a nation-wide ‘janata curfew’ on March 22nd, 98 new cases of coronavirus have been reported in India in the last 24 hours taking the total number of cases nears the 300-mark. The ministry of health has announced that as many as 111 new labs will start functioning from today in the […]

Global coronavirus cases exceed 280,000; death toll surges past 11,500

The global confirmed cases of coronavirus has surpassed 280,000 with over 11,500 deaths registered so far. The novel coronavirus has infected 166 countries with Europe being the epicentre of the pandemic. Europe has reported over 5,000 deaths with Italy reporting 627 deaths in the last 24 hours. This is the biggest day-to-day increase in the […]

Coronavirus: All commercial establishments in Assam to remain closed on March 23

The Assam Chamber of Commerce (ACC) has asked commercial establishments to remain closed on Monday, the March 23rd in the wake of the Coronavirus threat. In view of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for ‘janta curfew’ on Sunday, the Assam Chamber of Commerce has decided to observe ‘vyapar bandh’ on Monday. Besides commercial establishments, the […]

PM Modi shares awareness video on battling COVID-19

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday took to Twitter to share an awareness video on how easily coronavirus can be transmitted. He also urged people to share more awareness videos to educate people about the novel virus. The Prime Minister wrote, “Minute precautions can make monumental impacts and save many lives. Saw this interesting video […]

Majuli isolates itself amid coronavirus threat, bans all water transport

Majuli, the first and only island district of the country has isolated itself in the wake of Coronavirus outbreak. The district administration of the river island has banned plying of all the ferries, country boats or any other means of water transport (except emergency services) connecting Majuli with effect from Saturday until further order. However, […]

COVID-19 can remain infectious for days on surfaces, reveals study

As people are taking precautionary measures to combat the spread of the deadly coronavirus, a new scientific study has found that the virus that causes COVID-19 remains for several hours to days on surfaces and in aerosols. The study published in the New England Journal of Medicine said that people may acquire the novel coronavirus […]

Coronavirus cases rise to 223 in India, 4 dead

The number of confirmed Coronavirus cases has risen to 223 in India even as the Centre continues to step up measures to contain outbreak of the deadly virus. As many as four Coronavirus related deaths have been reported in the country so far. After addressing the nation yesterday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting […]

Assam: Tezpur, Gauhati University classes go online amid coronavirus pandemic

After the closure of all the educational institutes of Assam because of Coronavirus concerns, Tezpur University and Gauhati University have been conducting online classes for their students. The faculty members of the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism of Tezpur University have been creating video lectures for the students of the department as the physical […]

Mizoram rolls out regulation to tackle coronavirus, govt can use force to quarantine people

As part of preventive measures against spread of coronavirus, the Mizoram government has invoked the Epidemic Diseases Act 1897 rolling out regulations that allow forced quarantine of people if the need for the same arises. In this regard, the state government has issued a 10-point regulation called the Mizoram Epidemic (COVID-19) Regulations, 2020 which is applicable to […]