Meghalaya reopens educational institutions, tourism with strict preventive measures

Schools and colleges reopened in Meghalaya on Wednesday under strict COVID-19 protocols. This is for the first time in almost 5 months that educational institutes have opened in the state. The State govt recently decided to allow the schools to partially reopen issuing certain protocols for schools to follow, after which institutions reopened for students. […]

Assam govt announces night curfew in all districts from 9 pm to 5 am

The Assam government on Wednesday released a new set of COVID-19 standard operating procedures (SoPs) with fresh relaxations effective from today. As per the new guidelines, night curfew hours has been further relaxed by an hour, with the new curfew timing starting from 9 pm to 5 am. Shops and other commercial establishments will remain […]

India reports 41,965 new COVID-19 cases, 460 deaths

India reported 41,965 new COVID-19 cases and 460 deaths in the last 24 hours, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Wednesday. With the addition of new cases, the active caseload of India reached 3,78,181, which is 1.15 per cent of the total cases. Currently, the daily positivity rate is at 2.61 per […]

COVID-19: Mizoram reports highest single-day spike; 45 per 1,000 people infected in state

Mizoram on Tuesday reported its highest single-day spike of 1,157 new COVID-19 cases, taking the overall tally in the state to 59,119. At least 45 persons per 1,000 population have been infected by coronavirus in the state, taking into account the 2011 census of Mizoram, which stood at 10.97 lakh. Among the fresh cases include 219 […]

Over 64.05 cr COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in India so far

India has administered over 64.05 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses so far, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday. As many as 59,62,286 COVID vaccine doses have been administered in the last 24 hours. With this, the country’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage reached 64,05,28,644, as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This […]

88 children positive for COVID-19 in Mizoram

Mizoram’s COVID-19 tally soared to 57,962 on Monday as 440 more people, including 88 children, tested positive for the infection, a health official said. The northeastern state’s coronavirus death toll rose to 213 as a 68-year-old woman from Aizawl succumbed to the infection. Aizawl reported the highest number of new cases at 310, followed by […]

WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan lauds India for achieving 1 crore jabs

As India administered over 1 crore vaccine doses against COVID-19 on Friday until 10 pm, which is the highest vaccination that happened in a single day, Dr Soumya Swaminathan, chief scientist, World Health Organization (WHO), congratulated the country for vaccinating 50 per cent of the adult population with the first dose. Dr Soumya Swaminathan tweeted, […]

COVID-19: India vaccinates record 1 crore-plus people in a day

India on Friday administered a record one crore vaccine doses, the highest single day tally achieved since the rollout of the COVID-19 immunisation drive on January 16. As per the provisional data, the country reported 1,00,64,032 vaccinations on Friday and crossed 62 crore cumulative vaccinations. On Friday, Uttar Pradesh reported the maximum vaccinations in the […]

Meghalaya to reopen tourism, education institutes from Sept 1

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Thursday announced reopening of the state’s tourism sector from September 1 with relaxations of COVID protocols for travellers. Tourists, who have been fully inoculated, will be allowed to visit Meghalaya, while negative COVID test reports, conducted 72 hours before arrival in the state, will be mandatory for those who […]