Centre releases first installment of Rs 25 crore to Sikkim to fight coronavirus pandemic

As part of the State Disaster Response Mitigation Fund, the Centre has released a sum of Rs 25 crore as first installment to the government of Sikkim to combat the Coronavirus crisis. This was confirmed in a release issued by the Finance Commission Division, Government of India earlier today. It may be mentioned here that […]

COVID-19 cases surge to 3,072 in India; death toll rises to 75

The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the country has surged to 3,072, according to the Ministry of Health and family Welfare. In the biggest ever single-day spike in India, as many as 525 new COVID-19 positive cases has been reported in the country in the last 24 hours. As many as 13 new […]

30 pc of total COVID-19 cases in country linked to Tablighi Jamaat event: Health Ministry

Out of the total cases of COVID-19 in the country, around 30 per cent are epidemiologically linked to Tablighi Jamaat cluster at Nizamuddin, the Centre said on Saturday. Total positive cases of COVID-19 in India stands at 2,902 which includes 601 fresh patients. “Till now we have found cases related to Tablighi Jamaat from 17 […]

Assam Govt employees and pensioners to get full salary by April 9

The Assam Government employees and pensioners will get their full amount of salary and there will be no deduction from their salary in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. Addressing a press meet in Guwahati, Assam health and finance minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma said, “There will be no deduction from the salary of state […]

COVID-19: Spanish Garden in Guwahati turned into containment zone for 14 days

The Assam government has turned the Spanish Garden apartment in Guwahati into a containment zone for the next 14 days with immediate effect after a resident of the apartment tested positive for COVID-19. Addressing a press meet in Guwahati, Assam health and finance minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma said, “Spanish Garden has become a containment […]

COVID-19 cases soar to 25 in Assam as one more test positive

The total number of COVID-19 positive cases in Assam has gone up to 25 with the emergence of a fresh case from North Lakhimpur district. State health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma shared the information on his Twitter account. Sarma also mentioned that the person had been attendee at the Tablighi Jamaat event in Delhi. Taking […]

Mizoram gets its first COVID-19 testing lab

The first COVID-19 testing lab in Mizoram has been set up at the Zoram Medical College in Aizawl and is operational from today onwards. The testing lab was inaugurated by State Health Minister Dr R Lalthangliana. Earlier, the samples from the State were tested at the COVID-19 testing lab at the Silchar Medical College Hospital […]

4 new COVID-19 positive cases in Assam; Northeast tally rises to 24

As many as 4 new positive cases of COVID-19 has been reported in Assam. Three cases has been reported from Nalbari and one case from South Salmara. All the 4 new COVID-19 cases had attended the Markaz event at Nizamuddin in Delhi. With this the total number of COVID-19 positive cases in Assam has spiked to […]

Manipur: COVID-19 suspect put in isolation at Churachandpur District Hospital

Another person suspected to have been infected by the novel Coronavirus has been put under isolation at the Churachandpur District Hospital in Manipur. This was confirmed by the Churachandpur district health officials. According to reports, the individual was a co-passenger of the second individual from the state who tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday. Reportedly, the […]