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 […]

Indian workers working on trilateral highway stuck in Myanmar, seek help

Reports have come in that some Indian workers are stuck in Myanmar unable to return to the country. The workers had crossed over for construction of 69 bridges for the trilateral highway in Myanmar. While the India-Myanmar border was sealed on March 9th in the wake of the Coronavirus threat, Myanmarese residents who were in […]

Fourth coronavirus death reported in India; bans int’l flights from March 22

As India continues to step up measures against the novel Coronavirus, the country reported its 4th death due to COVID-19 after a 70-year-old man in Punjab succumbed to the virus. The man had travel history to Germany and Italy. In the meantime, the total number of confirmed cases has crossed 180 on a day India […]