India logs 48,786 new COVID-19 cases, daily positivity rate at 2.54 pc

As many 48,786 new COVID-19 cases were reported in India in the last 24 hours, informed the Union Health Ministry on Thursday. Less than 50,000 daily new cases have been reported since four consecutive days, said the ministry, adding that this is a result of sustained and collaborative efforts by the Centre and the States […]

Tripura CM Biplab Deb says 73 village panchayats fully vaccinated against Covid

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb has said that 73 gram panchayats in the North Eastern border state have achieved 100 percent vaccination. Deb shared the update on Monday in a post in his official Koo handle, now increasingly being preferred by BJP politicians, ever since a row of sorts erupted between Twitter and the […]

Cipla gets nod to import Moderna vaccine in India

Mumbai-based pharmaceutical multinational Cipla on Tuesday received approval from the country’s drugs regulator to import the COVID-19 vaccine developed by US pharma major Moderna Inc. for restricted emergency use. This will be the fourth vaccine for India. Niti Aayog member (Health) VK Paul said new drug permission for restricted use has been granted for Moderna’s […]

Sikkim’s COVID-19 tally crosses 20,000-mark as 142 more test positive

Sikkim on Tuesday reported 142 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, pushing the overall tally in the state to 20,324. The Himalayan state reported the death of one more person due to the viral infection taking the toll to 305. Of the fresh cases, East Sikkim registered 85 new cases followed by […]

Assam: Health Minister makes surprise visit to GMCH, inspects functioning of hospital

Assam Health Minister Keshav Mahanta paid a surprise visit to the Gauhati Medical College Hospital (GMCH) late on Monday night. The state health minister visited the GMCH premise at around 1 am and inspected the functioning of the hospital. The visit came in the wake of the rise in the Covid related deaths in the […]

India reports less than 40,000 daily new COVID-19 cases after 102 days

India on Tuesday reported 37,566 fresh COVID-19 cases, the first time in 102 days that daily cases dropped below the 40,000 mark, the Union Health Ministry informed. With this, the country’s total COVID-19 tally stands at 3,03,16,897, including 2,93,66,601 recoveries and 5,52,659 active cases. The COVID-19 death toll has mounted to 3,97,637 with 907 fatalities […]

Nagaland: 10-day unlock to begin from July 1

After almost two months, the Nagaland government on Monday decided to begin a 10-day unlock period in the state from July 1, senior minister Neiba Kronu said. Addressing a press conference at the State Civil Secretariat here, government spokesperson for COVID-19 and Minister for Planning & Coordination, Land Revenue and Parliamentary Affairs, Kronu said, “As the […]

Centre announces Rs 1.1 lakh crore loan guarantee scheme for Covid-hit sectors

With a focus on health and medical infrastructure, the Finance Ministry on Monday announced a Rs 1.1 lakh crore loan guarantee scheme for COVID-19-hit sectors. Out of the Rs 1.1 lakh crore, the health care sector will get Rs 50,000 crore, while the others will get Rs 60,000 crore. “Total of Rs 1.1 lakh crore […]

With over 32.36 crore doses, India overtakes US in total number of vaccines administered

In another significant COVID-19 vaccination milestone, India has overtaken the United States of America in the total number of vaccine doses administered so far, the union health ministry informed on Monday. As many as 32,36,63,297 doses have been administered in India since the vaccination drive started on January 16. The United States, meanwhile, has administered […]