Assam announces Rs 3,500 per month, laptops for children orphaned by COVID-19

In a bid to provide relief to the children who lost their parents to COVID-19, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday announced the Mukhyamantri Sishu Sewa Achoni scheme to take care of the Covid orphaned children. Addressing a press meet at the Assam Administrative Staff College in Guwahati on Saturday, Chief Minister Himanta […]

Tripura reports 783 new COVID-19 cases, 13 more deaths

Tripura registered 13 more deaths due to COVID-19, the highest so far in a single day, pushing the toll to 495, a health department bulletin said on Saturday. The COVID-19 caseload in the northeastern state rose to 49,290 as 783 more people tested positive for the coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours, it said. […]

Daily COVID-19 count in India lowest in 45 days

The single-day rise in coronavirus cases was recorded at 1,73,790, the lowest in last 45 days, taking India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases to 2,77,29,247, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Saturday. The daily positivity further declined to 8.36 per cent, remaining below 10 per cent for five consecutive days, while the […]

Assam’s positivity rate drops to 4.42%; over 5 lakh vaccinated in Guwahati

Assam on Friday reported 80 more COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours, pushing the death toll to 2,819. The State registered 5,436 new cases on Friday. The positivity rate has further dropped to 4.42 percent. On the other hand, the recovery rate currently stands at 85.47 percent. Among the fresh cases, 595 cases have […]

Meghalaya: East Khasi Hills lockdown extended till June 7

As the state witnesses a steady rise in COVID-19 cases, the Meghalaya government on Friday decided to extend the ongoing total lockdown in East Khasi Hills till 5 am of June 7. However, few relaxations have been allowed, announced deputy CM Prestone Tynsong at a review meeting on Friday. Earlier, the total lockdown in East Khasi Hills […]

Manipur CM N Biren Singh inaugurates oxygen plant at JNIMS

Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh on Friday inaugurated a 10 KL liquid medical oxygen cryogenic tank at Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS) in Imphal. “It gives me immense pleasure to inaugurate the 10KL LMO Cryogenic Tank at JNIMS today. This plant will play a key role in meeting our oxygen demand at […]

DRDO’s anti-COVID drug priced at Rs 990 per sachet; Centre, states to get discounts

Defence Research and Development Organisation’s (DRDO) anti-Covid-19 drug will be sold at Rs 990 per sachet by Dr Reddy’s Laboratories (DRL), officials said on Friday. The Hyderabad-based pharma company, however, will provide the medicine to Centre and state government at a discounted price. The first batch of DRDO’s anti-Covid-19 drug was released on May 17 […]

Arunachal Pradesh extends lockdown in Itanagar Capital Region

Amid surge in COVID-19 cases, the Arunachal Pradesh government on Friday decided to extend the on-going lockdown in the Itanagar Capital Region (ICR) for 7 more days. The lockdown is also likely to extend in Tawang, Lower Subansiri, Namsai, Upper Subansiri, Lohit and Anjaw districts. The lockdown which was supposed to end on May 31, […]

COVID-19: Arunachal Pradesh receives 160 oxygen cylinders from Centre

Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Arunachal Pradesh received 160 cylinders of medical oxygen, cumulatively weighing about 40 litres, Chief Minister Pema Khandu informed on Friday. In a tweet, Khandu thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Health Minister Harsha Vardhan for the same and said support from the Centre motivates them to do their best […]