Covid booster drive rolled out in the Northeast

The special drive is being carried out by the government all over the country for a period of 75 days.

Manipur COVID scare: 70 fresh cases detected in 24 hours

All adults will be able to get free booster doses of the Coronavirus vaccine at government centers under a special drive over the next 75 days from Friday.

Covid vaccination for ages between 12-14 years from tomorrow

The Union Government after due deliberations with scientific bodies has decided to start Covid-19 vaccination for children aged between 12-14 from March 16, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced on Monday. The Covid-19 Vaccine to be administered will be the Corbevax manufactured by Biological Evans, Hyderabad. The Health Minister took to social media platform Koo […]

Assam no longer under Covid threat: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

For the first time in two years, no Covid-19 cases were reported from Assam on Thursday and Friday. A total of 1,458 tests were conducted in the state on Friday out of which no positive case of the infection was reported. The state’s latest recovery rate is 98.89 per cent. State Health Department officials have […]

Hong Kong facing hospital crisis amid worst Covid outbreak

Hong Kong is experiencing its worst Covid-19 outbreak in history, leaving residents with an overburdened healthcare system and increasing restrictions while the rest of the world opens up. Although the city’s “zero-Covid” policy is strict it helped keep the virus at bay for months. When the highly transmissible Omicron form broke through Hong Kong’s defences, […]

No covid curbs in Assam from today

The Assam Government is all set to lift all COVID-19 restrictions in the state from today. Night curfews, restrictions on social and religious gatherings, mandatory testing at airports, railway stations will all be withdrawn from today. However, wearing of face masks and the use of sanitisers will still be mandatory for all. Not wearing of […]

Assam: Night curfew & other Covid restrictions to be lifted from Feb 15

With the significant dip in Covid-19 cases in Assam, the state government has decided to lift the night curfew and all the Covid-induced restrictions from February 15 onwards.  The announcements were made by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma at a press conference held at Janata Bhawan, Dispur this afternoon. Although the government decided to lift […]

Mizoram shuts down places of worship to check Covid spread

In the wake of the steep surge in Covid -19 cases, the Mizoram government on Saturday issued new guidelines, which will be in force until further order. According to the new guidelines, places of worship or religious places will remain closed. Besides, no religious gathering will be allowed in areas declared as the red zone. […]

Veteran singer Lata Mangeshkar on ventilator as her health deteriorates again

Veteran singer Lata Mangeshkar has been put back on ventilator support and is still in critical condition, doctors treating her at Mumbai’s Breach Candy hospital said on Saturday. The 92-year-old singer tested positive for Covid-19 on January 11. She had developed Covid pneumonia. She was put on ventilator support a few weeks later, but her […]