Meghalaya reports 872 new COVID-19 cases, 24 more deaths

Meghalaya recorded 872 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, pushing the tally to 25,744, a senior official said. Twenty-four more fatalities raised the death toll to 379, Health Services director Aman War said. As many as 411 persons have recuperated from the infection since Tuesday, increasing the total number of recoveries to 19,596, the senior official […]

Health experts warn India’s COVID-19 death toll may continue to rise for another week

India on Wednesday reported the highest number of Covid-19 deaths, with the official figure spiking to 4,529, although the number of fresh positive cases has dropped in the last few days. Health experts that ANI spoke with stated that the trend may continue to rise for another week at least before the numbers start settling […]

Assam: ULFA (I) leader, 51 inmates test positive for COVID-19 in Dibrugarh jail

Amid the rapid surge in COVID-19 cases in several districts in Assam, 52 inmates of the Dibrugarh Central Jail tested positive for Coronavirus. Among the fresh cases, recently arrested ULFA-I leader Jibon Moran who is in judicial custody at the Dibrugarh prison also tested positive for the virus. The senior ULFA-I leader, who managed the banned […]

Assam govt announces free power for all new oxygen plants

The Assam government on Wednesday took a slew of key decisions during a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in Dispur. To ensure sufficient oxygen  supply in the state, the state government has announced 100 percent free power supply to new oxygen plants and for reviving closed plants. In case of expansion of […]

Agartala Municipal Corporation uses graffiti to spread COVID-19 awareness

In wake of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) came up with a unique initiative to convey the awareness about the spread of the viral infection using graffiti in public places. As per Siddharth Shiv Jaiswal, Agartala Municipal Commissioner. the initiative was taken as part of the city beautification […]

With 4,529 fatalities, India records highest single-day COVID-19 deaths

India recorded the highest single-day COVID-19 fatalities with 4,529 new deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry’s data on Wednesday. Meanwhile, India’s daily spike of coronavirus cases remained below the 3 lakh mark for the third consecutive day as only 2,67,334 fresh infections were recorded during a 24-hour period. At […]

Vaccination for India’s large population can’t be completed within 2-3 months: Adar Poonawalla

The Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla on Tuesday said his firm has “never exported vaccines at the cost of the people of India.” Referring to India’s vaccination drive, Poonawalla, in a media statement issued today said being the second most populous country in the world and the vaccination drive for such […]

COVID-19: Meghalaya CM thanks Assam CM for aid in oxygen supply

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Tuesday held consultations via video conference with his Assam counterpart Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and discussed collective efforts and cooperation between both states to contain the spread of Coronavirus. “Conrad Sangma thanked Himanta Biswa Sarma for the support being extended by the Assam government to provide oxygen to […]

PM Modi holds meeting with field officials from states, districts on COVID-19 management

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday held a meeting with field officials from states and districts about their experience in handling the COVID-19 pandemic. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa also attended the virtual meeting where Union Home Minister Amit Shah was present. Office of Madhya Pradesh Chief […]