Covid positive Mizoram minister mops hospital floor, photo goes viral

Leading by example, Mizoram’s power and electricity department minister R Lalzirliana was on Friday seen mopping the floors of a hospital, where he is undergoing treatment for COVID-19 along with his wife and son. The minister’s action was not to embarrass medical staff or authorities but to set an example for others. For a state […]

PM chairs meeting over COVID-19, emphasises on localised containment strategies, increased testing

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday chaired a high-level meeting over COVID-19 and vaccination relation situation and said that localised containment strategies are the need of the hour especially for states where test positivity rates (TPR) in districts are high. The Prime Minister instructed that testing needs to be scaled up further with use of […]

India records over 3.26 lakh new COVID-19 cases, 3,890 deaths in last 24 hrs

With 3,26,098 new COVID-19 cases and 3,53,299 recoveries, India recorded more recoveries than the fresh infections in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry’s data on Saturday. The cumulative caseload touched 2,43,72,907 including 36,73,802 active cases and 2,04,32,898 total recoveries. After 3,890 deaths in the last 24 hours, the toll due to […]

India’s COVID-19 recovery rate at 83.50 per cent

India’s cumulative recoveries crossed the 2-crore mark over the last 24 hours, taking the national recovery rate to 83.50 per cent, the Union Health Ministry reported on Friday. As many as 2,00,79,599 recoveries have been reported so far, including 3,44,776 in the last 24 hours. 3,43,144 fresh cases were also reported during the same time […]

India reports 3,43,144 new COVID-19 cases, 4,000 deaths in past 24 hours

As many as 3,43,144 new COVID-19 cases and 3,44,776 recoveries were reported in India in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry reported on Friday, taking the total cases in the country to 2,40,46,809. With 4,000 deaths in the last 24 hours, COVID-related fatalities continue to hover around the 4,000-mark. Highest-ever single-day deaths were […]

Assam sees dip in COVID-19 infections, positivity rate at 8.85 percent

Assam recorded a dip in new COVID-19 cases, as 5,657 people tested positive for Coronavirus on Wednesday. The fresh cases have been detected out of 63,956 tests conducted in the last 24 hours. Out of the figures, a total of 1,456 cases have been registered in Kamrup Metro alone. With the latest tally, the positivity […]

Centre to augment manufacturing capacity of COVAXIN under Mission Covid Suraksha

Amid the reports of shortage of Bharat Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccine, the Centre on Wednesday said it will double the current production capacity of COVAXIN by May-June and then increase it to nearly six to seven folds by July-August. The government of India said the COVAXIN production is expected to reach nearly 10 crore doses per […]

India’s active caseload continues to decline for second consecutive day, says Health Ministry

India’s total active caseload of COVID-19 dipped to 37,04,099 on Wednesday and now comprises 15.87 per cent of the country’s total positive cases, said the Union Health Ministry on Wednesday. According to the ministry, a net decline of 11,122 cases is recorded in the active caseload in the last 24 hours. This is the second […]

Olympic-bound boxers Mary Kom, Lovlina Borgohain get first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

India’s Olympic-bound boxers Mary Kom and Lovlina Borgohain on Wednesday received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at Command Hospital in Pune on Wednesday. The ongoing elite women national camp at the Army Sports Institute in Pune, is scheduled to go on till July 31 and is being conducted for the Olympic qualified pugilists. Six-time […]