Mizoram has second-highest COVID-19 infection rate in NE after Assam, says Health Minister

Mizoram Health minister Dr R Lalthangliana on Tuesday said the state has registered the second-highest COVID-19 infection rate in the Northeast after Assam. In a statement, the minister said the state now is in “critical” condition due to the spurt in COVID-19 cases coupled with facility crunch. “Mizoram now stands second in term of COVID-19 […]

COVID-19: Himanta Biswa Sarma launches vaccination drive for 18-44 age group in Guwahati

Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma launched the COVID-19 vaccination drive for those within the age group of 18 to 44 years at the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) on Wednesday. In the launch today, Covaxin doses were administered to youth with special needs. The drive will be conducted in full swing from May […]

India registers over 3.82 lakh new COVID-19 cases, 3,780 fatalities

India registered 3,82,315 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, said the union health ministry on Wednesday morning. With this, the cumulative count of the cases has gone up to 2,06,65,148. The daily spike had reached its peak of over four lakh cases on May 1 but came down to 3,57,229 cases yesterday. As […]

COVID-19: Facebook launches in-app vaccine finder tool in India

American technology conglomerate Facebook has partnered with the Indian government to roll out a vaccine finder tool on its mobile app in India, which will help people identify places nearby to get vaccinated. According to Mashable, earlier this week, Facebook announced a USD 10 million grant for emergency response efforts for the COVID-19 situation in […]

Meghalaya to vaccinate its citizens in 18-44 age group free of cost

The Meghalaya Government has decided to vaccinate its citizens falling between the age group of 18 to 44 years, free of cost. The decision comes at a time when the State is seeing a huge spike in the number of COVID-19 cases in the past few days. Following a review meeting held at Shillong today, […]

ITC to set up oxygen generating plant in Assam

Multinational conglomerate company ITC has come forward to set up an oxygen generating plant in Assam amid the deadly second wave of COVID-19. This was informed by Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma via his Twitter account on Tuesday. To help mitigate the current crisis arising out of the pandemic situation, the company under its Corporate […]

Meghalaya: 1,049 CRPF troopers administered COVID-19 vaccine

In the wake of rising COVID-19 cases in Meghalaya, a massive vaccination drive has been carried out for the CRPF troopers in the state. A total of 1,049 CRPF personnel have been administered the vaccine on Tuesday. Commandant of 67 BN CRPF, Alok Bhattacharya informed that they have been ensuring that the vaccination process is […]

COVID-19: Amid shortage, Assam sends 3 MT oxygen to Manipur

As the country battles a devastating second wave of coronavirus, Assam has extended its support to Manipur amid shortage of medical oxygen in the neighboring state. Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday informed that the state provided 3 metric tonnes of oxygen to Manipur. He also said that the state has surplus resources and is […]

Assam govt issues revised guidelines on Covid containment

Amid surge in COVID-19 cases, the Assam government on Tuesday imposed new restrictions and increased the night curfew hours. According to an order issued by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), all shops and commercial establishments will have to shut down by 2 pm on all days. And instead of 8 pm, now night […]