Former Mizoram minister PC Zoramsangliana succumbs to COVID-19

Former Mizoram minister and Congress leader PC Zoramsangliana succumbed to COVID-19 infection on Saturday. He was 65. Zoramsangliana passed away at 5:20 pm on Saturday evening. He had tested positive for Coronavirus on April 14 and was undergoing treatment at the Zoram Medical College in Aizawl. He was later moved to the intensive care unit […]

India to import over 10,000 oxygen concentrators as COVID-19 crisis deepens

With India suffering a major crisis of oxygen supply amid the raging COVID-19 pandemic, the central government has decided to import oxygen concentrated from abroad. “An order of ten thousand oxygen concentrators has been placed and oxygen concentrators import will start from next week from United States America (USA),” government sources told ANI. To fulfill […]

Mizoram: Hotels in Aizwal district to be used for quarantine facilities

Mizoram government has decided to use various hotels in Aizawl district for quarantine facilities due to COVID-19 situation in the state. Hotels empanelled by the state government are – Landmark Hotel of Bawngkawn area of the district, followed by Hotel Serow in Chaltlang Lily Veng area, Hotel Orchid in Dawrpui, LBL Lodge in Bungkawn, Hotel […]

US assures help to India in managing COVID-19 second wave

The White House on Friday (local time) assured that the United States would be working closely with Indian officials on identifying ways for Washington to provide assistance as India reports its highest daily COVID-19 cases on Friday. Press Secretary Jen Psaki in response to a question whether the US had plans of sending its stockpile […]

India reports highest single-day spike with over 3,46,786 new COVID-19 cases

India recorded 3,46,786 new COVID-19 cases, the highest single-day spike since the pandemic broke out last year. According to the official data issued by the Union Health Ministry, the country has recorded 2,624 new deaths due to COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. The country’s total infection count has mounted to 1,66,10,481 cases, while 1,89,544 […]

Amid second wave, Mizoram ramps up Covid treatment facilities

Mizoram Health Minister Dr R Lalthangliana on Thursday said the state government is ramping up facilities to deal with the second wave of the pandemic. The health minister on Thursday convened a meeting with officials, churches, doctors and community leaders to review the prevailing coronavirus situation in the state. In the meeting, he told that […]

31 COVID-19 patients flee care centre in Tripura

At least 31 COVID-19 patients, who were being treated in a temporary care centre here, have escaped from the facility, following which the Tripura Police launched a massive search operation, an official said on Thursday. All the coronavirus-positive patients, who fled the COVID care centre at Panchayat Raj Training Institute (PRTI) in Arundhatinagar area on […]

Indian double mutant strain of COVID-19 detected in Assam

Amid an uptick in COVID-19 infections, Assam on Thursday recorded the first instance of the Indian double mutant strain of SARS-Cov-2 in the state. This was informed by State health and finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. The double mutant strain B.1.617 was detected among the samples collected from passengers who landed at the Dibrugarh airport. […]

India’s cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage exceeds 13.23 crores

The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 13.23 crore, as part of the world’s largest vaccination drive, the union health ministry said on Thursday. According to the ministry, 13,23,30,644 vaccine doses have been administered through 19,28,118 sessions, as per the provisional report till 7 am today and over 22 […]