Covid SOP: Virtual Curfew for non-vaccinated in Assam

Change in night curfew timings, ramping up testing, suspending junior classes, and above all taking a decisive move to ensure the entire populace gets vaccinated. The Assam Government today made some key announcements to tackle the third wave which is likely to hit the state as early as the 20th of January. Highly concerned over […]

Mizoram issues new SOP for entry points amid covid surge

In the backdrop of the rising Covid-19 cases, the Mizoram government on Thursday announced new Standard Operating Procedures for the entry points into the state. The state government has come up with the revised Covid-19 SOPs after receiving concerning recommendations from the State Level Expert Team on Covid-19 Management. Also Read: Arunachal Pradesh: Active NSCN […]

Assam Chief Minister to chair key Covid meet today, new SOP on the cards

A special meeting to review the covid scenario of Assam will be held in Dispur today under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. The meeting will take stock of the current status of Covid-19 in the state and hold talks on the release of a new SOP in the state in view of […]

Assam’s Covid cases on rise, 591 new infections in 24 hours 

Assam’s Covid-19 case tally is steadily rising with a total of 591 fresh cases detected in the last 24 hours. With this, the State currently has 1,979 active Covid-19 cases. The Covid caseload of the state currently stands at 6,22,488. Out of the fresh cases, a total of 279 cases have been detected in Kamrup […]

Meghalaya to reconsider home delivery of alcohol amid Covid curbs

Meghalaya minister in-charge of the Excise Department, Kyrmen Shylla, has vouched for home delivery of alcohol for eligible people in the state if lockdown is re-imposed. Shylla said that about 250-300 crores of income was generated by home delivery of liquor during the lockdown imposed after the second wave of COVID-19 hit the state. But, […]

Northeast grapples with Covid-19: Cases rise in Assam, Omicron enters Meghalaya

475 new Coronivirus (Covid-19) cases has been detected in Assam on January 4, which is an increase of 124 new cases as compared to the total 351 cases detected on Monday. The new cases have been detected out of a total of 36,781 tests done in the last 24 hours. A total of 190 cases […]

Omicron threat: Meghalaya reimposes Covid Curbs

Amid the escalating Covid situation across the nation, Meghalaya has decided to re-impose a part of the restrictions. Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma informed that the state government has decided to re-impose night curfew starting January 5th in view of the surge in Omicron cases in various parts of the country. Talking to reporters after […]

Assam begins vaccination drive against Covid for 15-18 age group

Joining the rest of India, Assam has also begun vaccinating teenagers in the 15 to 18 age group against Covid-19 from today. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma formally launched the vaccination campaign at the OIL Higher Secondary School in Duliajan in eastern Assam’s Dibrugarh district. Notably, Dibrugarh District Immunization Officer informed that around 85,000 […]

India’s Omicron tally approaching 1000 mark, WHO warns of COVID ‘tsunami ‘

The Omicron cases in India are fast approaching the 1000 mark. To be more specific, India has recorded a total of 950 cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 across 21 states and UTs so far. Among the total cases of Omicron, 241 people have recovered so far. The most number of cases have been […]