Covid-19 Alert -14 districts in Northeast still registering high positivity rate

In a concerning development, 14 out of the total 27 districts nationwide with a high Covid positivity rate have been traced to the Northeast. In an alert issued, Union Health Secretary, Rajesh Bhushan today urged states and union territories to closely monitor the Covid situation in these 27 districts. In a letter to Chief Secretaries […]

Sikkim: 13 inmates test COVID positive in Namchi Jail

In a sudden outbreak of COVID-19 cases in Sikkim, 13 inmates of the District Jail in Namchi have tested positive for the highly contagious virus on Friday. This happens to be the second COVID spike at the jail in a gap of just one week. Earlier this week, 60 inmates of the Namchi Jail tested […]

Modi, Shah, Priyanka Chopra vaccinated for Covid-19 at Bihar? Vaccination portal says so

A glaring case of Covid-19 vaccination data forgery has come to light in Arwal district of Bihar. Names of politicians and personalities like Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Sonia Gandhi and actress Priyanka Chopra were not the dignitaries at a government event, but a list of people supposedly vaccinated for Covid […]

South Africa battles Omicron, country reports spike in hospitalisations among children

South Africa has witnessed a spike in hospitalisations among its young children days after scientists detected the omicron variant of COVID-19 last week, said doctors. Children below the age of five forms the bulk of these hospitalisations. The country is also witnessing increased positivity rates among the age group of 10 to 14. However, the […]

Har Ghar Dastak to ensure vaccination for all underway in Sikkim

Har Ghar Dastak campaign is currently underway in Sikkim to ensure no person is left behind in the vaccination exercise against COVID-19. The campaign comes at a time when Sikkim, due to the threat of Omicron, has barred the entry of foreign nationals including those from Nepal and Bhutan. The state government is working on […]

At least 212 school students test COVID positive in Telangana in a month

Telangana is on high alert after at least 212 students have been tested positive for COVID-19 on November 2021 with 42 cases reported from a residential school on Monday. These cases were reported from as many as 29 both private and public schools. Meanwhile, the health department has requested the education institutes that if more […]

Tokyo Olympian Lalremsiami to lead FIH World Cup starting Dec 5, 2021

Mizoram’s Lalremsiami (21), Tokyo Olympic star who was a part of the Indian senior women’s hockey team which finished fourth at the Tokyo Olympics, will lead India’s 18-member junior squad at the FIH World Cup scheduled to start in South Africa from December 5, 2021. Sports Minister of Mizoram, Robert Romawia Royte congratulates Lalremsiami and […]

India reports 35,662 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hrs, over 55.07 cr samples tested so far

India reported 35,662 fresh COVID-19 cases and 281 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry informed on Saturday. The country’s active caseload stands at 3,40,639 which accounts for 1.02 per cent of total COVID-19 cases. Meanwhile, the country recorded 33,798 recoveries from the COVID-19 infection in the last 24 hours, taking the […]

COVID-19 recoveries outpace fresh cases in Arunachal Pradesh

Single-day recoveries outnumbered fresh COVID-19 cases in Arunachal Pradesh, with 56 more patients recuperating as against 47 new infections, a health department official said on Friday. No fresh fatality was reported in the state in the last 24 hours, he said. The coronavirus tally stood at 53,990, while the death toll was at 271. The […]