Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu tests negative for COVID-19

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Thursday said that he has tested negative for COVID-19 after undergoing a repeat test. Samples of the Chief minister for RT-PCR test was sent for test yesterday. Chief Minister Khandu took to Twitter to confirm the development. Earlier, the Arunachal Pradesh Chief minister tested positive on September 15. […]

Former Assam CM Tarun Gogoi tests negative for COVID-19

Former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has tested negative for COVID-19 on Wednesday. Gogoi was admitted to Guwahati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) on August 25 after he tested positive for coronavirus. However, the veteran Congress leader will be in hospital for few more days for the customary 7-day quarantine. Gogoi was given plasma therapy […]

With spike of 97,894 cases, India’s COVID-19 tally crosses 51-lakh mark

India’s COVID-19 case tally crossed 51-lakh mark with a spike of 97,894 new cases and 1,132 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday. The total case tally in the country stands at 51,18,254 including 10,09,976 active cases, 40,25,080 cured/discharged/migrated and 83,198 deaths, as per […]

Centenarian woman beats COVID-19 in Guwahati; Health Minister greets survivor

100-year-old Mai Handique, who had tested positive for COVID-19 was discharged from hospital on Wednesday in Guwahati after recovery. She was undergoing treatment at the Mahendra Mohan Choudhury Hospital (MMCH) in the city. Handique has now tested negative and was discharged from the hospital today. The hospital authorities gave a warm farewell to their patient, […]

India’s COVID-19 tally crosses 50-lakh mark

India’s COVID-19 case tally crossed the 50-lakh mark with a spike of 90,123 new cases and 1,290 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Wednesday. The total case tally in the country stands at 50,20,360 including 9,95,933 active cases, 39,42,361 cured/discharged/migrated and 82,066 deaths, as […]

Three COVID-19 vaccines at clinical trial stage in India: ICMR

Three COVID-19 vaccines are at a clinical trial stage in the country and two indigenous vaccine candidates have completed phase one trial, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) DG Dr Balram Bhargava said on Tuesday. “Three vaccines are at the clinical trial stage in India. Zydus Cadila and Bharat Biotech have completed phase-I trials. Results […]

Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu tests positive for COVID-19

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu have tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday. Khandu took to Twitter to reveal that he had undergone RT-PCR test and has subsequently tested positive. “I had undergone Covid test RT-PCR and have tested positive for COVID-19. I am asymptomatic and feeling healthy,” Khandu tweeted. Informing that he was asymptomatic […]

With spike of 83,809 cases, India’s COVID-19 tally crosses 49-lakh mark

India’s COVID-19 case tally crossed the 49-lakh mark with a spike of 83,809 cases and 1,054 deaths in last 24 hours, according to Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The total case tally stands at 49,30,237 in the country including 9,90,061 active cases, 38,59,400 cured/discharged/migrated and 80,776 deaths. Maharashtra which is most affected by […]

Monsoon Session: 17 MPs including Meenakshi Lekhi, Anant Kumar Hegde test positive for COVID-19

Seventeen Members of Parliament, including ruling BJP leaders Meenakshi Lekhi, Anant Kumar Hegde and Parvesh Sahib Singh have tested positive for coronavirus on the first day of Monsoon session of the Parliament. The monsoon session 2020 of Parliament commenced today. This is the first Parliament session being held amid the COVID-19 pandemic. All safety measures […]