45 new Omicron cases detected in Meghalaya

As many as 45 fresh cases of Omicron have been detected in Meghalaya. This was revealed by Commissioner & Secretary Health and Family Welfare, Meghalaya, Sampath Kumar. Talking exclusively to Northeast Live, Kumar informed that out of the 47 samples sent for genome sequencing recently, 45 have tested positive for the Omicron variant. The remaining […]

Mizoram launches Covid vaccination for 15-18 year olds, holiday season delays state-wide rollout

Along with the rest of the country, Mizoram launched Covid vaccination for children between the age group of 15 to 18 years on January 3, 2022, at Presbyterian Church Girls’ School in Aizawl. Health Minister Dr. R. Lalthangliana attended the program where he launched the vaccination drive. As this is a holiday season, the vaccine […]

Tripura gears up for vaccinating 2.13 lakhs teenagers between 15 & 18 years

With the next phase of the COVID-19 vaccination drive set to start from January 3, Tripura has geared up to inoculate the young adults between the age group of 15 to 18 years as per the new guidelines. National Health Mission Director Siddhartha Shiv Jaiswal said that the State government has set up a total […]

Omicron in India: Centre warns states, PM Modi to review tomorrow

The Centre on Tuesday rang fresh alarm bells saying that evidence so far suggests that the omicron variant is at least thrice more infectious than delta, pushing states to reactivate Covid19 war rooms to keep a close watch on emerging data on the population affected by the infectious disease. This, the government said, was in […]

COVID-19: Indiscriminate use of Convalescent Plasma Therapy not advisable, says ICMR

The Country’s top medical research body–India Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Wednesday said that indiscriminate use of Convalescent Plasma Therapy (CPT) should be avoided as it does not reduce mortality in COVID-19 patients. The apex medical research body issued Standard Operating Procedure (SoP) on plasma therapy and advised states to desist from its indiscriminate […]

BREAKING | Four new COVID-19 cases emerge in Guwahati

Four fresh cases of COVID-19 have been reported from Guwahati on Thursday. The total number of positive coronavirus cases in Assam now stands at 53. While three patients are from Guwahati, one had come from outside Assam and was in home quarantine. Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted, “4 persons in Guwahati test #COVID19 […]