Fresh COVID-19 case reported in Manipur

A 31-year-old male from Imphal East district who had returned to Manipur from Mumbai with a non-Covid patient has tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday. The patient is currently shifted to the isolation ward of Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS). With no active cases, the state last month was declared coronavirus free after two […]

First coronavirus case reported in Northeast, 23-year-old tests positive in Manipur

A 23-year old girl from Manipur with travel history to UK has been tested positive for the deadly novel coronavirus at the JNIMS hospital on Monday. This is the first positive case of COVID-19 from the northeast region. According to reports, the girl was pursuing her Masters at the University of Bristol in the United […]

JNIMS doctors go on mass casual leave; demands removal of Director

Doctors from the JNIMS in Imphal went on a mass casual leave on Wednesday demanding time-scale promotion and immediate removal of Director of the institute, Dr T Bhimo. The stir by the doctors disrupted the functioning of the JNIMS, the only state owned hospital in Manipur. Among those who took part in the stir were […]