Random Covid testing for arriving international passengers from December 24

The Union health ministry has written to the civil aviation ministry in this regard amid an increase in coronavirus cases in many countries.

PM Modi holds key meet on Covid situation, Here are the key points

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a crucial high-level virtual meet to review Covid situation in the country amid the surge in Covid cases in China and other countries. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Health Minsiter Mansuk Mandaviya and NITI Aayog CEO P Iyer among others attended the meet. The BF.7 is the same as BS.5.2.1.7 […]

What is BF.7? What are its symptoms? All you need to know about BF.7 Covid Variant

The BF.7 is the same as BA.5.2.1.7, which is a sub-lineage of the Omicron sub-lineage BA.5.

BF.7 Covid variant found in India. Here is what the Govt is doing

Masks to be worn in crowded places, random sample testing of international passengers arriving at airports to be done

Assam’s active Covid tally at 41,118 with nearly 8000 cases in last 24 hours

Assam’s Covid-19 tally has taken a massive spike with nearly 8000 cases being reported in the last 24 hours. In the latest numbers, a total of 7,929 fresh cases of infection have been reported from the state which pushed the total tally to 6,78,057. The state’s active caseload stands at a total of 41,118. Also […]

Schools for classes 1-12 to reopen in Maharashtra beginning next week

Maharashtra will reopen schools for classes 1-12 abiding by Covid-19 protocols on January 24, said Maharashtra School Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad said today. As per reports, State Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has agreed to the proposal. It may be mentioned that schools in Maharashtra announced the closure of schools earlier this month amid the rising […]

Covid alert in Assam: Nearly 7000 new cases, 11 deaths in 24 hours

Assam has witnessed a massive spike in Covid -19 cases. A total of 6,982 new cases have been detected in the last 24 hours pushing the tally to 65,3,717. As compared to Sunday’s figures of 2,709 cases, Assam reported an increase of 4,273 new cases, which is more than double. Meanwhile, the positivity rate has […]

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 […]

India completes #1YearOfVaccineDrive against Covid-19

India today completed its #1YearOfVaccineDrive against the highly contagious Coronavirus infection by administering more than 156 crore vaccine doses as part of the national vaccination campaign. Since the country’s vaccination drive began, 90% of the eligible population has received their first dose, with 60% receiving their second dose and 42 lakh has received ‘precautionary doses’ […]