First of its kind dedicated quarantine centre for transgenders comes up in Manipur

A quarantine centre dedicated for transgenders has been set up by the Manipur Social Welfare Department in the state of Manipur. In a first of its kind in India, a quarantine centre dedicated for only transgender has come up at the Ideal Blind School at Takyelpat in Imphal West district of Manipur. The quarantine facility, […]

Assam govt to adopt ruthless quarantine policy with a human heart

Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated that the state government will adopt a ruthless quarantine policy to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. Addressing a press meet in Guwahati, Sarma said, “Everyone who is coming from outside must be under quarantine for 14 days. Quarantine will be ruthless but with a human heart. No one will […]

Nagaland: 14-day mandatory institutional quarantine for those entering state from May 18

The Nagaland government has issued an order with partial modification of the Standard Operation Procedure (SOP) whereby all persons entering the State from 18th May onwards will undergo 14-day mandatory institutional quarantine. Subsequent to this the returnees stranded in different parts of the nation will have to undergo 14-day home quarantine after they return to […]

#BREAKING | Assam’s COVID-19 tally reaches 135

On Tuesday morning, the overall tally of COVID-19 cases in Assam surged to 135, after 20 new positive cases surfaced in in a span of an hour. 14 new cases have been confirmed, of which, 7 are from Kamrup, 2 from Hojai, 2 from Biswanath, 1 from Nagaon and 2 from Nalbari. Taking to Twitter […]

24 from Meghalaya stranded in Rajasthan return home

24 state residents including students from Meghalaya who were stranded in Rajasthan reached capital city Shillong on Tuesday. Among these, 2 persons hails from East Jaintia Hills while the rest belongs to East Khasi Hills. Local authorities said that those who have returned were being sent to home quarantine after proper screening and registration. Meanwhile, […]

Assam: 6 persons including a Bangladeshi national with quarantine stamp detained at Abhayapuri

Six persons including a Bangladeshi national with quarantine mark have been detained at Abhayapuri under lower Assam’s Bongaigaon district which is a COVID-19 orange zone. A retired policeman Uday Chandra Das handed over the group to Abhayapuri Police when he noticed the men roaming around the town. According to reports, one person in the group […]

3 Guwahati COVID-19 patients have no travel history: Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday, addressing a press conference informed that the three positive COVID-19 patients in Guwahati have no travel history. Sarma has urged the citizens to remain alert. He appealed the people to immediately rush to the hospital if anyone is suffering from cough, fever and diarrhea. A post graduate […]

All 389 students returning from Kota to be quarantined at Sarusajai in Guwahati

Assam health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said that all 389 students coming from Kota will be quarantined at Sarusajai stadium in Guwahati irrespective of  whether they are showing any symptom of COVID-19 or not. The group of students will arrive on Sunday. Addressing the media Sarma said, “We will quarantine each one of […]

Manipur: 19 quarantined after man with travel history to Moreh tests COVID-19 positive in Bengaluru

The Coronavirus scare in Manipur has escalated after a person hailing from Bengaluru who had visited border town Moreh was tested positive. It may be mentioned that the individual along with his family members were staying at a hotel in Moreh in Ward Number 3 from February 25 till March 11. Subsequent to this the […]