Meghalaya reports fresh COVID-19 case; one tests positive in Shillong

One more person have tested positive for COVID-19 in Shillong, taking the total number of positive cases in Meghalaya to 13. The development was confirmed by Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on his official Twitter handle. Sangma tweeted, “Unfortunately we have another positive case in Shillong. It’s a person working in the same house. As a […]

Meghalaya CM inaugurates largest Corona Care Centre in Shillong

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma inaugurated the Corona Care Centre in the state at IIM Umsawli, Shillong on Thursday. With a capacity of over 250 beds, it said to be the largest such facility in the state. The COVID-19 facility will soon be operational and used for isolation.CM Sangma lauded IIM for their support and […]

Meghalaya: 2 more COVID-19 patient test negative in Shillong

Two more COVID-19 positive cases have tested negative in Shilong on Thursday, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said. The patients were being treated at the Civil hospital in the city and in the process of recovery. Sangma said that they will be tested again after 24 hours before declaring them as recovered. “Two more positive […]

Meghalaya govt relaxes lockdown norms, allows certain activities

The Meghalaya government has decided to relax lockdown norms for certain sectors with effect from Friday. Based on guidelines issued by the Centre, the Meghalaya government has eased the lockdown norms for notified shops dealing in essential goods, E-commerce operations in essential goods and common service centres are permitted to open in the state with […]

Meghalaya reports 6 more COVID-19 positive cases; state registers first death

Meghalaya has reported six more COVID-19 positive cases after the first coronavirus patient from the state died on the wee hours of Wednesday. As many as 6 more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the hill state, while 6 more samples are being re-tested. Among those who tested positive are family members of the […]

Authorities in Meghalaya swing into action after first COVID-19 case; 2,000 primary contacts identified

As many as 2,000 contacts have been identified and 90 samples sent for tests as the state reported its first COVID-19 case on Monday evening. Addressing media persons after a cabinet meeting, Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said the focus of health authorities is to trace the primary contacts on a war footing. Stating that the […]

Meghalaya reports first COVID-19 case; Bethany Hospital doctor tests positive

One doctor from Bethany Hospital, Shillong has been tested COVID-19 positive on Monday. #BREAKING | Doctor at a Shillong hospital tested positive for #COVID19: Sources. pic.twitter.com/oHe8OzxXKm — Northeast Live (@NELiveTV) April 13, 2020 The District Magistrate Shillong has imposed curfew for 48-hours in Shillong. Agglomeration starting from 6 am of 14th April, 2020 with the […]

Meghalaya: Over 3,000 samples tested for coronavirus; 4 quarantine facilities set up in Shillong, Tura

Over 3,000 samples have been tested for coronavirus in Meghalaya with all negative results, however the State government is not taking any chances and has come up with four dedicated quarantine centres – two each in Shillong and Tura. Informing this Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister, Prestone Tynsong said that so far 6 thousand people have […]

Meghalaya: Internet services restored in Shillong

As Shillong heads back to normalcy, internet services have been restored in the East Khasi Hills district. According to the special bulletin released by the Meghalaya police, curfew was relaxed all over Shillong city except Bara Bazar, Paltan Bazar and the whole of Cantonment area till 1 pm. In Police Bazar area, curfew has been […]