Amid surge in coronavirus cases, the Tripura government has ramped up healthcare infrastructure to fight against the virus. Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Friday visited a newly constructed 300-bed Covid Care Centre at International Fair Ground in Hapania on the outskirts of Agartala. The chief minister said that the State government along with […]

In view of complaints by several users that they received notification of vaccination dose administered to them irrespective of missing their appointments made on CoWIN, the Union Health Ministry has introduced a new 4-digit security code feature in the CoWIN portal. The ‘4 digit security code’ will minimise errors for online bookings/appointments operational from May […]

A day after Zaloni tea estate in Dibrugarh district was declared as a containment zone after 200 workers tested positive for Coronavirus, 78 more positive cases have been reported from Mayajan tea garden in the same district. The health department is carrying out extensive testing inside the garden, and numbers might rise by the evening. […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday spoke to Chief Ministers of Manipur, Tripura and Sikkim on the COVID-19 situation in their states, the Government of India sources said. According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Manipur has 2,991 active cases currently while Sikkim has 2,256 and Tripura has 2,292. Earlier on Thursday, the […]

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) supremo MK Stalin, who was sworn-in as the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister on Friday, immediately took charge of his duties and signed an order to provide Rs 4,000 to each COVID-19 family in the state as “Corona relief.” He has promised to give the first installment of Rs 2,000 in May. […]

In yet another achievement, India’s cumulative vaccination coverage exceeded 16.48 crore doses till today. More than 2.62 lakh beneficiaries of age group 18-44 were inoculated on Thursday till 8 pm. The liberalised and accelerated Phase-3 Strategy of Covid-19 vaccination has come into force from May 1, 2021. Registration for the newly eligible population groups has […]

Vaccination for people within 18 to 44 age group began in Assam on Friday morning. The drive which was symbolically launched on May 5 began in full-swing from today. Taking to Twitter, health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma wrote, “Pursuing vision of Hon PM Sri @narendramodi on vaccination for 18-44 age group, glad to share that #COVIDVaccination […]

The African Swine Fever (ASF), which killed more than 1,700 pigs in over a month in Mizoram, is yet to be contained, an official said on Friday. The disease is spreading to other areas even though the daily death toll in the epicentre showed a declining trend for a few weeks, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary […]

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday reviewed the COVID-19 situation in the state and directed officials to take measures so that prices of essential goods and medicines do not increase. Sonowal also had a telephonic discussion with Health and Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on the steps being taken by the administration following […]

With a total of 4,14,188 new COVID-19 cases being recorded in the last 24 hours, India again reported its highest single-day spike on the second consecutive day. On May 6, the country had registered 4,12,262 new COVID cases. With this, the cumulative count of cases in the country reached 2,14,91,598, informed Union Health Ministry. Also, […]