23 more cases of COVID-19 were detected in Manipur on Tuesday, taking the state’s total coronavirus cases to 921. All samples were confirmed positive at the Virus Research and Diagnostic Laboratory’s of Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) and Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS). The fresh cases include 5 males and 18 females, […]

Tripura on Tuesday reported 23 fresh COVID-19 cases. The state’s overall tally has gone up to 1,264. Of the fresh cases, 9 were reported from Sepahijala, 5 from South Tripura, 4 from Dhalai, 2 from Khowai and 1 each from Gomati, North and West Tripura districts, they said. Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb tweeted on […]

Four more persons have recovered from COVID-19 in Meghalaya, taking the total number of cured patients in the state to 41. This was informed by state chief minister Conrad Sangma on his official Twitter handle. Chief Minister Conrad Sangma tweeted on Tuesday night, “4 more persons from West Jaintia Hills have recovered and test negative […]

Ten more cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday, taking the state’s coronavirus count to 158. Of the fresh cases, 9 were reported from Itanagar Capital Region and one from Tawang. All positive patients had recently returned from other states. Among the 9 confirmed cases from Itanagar Capital Region, 2 each […]

The Assam government has given strong indications that total lockdown may be imposed in Guwahati in view of the massive spike in COVID-19 cases after hundreds of individuals have tested positive without travel history. This was disclosed by Minister of State for Health Pijush Hazarika. The Minister expressed concern over the fact that the new […]

A report prepared by UNICEF has revealed that COVID-19 pandemic in India and lockdown has “impacted” 247 million children enrolled in elementary and secondary education, besides 28 million children who were undergoing pre-school education in Anganwadi centres. According to the report, at least 600 million South Asian children have been threatened by the impact of COVID-19 pandemic. Pointing out the […]

The number of COVID-19 cases in Assam crossed the 6,000-mark as 203 more cases have been reported on late Tuesday night. State Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted, “203 new #COVID19+ cases detected in Assam today.” ↗️Total cases 6056 ↗️Recovered 3762 ↗️Active cases 2282 ↗️Deaths 09 📌Alert ~ 203 new #COVID19+ cases detected in Assam […]

Nine more cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Arunachal Pradesh, taking the state’s coronavirus count to 148 on Tuesday. Among the fresh cases, 6 cases were reported from worst-hit Changlang district, 2 from Longding and one from Leparada district. All patients had recently returned from other states — Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and New Delhi. […]

In the wake of sudden spike in COVID-19 cases in Guwahati including those without any travel or contact history, the Assam Government has decided to impose ‘ward-wise lockdown’ in 11 areas of Guwahati from Tuesday night. The lockdown will come into effect from 9 PM and will remain in force until further orders. Addressing a […]

A sum of Rs 2,000 crore has been allocated for supplying 50,000 ‘Made in India’ ventilators to government-run COVID hospitals across the country through the PM-CARES Fund. Apart from this, Rs 1,000 crore has been allocated for the welfare of migrant labourers from the fund. According to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), so far 2,923 […]