COVID-19 positive cases in India continue to surge at a rapid pace with almost 1,000 fresh cases and 51 related deaths being reported in the last 24 hours. With this the total number of positive cases in the country has crossed the 9,000-mark. Meanwhile, the COVID-19 death toll has climbed to 324. On the other […]

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the nation on Tuesday, lockdown has been extended in three Northeast states of Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Meghalaya. Lockdown in Arunachal Pradesh has been extended for another 16 days. The decision to extend the lockdown in the State was taken by the Arunachal government during a cabinet […]

The total tally of COVID-19 deaths in Britain mounted to 10,600 this weekend, health officials said. The death toll from the virus in English hospitals rose by 657 to 9,594, the Department of Health and Social Care said on Easter Sunday, according to The New York Times. Citing local media reports, British Finance Minister Rishi […]

Assam recorded a fresh COVID-19 positive case on Monday, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases in the state to 30. The latest case has been reported from the Dhubri district. Addressing a press meet in Guwahati, state health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the fresh positive cases was confirmed at the Barpeta Medical College […]

Nagaland on Monday recorded its first COVID-19 case after a man from Dimapur, who was referred to Gauhati Medical College Hospital (GMCH) from a private hospital tested positive. State Health and family Welfare Secretary Kezonyu Yhomih informed Northeast Live that he is in touch with the superintendent of GMCH and has learnt that the condition […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation at 10 AM on April 14, the last day of the ongoing nationwide COVID-19 lockdown. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation at 10 AM on 14th April 2020,” PMO India tweeted. In his last address to the nation on March 24, the Prime Minister had […]

As total coronavirus cases in India on Saturday crossed 7,500, Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked a shift in tackling the pandemic from his earlier motto of ‘Jaan hai toh jahaan hai’ to ‘Jaan bhi, jahan bhi’ or from “the world exists if life exists” to “life as well as the world.” The Prime Minister’s thrust […]

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 […]

A migrant labour from Assam’s Nagaon district who was tested positive for COVID-19 in Maharastra’s Akola district has allegedly committed suicide on Saturday. According to reports, the 30-year-old individual who was undergoing treatment at a government hospital allegedly slit his throat early this morning. The individual was admitted to the isolation ward of the Government […]

There are strong indications that Prime Minister Modi may announce the extension of lockdown till April 30th. The same has been almost confirmed by the likes of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal who tweeted that the Prime Minister has taken a correct decision to extend the lockdown. This comes after PM Modi and chief ministers […]