There has been a massive spike in the number of positive cases in India. As many as 693 new cases have been reported in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of active cases in the country over 4,000. Of the total 4,067 active cases in the country, 1,445 cases are related to the […]

No positive cases have been reported in Assam in the last 48 hours, informed Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said that over 2,000 samples have been tested in the state out of which 26 have tested positive for the coronavirus so far. 85 persons who had came in contact […]

In a major development, the Union Cabinet has decided to cut salaries of all Members of Parliament, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi by 30 per cent for a year. This was informed by Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday. Union Cabinet approves Ordinance amending the salary, allowances and pension of Members of Parliament Act, 1954 […]

A tiger housed at the Bronx Zoo tested positive for coronavirus, making it the first known infection in an animal anywhere, according to US Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories. The 4-year-old female Malayan tiger is believed to have been infected by a zoo employee who was “asymptomatically infected with the virus” while caring […]

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) will get about seven lakh rapid antibody testing kits by Wednesday (April 8). The kits will help in conducting COVID-19 tests in hotspot areas where large number of cases are being seen. ICMR will get delivery in a phased manner, while it is expected that they will get […]

As part of the State Disaster Response Mitigation Fund, the Centre has released a sum of Rs 25 crore as first installment to the government of Sikkim to combat the Coronavirus crisis. This was confirmed in a release issued by the Finance Commission Division, Government of India earlier today. It may be mentioned here that […]

The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the country has surged to 3,072, according to the Ministry of Health and family Welfare. In the biggest ever single-day spike in India, as many as 525 new COVID-19 positive cases has been reported in the country in the last 24 hours. As many as 13 new […]

Out of the total cases of COVID-19 in the country, around 30 per cent are epidemiologically linked to Tablighi Jamaat cluster at Nizamuddin, the Centre said on Saturday. Total positive cases of COVID-19 in India stands at 2,902 which includes 601 fresh patients. “Till now we have found cases related to Tablighi Jamaat from 17 […]

The Assam Government employees and pensioners will get their full amount of salary and there will be no deduction from their salary in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. Addressing a press meet in Guwahati, Assam health and finance minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma said, “There will be no deduction from the salary of state […]

The Assam government has turned the Spanish Garden apartment in Guwahati into a containment zone for the next 14 days with immediate effect after a resident of the apartment tested positive for COVID-19. Addressing a press meet in Guwahati, Assam health and finance minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma said, “Spanish Garden has become a containment […]