India hits 50 crore COVID-19 testing milestone

India has achieved the milestone of conducting a cumulative of 50 crore COVID-19 tests across the country, the Indian Council of Medical Research [ICMR] informed on Thursday. “With average daily testing of more than 17 lakhs in the month of August, India has tested 50 crore samples across the country till date. India has achieved […]

Arunachal’s healthcare workers go the extra mile to vaccinate people in remote areas

Braving the extreme weather and terrain, health workers in Arunachal Pradesh are taking another extra step to ensure that the Covid vaccine reaches all eligible citizens in the state. Sparsely populated, Arunachal Pradesh has lots of remotely located villages in each district. With no motorable roads connecting this remote villages, health workers have to negotiate […]

India records 35,178 fresh COVID-19 infections, active caseload lowest in over 4 months

With 35,178 fresh COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours, India’s active caseload on Wednesday now stands at 3,67,415 the lowest in over four months (148 days). As per Health Ministry, as many as 440 COVID-deaths were reported in the country in the last 24 hours, taking the total death toll to 4,32,519. India has […]

Union Health Minister describes his meeting with Assam Chief Minister on Covid management as ‘fruitful’

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday held a ‘fruitful’ meeting with Assam Chief Minsiter Himanta Biswa Sarma regarding the COVID-19 situation and immunisation process in the state. In a tweet, Mandaviya wrote, “Had a fruitful meeting with Assam CM Shri Himanta Biswa Sarma ji on COVID management. I noted the steps being taken by […]

COVID-19: Assam govt relaxes curfew timings, allows inter-district movement

After reviewing the COVID-19 situation in the state, the Assam government on Tuesday relaxed its new guidelines and eased night curfew timings from 7 pm to 5 am, which was earlier effective from 6 pm to 5 am. The new standard operating procedure (SOP) will remain enforced from 5 am of August 18 until further […]

India achieves highest single day COVID-19 vaccination mark; administers over 88.13 lakh doses in last 24 hours

With over 88.13 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the last 24 hours, India has achieved the highest single-day vaccination mark on Monday. “88 lakh India achieves the highest single-day record in #COVID19 vaccine doses. Yesterday will go down in the history of the world’s #LargestVaccineDrive. Congratulations [India],” Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya tweeted on […]

15-day Unlock-5 in Nagaland from Aug 19

The Nagaland government on Monday announced that the 15-day-long fifth phase of unlocking will start from August 19, an official spokesperson said. The high-powered committee on COVID-19 helmed by Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio has decided that Unlock-5 will take place from August 19 to September 2, HPC spokesperson and state minister Neiba Kronu said. In […]

India adds 32,937 COVID-19 cases; active caseload lowest since March 2020

With 32,937 fresh COVID-19 cases reported in the last 24 hours, India’s active caseload stands at 3,81,947, informed the Ministry of Health and Family welfare on Monday. The active cases constitute 1.18 per cent of the total infections, which is the lowest since March 2020. With this, the cumulative tally of positive COVID-19 cases in […]

ULFA-I extends ceasefire by 3 more months amid Covid crisis

The banned ULFA-Independent on Saturday extended the unilateral ceasefire, announced in May this year, for another three months owing to the COVID-19 situation in Assam. The outfit earlier declared on May 15 that they are going for a ceasefire for three months. With the ceasefire ending today, the ULFA-I announced that they are extending the […]