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China Locks Down Millions More As Covid Spreads
China on Sunday imposed stay-at-home orders on millions more people in the country's northeast as it battles its biggest COVID-19 outbreak in two years.
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Delhi's Kali Ghata Market Closed Till Friday Morning For Covid Norms Violation
The authorities have ordered the closure of Kali Ghata Market in West Karawal Nagar Road in northeast Delhi due to overcrowding and violation of COVID-19 norms amid a surge in coronavirus cases across the national capital, according to an official or
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Meghalaya Sees Its First 5 Omicron Cases As Variant Spreads To Northeast
Meghalaya has detected five cases of the Omicron variant, three of which are from Shillong, while the remaining two are from the RiBhoi district, health authorities said on Tuesday.
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Northeast's First Omicron Patient Detected In Manipur
The first case of Omicron variant of coronavirus in the Northeast was detected in Manipur on Monday.
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No Community Feast, Cautious Christmas Amid Covid Fears In North-East
A surge in Coronavirus cases has heralded another pandemic-tinged Christmas in Mizoram, with Santa's arrival and longed-for community feast overshadowed by the prospect of yet more Covid restrictions.
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90 Districts Reporting 80% Covid Cases, 14 Of Them In Northeast: Centre
Eighty per cent of COVID-19 cases in India are reported from 90 districts, of which 14 are in the northeastern states, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday.
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With 62% Of Districts On Covid Alarm In Northeast, Centre Calls Meet
India's northeastern states account for over 62 per cent of all 77 districts with high Covid positivity. The Centre is now set to review the situation there on Wednesday, days after sending multi-disciplinary teams to three of the states.
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First Oxygen Express Train To North-East Reaches Assam
The Northeast Frontier Railway is ready to help state governments in every way possible in the fight against COVID-19. The NFR today ran a special train to supply liquid medical oxygen to Assam the first such train in the north-east.
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Full Lockdown In Meghalaya's East Khasi Hills District For 5 Days
As COVID-19 cases continue to surge in the northeast, the Meghalaya government has announced a total lockdown in East Khasi Hills district for five days. The Assam government has also declared several containment zones.
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Dozen Doctors In Assam To Volunteer For Vaccine Shots Today
A dozen doctors in Assam have volunteered to take the first vaccine shots today at the Gauhati Medical College to dispel rumours about the Covid vaccine and encourage their fraternity as the country gears up for the the world's biggest inoculation drive against the deadly coronavirus.
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Assam First To Get Both Covid Vaccines, Storage Ready For 3 Crore Doses
Assam became the first state in the northeast to have received both the coronavirus vaccines -- Covishield and Covaxin -- ahead of the mass inoculation programme set to start January 16.
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Guwahati, Gateway To Northeast, Becomes Region's Covid Vaccine Hub
Assam has received the first consignment of 2.4 lakh doses of COVID-19 vaccine Covishield, and the airport in Guwahati, known as the gateway to the northeast, has been made a nodal hub for its distribution across the seven states in the region.
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2 From UK Covid Positive In Northeast, Samples Sent For Mutation Test
At least two people who have returned from the UK to northeast India in the past few days have tested positive for COVID-19 and their swab samples have been sent to find out if they are infected with the mutant strain of the coronavirus that is believed to be far more contagious, official said on Friday.
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Black Flag Protest Takes Place Against Citizenship Law In Northeast
The anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests that were suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic have returned in the north-eastern region of the country.
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Tripura's Biplab Deb Gives Books On Swami Vivekananda To Covid Patients
Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb has taken a leaf out of Swami Vivekananda's teachings amid the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. In photos that he tweeted on Tuesday, the Chief Minister of the northeast state is seen handing over books - on whose covers a portrait of Swami Vivekananda is drawn - to people at a COVID-19 care centre.
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China Locks Down Millions More As Covid Spreads
China on Sunday imposed stay-at-home orders on millions more people in the country's northeast as it battles its biggest COVID-19 outbreak in two years.
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Delhi's Kali Ghata Market Closed Till Friday Morning For Covid Norms Violation
The authorities have ordered the closure of Kali Ghata Market in West Karawal Nagar Road in northeast Delhi due to overcrowding and violation of COVID-19 norms amid a surge in coronavirus cases across the national capital, according to an official or
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Meghalaya Sees Its First 5 Omicron Cases As Variant Spreads To Northeast
Meghalaya has detected five cases of the Omicron variant, three of which are from Shillong, while the remaining two are from the RiBhoi district, health authorities said on Tuesday.
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Northeast's First Omicron Patient Detected In Manipur
The first case of Omicron variant of coronavirus in the Northeast was detected in Manipur on Monday.
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No Community Feast, Cautious Christmas Amid Covid Fears In North-East
A surge in Coronavirus cases has heralded another pandemic-tinged Christmas in Mizoram, with Santa's arrival and longed-for community feast overshadowed by the prospect of yet more Covid restrictions.
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90 Districts Reporting 80% Covid Cases, 14 Of Them In Northeast: Centre
Eighty per cent of COVID-19 cases in India are reported from 90 districts, of which 14 are in the northeastern states, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday.
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With 62% Of Districts On Covid Alarm In Northeast, Centre Calls Meet
India's northeastern states account for over 62 per cent of all 77 districts with high Covid positivity. The Centre is now set to review the situation there on Wednesday, days after sending multi-disciplinary teams to three of the states.
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First Oxygen Express Train To North-East Reaches Assam
The Northeast Frontier Railway is ready to help state governments in every way possible in the fight against COVID-19. The NFR today ran a special train to supply liquid medical oxygen to Assam the first such train in the north-east.
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Full Lockdown In Meghalaya's East Khasi Hills District For 5 Days
As COVID-19 cases continue to surge in the northeast, the Meghalaya government has announced a total lockdown in East Khasi Hills district for five days. The Assam government has also declared several containment zones.
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Dozen Doctors In Assam To Volunteer For Vaccine Shots Today
A dozen doctors in Assam have volunteered to take the first vaccine shots today at the Gauhati Medical College to dispel rumours about the Covid vaccine and encourage their fraternity as the country gears up for the the world's biggest inoculation drive against the deadly coronavirus.
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Assam First To Get Both Covid Vaccines, Storage Ready For 3 Crore Doses
Assam became the first state in the northeast to have received both the coronavirus vaccines -- Covishield and Covaxin -- ahead of the mass inoculation programme set to start January 16.
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Guwahati, Gateway To Northeast, Becomes Region's Covid Vaccine Hub
Assam has received the first consignment of 2.4 lakh doses of COVID-19 vaccine Covishield, and the airport in Guwahati, known as the gateway to the northeast, has been made a nodal hub for its distribution across the seven states in the region.
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2 From UK Covid Positive In Northeast, Samples Sent For Mutation Test
At least two people who have returned from the UK to northeast India in the past few days have tested positive for COVID-19 and their swab samples have been sent to find out if they are infected with the mutant strain of the coronavirus that is believed to be far more contagious, official said on Friday.
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Black Flag Protest Takes Place Against Citizenship Law In Northeast
The anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests that were suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic have returned in the north-eastern region of the country.
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Tripura's Biplab Deb Gives Books On Swami Vivekananda To Covid Patients
Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb has taken a leaf out of Swami Vivekananda's teachings amid the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. In photos that he tweeted on Tuesday, the Chief Minister of the northeast state is seen handing over books - on whose covers a portrait of Swami Vivekananda is drawn - to people at a COVID-19 care centre.
