Meghalaya

409 new COVID-19 cases, 5 more deaths in Meghalaya

Shillong: Meghalaya recorded 409 new Coronavirus infections on Monday, with a positivity rate of 15.21 per cent and pushing the number of active cases to 3062, while the death toll mounted to 233 with five more fatalities, health officials...

Meghalaya extends lockdown in COVID-19-hit East Khasi Hills as active cases, deaths mount

Shillong: The ongoing lockdown in the East Khasi Hills, the most COVID-19-hit district in Meghalaya, which was to have continued up to 5 am on May 10, has been further extended till May 17 with cases of infection and...

Six COVID-19 deaths, 297 fresh cases in Meghalaya

Shillong: The COVID-19 pandemic continued to take its toll in Meghalaya, with six more patients succumbed to the succumbed to viral infection, taking the fatality count to 199 on Friday.The state also detected 297 new cases of infection surged...

Meghalaya on a mission to educate citizens about “science beyond COVID”

Shillong: The Meghalaya government is on a mission to educate citizens about the “science beyond COVID” so that they can take precautions to prevent themselves from being infected by this contagious infection.“We are on an ambitious plan to train...

Step up efforts in containing COVID-19 situation, Meghalaya CM tells officials

Williamnagar: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma, who is currently on a tour of the Garo Hills region of the State, on Friday reviewed the Covid-19 situation at Williamnagar, the district headquarters of East Garo Hills and directed the...

Food delivery for quarantine centres, persons allowed in East Khasi Hills

Shillong: District Magistrate, East Khasi Hills District Friday permitted food delivery services for kitchens providing food for Quarantine Centers, persons on COVID-19 duty and families/persons under home isolation who cannot procure food items or cook on their own.It directed...

Meghalaya to first inoculate to people staying in vulnerable areas

Shillong: The Meghalaya Government would be the priority for vaccination to people residing in vulnerable areas in the State.Health officials informed that the state government has already made the payment for 42,630 vaccines to the Serum Institute of India...

Meghalaya CM takes stock of COVID-19 preparedness in Garo Hills

Tura: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Thursday reviewed the health care Infrastructure and preparedness of West Garo Hills in view of the surge in COVID-19 cases across the State.Sangma held consultative meetings with officials of the administration...

Total curfew promulgated in East Khasi Hills District

Shillong: The District Magistrate, East Khasi Hills District has promulgated Total Curfew in the district with effect from 8:00 PM of the 5th of May, 2021 till 5:00 AM of the 10th of May, 2021.According to the District Magistrate,...

DC, East Khasi Hills issues guidelines for mask weaing

Shillong: DC, East Khasi Hills, in view of the fact that mask-wearing has been classified as an important strategy to suppress transmission of Covid-19 and save lives, has issued strict guidelines for proper wearing of a mask.All persons who...

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Courtesy call by KVS Deputy Commissioner to Hon’ble Chief Minister of Manipur

Imphal:  Taorem Pritam Singh, Deputy Commissioner, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS), Tinsukia Region, paid a courtesy call on Yumnam Khemchand,...