After being closed from March 22 in view of the coronavirus pandemic, Delhi Metro has received approval from authorities to resume services from September 7 in a “calibrated manner”, officials said on Saturday. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a tweet said he was “glad” the metro services will resume operations
Month: August 2020
SHILLONG, Aug 30 – At least 61 pregnant women and 877 newborns have died in Meghalaya in the last four months starting from April for want of admission to hospitals and also due to lack of medical attention because of diversion of the health machinery to fight COVID-19 pandemic, a
SHILLONG, Aug 30 – In the wake of the African Swine Fever outbreak, 19 villages in Meghalaya have been declared as the ‘epicentres’ of the disease. The State Government has imposed restrictions on the movement of people and pigs from these ‘epicentres’ spread across East Khasi Hills, West Khasi Hills,
GUWAHATI, Aug 30 – Assam is staring at shortage of medical oxygen, leaving a worried health department to explore the option of importing it from outside the State. Currently, there are 433 COVID-19 patients on oxygen support. “In the month of July, we required 5 metric tonnes of medical oxygen
Guwahati: Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said the state is gradually facing financial stress because of huge expenditure incurred while dealing with the COVID-19 situation, including treatment of the patients. He announced the withdrawal of some of the free services offered to COVID-19 patients like reaching them