Imphal: Manipur on Friday recorded five Covid-19 related deaths and 271 fresh Covid-19 cases pushing the cumulative tally of positive cases to 31,586. Seventy-four Covid-19 patients were discharged. The number of active cases rose to 1427. In 24 hours (Thursday 4 pm to Friday 4 pm) 259 persons from general population and 12 personnel from…
Imphal: Manipur government has banned supply oxygen for non-medical purposes except for use for manufacture of ampule, vial, oxygen cylinders, pharmaceutical companies and defence forces. Imphal West district Magistrate on Friday issued an order to put a ban on supply of oxygen for non-medical purposes to meet the rising demand of medical oxygen in view…
Imphal: Justice For Sanaton Athokpam (JFSA), a people’s committee, which has been demanding for justice on the death of Sanaton Athokpam, a medical student at Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Imphal, alleged RIMS for failure to file an FIR in connection to the student’ death. Sanaton was allegedly found death hanging inside his hostel…
Imphal: Deputy commissioner of Imphal East district on Friday issued order on regulations for shops and markets in the district following the announcement of Greater Imphal as Covid-19 containment zone. In view of the surge in Covid- 19 cases in the state particularly within the revenue district of Imphal East the regulation of shops and…
Imphal: Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Imphal has cancelled routine operation in all its departments with effect from May 1. Due to acute shortage of oxygen and in view of the increasing number of Covid-19 patients in the hospital, routine operation of all the departments of RIMS shall be cancelled with effect from May…
Imphal: Manipur chief minister on Friday chaired a meeting of all ruling MLAs to deliberate over the prevailing Covid-19 situation and upsurge in positive cases in the state, and policies to tackle the spread of the pandemic. Resolved to reactivate Assembly Constituency-wise Covid Care Committee headed by the MLA for each constituency and empower it…
Imphal: Manipur government has declared greater Imphal as containment zone which is to remain enforced for seven days with effect from Thursday in view of the rapid increase in Covid-19 positive cases. An order issued by the state home department on Thursday said, after careful consideration, in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 20(2)(a)…
Imphal: Five Covid-19 patients expired while 314 fresh Covid-19 positive cases were reported in 24 hours (Wednesday 4 pm to Thursday 4 pm) in Manipur. The new positive cases include 18 personnel from central security force. The positive cases from general population belonged to Imphal East (77), Imphal West (128), Thoubal (11), Bishnupur (14), Kakching…
Imphal: Manipur government, Shija Hospitals and Research Institute Private Limited and Manipur Pollution Control Board on Thursday inked a memorandum for the development of a Common Bio-Medical Waste Treatment and Disposal Facility and a Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facility at Lamdeng in Imphal West. The memorandum as signed in the presence of chief…
Imphal: In view of the sudden upsurge of Covid-19 cases in the state in the past couple of weeks, Manipur chief minister N. Biren Singh has sought for opinions from medical experts, bureaucrats and police to effectively tackle the second wave of Covid-19 in a meeting held at the chief minister’s secretariat on Thursday. Biren…
