Imphal: State government need to give priority for Covid-19 vaccination to persons with disabilities (PWDs) to their respective nearby public health care centres as they face problems to reach the vaccination centres. The initiatives taken by the government for vaccination is a good step. However, PWDs are facing problems to reach their vaccination centres that…
Imphal: Chandel Battalion of Assam Rifles under the aegis of IGAR (South) foiled two smuggling attempts in Chandel district on Wednesday. Based on specific intelligence, the troops of Assam Rifles launched two separate operations in the border areas close to Machi and Moltuk. The operations resulted in successfully foiling smuggling of contraband from across the…
Imphal: Ten Covid-19 patients expired in 24 hours while 847 more people got infected with the contagion in Manipur. The 10 Covid-19 victims were from Imphal West (4), Imphal East (4), Bishnupur (1) and Kangpokpi (1). The new positive cases belonged to Imphal East (146), Imphal West (301), Thoubal (37), Bishnupur (56), Kakching (50), Ukhrul…
Imphal: Chief minister N. Biren Singh on Wednesday inaugurated an integrated Ayush Hospital and Covid Care centre at Keirao. The health care centre has 200 beds and oxygen concentrators. This facility which was set up within a very short period of time will enable the state government to reduce the load in other existing facilities,…
Imphal: Manipur chief minister N. Biren Singh on Wednesday inaugurated a PSA oxygen plant at Churachandpur. The oxygen plant has a capacity of filling 45-50 D-type oxygen cylinders per day. “As promised six days ago that we will operationalise this plant within a week, I’m happy to inaugurate the PSA oxygen plant,” Biren said. The…
Imphal: As the biosafety cabinet of virus research and diagnostic laboratory (VRDL) of Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) has stopped functioning the laboratory will not be processing any samples for Covid-19 diagnosis. This was stated by principal Investigator, VRDL, RIMS, professor Kh. Sulocahana Devi in a circular on Monday. The biosafety cabinet stopped functioning…
Imphal: Using specially created relief kits with logos, use of loudspeakers mentioning names of donors, house visits by organisations and individuals, putting up banners of individual donors in vehicles in the name of charity during the ongoing pandemic should be stopped immediately, Imphal West district magistrate ordered on Tuesday. “Any person found violating this order…
Imphal: Covid-19 has claimed 15 more lives, infected 824 persons in Manipur while it freed 468 persons from infection in 24 hours. The death cases belonged to Imphal West (9), Imphal East (3), Bishnupur (1) Kakching(1), and Thoubal (1). The 824 positive cases were from Imphal East (168), Imphal West (361), Thoubal (36), Bishnupur (43),…
Imphal: One Covid-19 positive drug user, resident of Laipham Khelakhong Mayang Imphal, fled away from Covid Care centre, Imphal West. The 35 year old male was found missing on Tuesday morning from Covid Care centre, RD Wing, Lamphelpat. “Today, during morning round 7:45am, he is found missing from his room with all his belonging, we…
Imphal: Manipur chief minister (CM) N. Biren Singh visited Ukhrul, Senapati and Tamenglong districts by helicopter to take stock of Covid-19 situation. He was accompanied by advisor to CM (health) Dr S. Ranjan, principal secretary (health) V. Vumlunmang and secretary to CM N. Geoffrey. At mini secretariat complex of Ukhrul Biren reviewed the measures taken…
