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Drug user escapes from COVID Care Centre in Manipur

Posted on May 25, 2021 - 8:15pm by UT News Service
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A drug user who was admitted at a Covid care centre in Imphal after he was tested positive for COVID-19 has escaped from the centre, an official report said on Tuesday. The 35-year-old male drug user was found missing from … Continue reading →

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Notice on Black Fungus

Posted on May 25, 2021 - 6:01pm by UT News Service
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The Directorate of Health Services on Monday declared mucormycosis or black fungus a notifiable disease under the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897. In a notification, the Director of Health Services, Dr K Rajo Singh informed all Government and private health facilities … Continue reading →

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Manipur CM visits hill districts to take stock of COVID -19 situation

Posted on May 24, 2021 - 10:22pm by UT News Service
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Manipur Chief Minister, N. Biren Singh visited Ukhrul, Senapati and Tamenglong districts by helicopter to take stock of COVID-19 situation there. He was accompanied by Advisor to CM (Health) Dr. S. Ranjan, Principal Secretary (Health), V. Vumlunmang and Secretary to … Continue reading →

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Manipur’s single-day COVID-19 recoveries exceed new cases

Posted on May 24, 2021 - 9:06pm by UT News Service
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The number of Manipur’s single-day COVID-19 recoveries exceeded the number of daily new infections for the second time on Monday since the second wave hit the state in the last week of March this year. The state reported 538 new cases … Continue reading →

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125 NEIGRIHMS employees test positive for COVID-19

Posted on May 24, 2021 - 8:41pm by UT News Service
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Over 125 employees of the North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS) hospital are under quarantine due to Covid-19. In a statement issued on Monday, the hospital’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Dr Cornerstone Wann said … Continue reading →

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Don’t commercialise treatment of COVID-19 patients: Shiv Sena tells private hospitals in Manipur

Posted on May 24, 2021 - 7:59pm by UT News Service
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In a video released to the media houses, state unit president of Shiv Sena, N Tombi Singh said that the party was shocked to learn that some private hospitals are charging a high amount in the treatment of COVID-19 patients. … Continue reading →

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WHO Donates Oxygen Concentrators To Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh

Posted on May 24, 2021 - 1:15pm by UT News Service
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The World Health Organization (WHO) on May 22 donated 150 Oxygen Concentrators to Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland. According to an update from the health and family welfare department of Nagaland, the 150 oxygen concentrators were handed over by Dr Shila … Continue reading →

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Manipur records yet another highest single-day spike of 767 new COVID-19 cases

Posted on May 23, 2021 - 9:35pm by UT News Service
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Manipur on Sunday reported yet another highest single-day record with 767 COVID-19 cases confirmed in the last 24 hours, raising its total number of infections to 44,089. The state Health department has been updating its single-day record every day since … Continue reading →

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COVID Patients in Manipur can now avail cashless Hospitalization

Posted on May 23, 2021 - 8:58pm by UT News Service
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Manipur government on Sunday came up with another relief for the COVID-19 patients. Barely a day after it announced bearing the expenses for the disposal/cremation of COVID-19 victims, Manipur government on Sunday decided to cover coronavirus patients by the Chief … Continue reading →

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Manipur govt announces bearing all expenses for disposal of COVID-19 victims

Posted on May 23, 2021 - 8:46pm by UT News Service
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Manipur government will now bear all the expenses for the disposal/cremation of the dead bodies due to COVID-19 in the state. An order of the Imphal West district magistrate said that considering all facts and circumstances, all charges for disposal/cremation … Continue reading →

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