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Covaxin Gets WHO approval for Emergency Use

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Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin has been added to the approved list of Covid-19 vaccines by World Health Organization (WHO). WHO on Wednesday approved the ‘made-in-India’ vaccine as emergency use listing (ELU) cleared for use for 18+ years an above. Following the … Continue reading →

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Covid-19 continues to kill journalists; Global casualties may reach 2000 by end of 2021

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Nava J Thakuria Geneva/Guwahati: The number of journalists dying of Covid-19 are still growing globally, where at least 1830 scribes have succumbed to the novel corona virus infection in 83 countries since March 2020, revealed Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the … Continue reading →

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Hospital Management Society, District hospital Ukhrul, Issues Statement amid allegations over the death of Covid patient

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Amid allegations and disinformation going on in the social media over the demise of one COVID-19 patient identified as Angel Wungkhai (53), wife of James Wungkhai of Khamasom Walely village at COVID Isolation Ward of District Hospital Ukhrul on 25th … Continue reading →

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Ukhrul reports 38 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday; Active tally spike to 171

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With detection of another 38 new Covid -19 positive cases on Wednesday, Ukhrul district total active cases has climbed to 171. According to district surveillance officer Ukhrul, cumulative positive stands at 1299 of which 723 are males while 576 are … Continue reading →

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Ngathingchan Sharik, loved by Students succumbs to Covid-19

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A beloved teacher, Ngathingchan Sharik succumbed to Covid-19 at Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS) Imphal on Sunday afternoon. He was the youngest brother of Late Rev. Themshang Sharik who also passed away on June 27 this year. His … Continue reading →

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Ukhrul logs 19 New Covid-19 Cases; Active Caseload Surges to 95

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Ukhrul district detected 19 new Covid-19 positive cases on Saturday taking the total active caseload from 86 to 95. According to District Surveillance Officer Ukhrul, the district cumulative positive tally reached 994 with 576 male and 418 female. While cumulative … Continue reading →

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Do We Think of a World Beyond Us?

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There is the world, and there is us. The world has often passed by as we watch, and we thought the pandemic was just another wave that would bypass us. We couldn’t be more wrong.  In 2020, the novel Covid-19 … Continue reading →

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Losing Lives & Empathy to Covid-19

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“The death of human empathy is one of the earliest and most telling signs of a culture about to fall into barbarism.” – Hannah Arendt The first Covid-19 case in India was reported on the 20th of January, 2020 in … Continue reading →

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Covid-19 vaccination advocacy meeting for community leaders held at Ukhrul

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Covid-19 vaccination advocacy meeting for community leaders was held at DRDA training hall, mini secretariat Ukhrul on Saturday. The meeting was organised with the aim to better equip the community leaders about the vaccine and the many doubts and hesitancy … Continue reading →

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FACTS, NOT FEAR, CAN STOP THE SPREAD OF COVID-19

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People who have just returned from hospital or Covid care centre have yet another problem to deal with back home. Despite being tested negative and having isolated for another two weeks, they are being stigmatized by people around them. They … Continue reading →

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