By Ananya Guha The expression social distancing has come to stay permanently in our vocabulary. It began with the corona virus a highly contagious disease. What however is meant is physical distance, so that one does not contract the disease from someone else. At the...

Shillong (Meghalaya), April 16 : Finally, the mortal remains of Meghalaya’s first victim of COVID-19, Dr .John L Sailo Ryntathiang was buried at the cemetery of the Presbyterian Church at Raitsamthiah area here . The funeral was held this morning after various churches expressed their...

New Delhi/Guwahati, April 15:The Assam government on Wednesday imported 50,000 personal protective equipment (PPE) kits from China for the frontline healthcare workers combating the Covid-19 pandemic in the state. India has ordered 15 million PPE gears besides a few million testing kits from China, India’s...

Shillong(Meghalaya) , April 15 : Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma today expressed his deepest condolence to the bereaved family members of the first Covid19 patient, who passed away at 2:45 am. “I would like to take this opportunity, first of all, to express my deepest...

Shillong(Meghalaya), April 15 : The first victim of COVID -19 in the state of Meghalaya, Dr. John L Sailo Ryntathiang was embalmed as per prescribed norms and protocol of COVID - 19 dead patients as laid down by the Government of India and WHO. Earlier...