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While 29 patients have members, Congress- 5, and the BJP on Tuesday as 173 people, including 9 travel history, the rest were found to have and ZPM have one member each, policemen, who have returned from locally contracted the infection. According to Lalrinliana Sailo. West Bengal after elections duty, have 59 patients have developed Besides, there are 6 independent tested positive for the infection, an symptoms of Covid-19 and the rest 114 MLAs, he said. official said. are asymptomatic, he added. Lalduhoma, who won the Three each of Border Security Mizoram now has 1,771 active Serchhip assembly seat in the last Force (BSF) and Central Reserve Police cases, while 6,002 people have assembly polls held in November Force (CRPF) jawans and over 20 recovered from the infection. 2018, was disqualified by the children have also tested positive for The Covid-19 death toll in the state speaker under anti-defection law in Covid-19, the official said. has mounted to 22 with of a 58-year- November 2020. Of the 173 fresh cases, 142 cases old man, who died on Monday. This necessitated bypoll to the were reported from Aizawl district, 9 The state has tested 3,33,363 Lalzawmi said that as many as 2,27,481 dose of Covid-19 vaccine till Monday. Serchhip seat on April 17 this year. from Khawzawl district, 8 from Lunglei samples till date, including 3,558 on people, including 57,077 senior Of this, 49,650 people have received At least 6 candidates, including district, 5 from Saitual district, 3 from Monday. State immunisation officer Dr. citizens have been administered the first both doses of the vaccine, she said. the ruling MNF nominee Vanlalzawma had contested the bypoll. Minister R. Lalduhoma emerged victorious OUR REPORTER The swearing-in function was in the bypoll by defeating his nearest AIZAWL, MAY 11 held under strict adherence to opponent Vanlalzawma by a margin Lalzirliana and Bharat Biotech begins Covid-19 protocols. of 3,310 votes. Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) Home minister Lalchamliana, He secured 8,269 out of the total wife test positive leader Lalduhoma on Tuesday took school education minister 16, 595 votes polled. oath as a new legislator. Lalchhandama Ralte, Congress Lalduhoma became the first for Covid-19 Covaxin supplies to 14 states Assembly speaker Lalrinliana legislature party leader Zodintluanga legislator of ZPM after the party was OUR REPORTER Sailo administered the oath of office Ralte and some MLAs from Mizo formed in 2017 and obtained party AIZAWL, MAY 11 AGENCIES a request to them amid the row over and secrecy to Lalduhoma during a National Front (MNF), Congress, BJP registration from the Election Mizoram power and electricity minister HYDERABAD, MAY 11 different pricing for the central and function held at the assembly annexe and also three independent MLAs Commission of India (ECI) in July, R. Lalzirliana on Tuesday tested positive state governments. building in Aizawl on Tuesday. have attended the function. 2019. for novel coronavirus, an official said. Bharat Biotech has started direct For private hospitals, Bharat State spokesperson for Covid-19 and supplies of its Covid-19 vaccine Biotech fixed the price at Rs 1,200 state nodal officer of Integrated Disease Covaxin to 14 states. per dose. This is twice the cost fixed India logs 3.29L Surveillance Programme (IDSP) Dr. The states are Andhra Pradesh, for Covishield. Varsities must ensure Pachuau Lalmalsawma said that the Assam, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, For exports, Bharat Biotech has Covid cases, 3,876 minister (71) and his wife Lalthangmawii Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, priced India's first indigenous Covid (59) were diagnosed with Covid-19 Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, vaccine at $15-$20 (Rs 1,125- through Rapid Antigen Test on Tuesday. Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar 1,500). Ever since the launch of deaths in 24 hrs safety before holding He said that the minister’s son Pradesh and West Bengal. like the number of doses supplied to Covid vaccination programme in AGENCIES Vanlalruatfela Ralte is also undergoing The Hyderabad-based company the states. India, Bharat Biotech and SII have NEW DELHI, MAY 11 treatment for Covid-19 since he was said it started the supplies based on Bharat Biotech on April 24 been supplying their vaccines to the Witnessing a sharp decline, India diagnosed with the infection on May 8. the allocations received by the announced pricing for Covaxin. It Centre at Rs.150 per dose. online exams: UGC Government of India. fixed the price of Covaxin at Rs 600 While Bharat Biotech is likely to recorded 3,29,942 fresh Covid-19 cases The three are currently put under in the last 24 hours with 3,876 fatalities, AGENCIES Chairman has said to overcome the home isolation, he said. "Requests have been received per dose for state governments. continue the supplies to the Centre the Union Ministry of Health and Family NEW DELHI, MAY 11 Covid-19 crisis, higher educational R. Lalzirliana said that he did not from other states, & will be processed However, it later slashed the at the same price, SII is seeking to Welfare said here on Tuesday. Amid the current coronavirus crisis institutions should be remain in touch develop any symptoms of Covid-19 and for distribution based on availability price to Rs 400. This came after revise this to Rs 400. On Friday, India had recorded the across the country, the University Grants with students, teachers, education staff, was doing fine. of stocks 24x7," tweeted Bharat Serum Institute of India (SII) cut the Both Bharat Biotech and SII have highest ever 4,14,188 cases. Commission (UGC) has said universities officials and their family members. However, his wife has a mild fever, Biotech co-founder and Joint price of Covishield to Rs 300 from announced that they are reserving 50 In the past 19 days India's daily must take care of the on-ground There is a need to work collectively for he said. Managing Director Suchitra Ella. Rs 400 earlier. The two vaccine per cent of their production Covid tally has risen by over three lakh situation before deciding on holding the physical, mental health and safety of “I swear to myself I will fight this The company, however, has not makers slashed the prices after the capacities for supplies to the central cases and over 3,000 casualties have online examinations. all people, he added. Covid-19 in a manly manner. I and my come out with details of the supplies central government reportedly made government. been reported for the last 13 days. According to the UGC, before Meanwhile, the Delhi University son have no symptoms of Covid-19 but India's total tally of Covid-19 cases conducting online examinations, the Teachers' Association (DUTA) has only my wife has a temperature of 100 now stands at 2,29,92,517 with Covid-19 guidelines set by the state and written a letter to Singh. "We request the degrees Fahrenheit,” he said. Chidambaram 37,15,221 active cases and a total of Central governments should be strictly UGC to review its decision for the Lalzirliana also holds arts and 2,49,992 deaths so far. adhered to. The safety of students and terminal semester year students. We culture, land resources, soil and water WHO classifies slams BJP for According to the Health Ministry, a teachers must be given primary request that the deadline be extended conservation, and district council and total of 3,56,082 people have been importance during the pandemic. for MPhil, PhD submissions similar to minority affairs portfolios in the present discharged in the last 24 hours, while The statutory body has urged that during the previous year," DUTA Mizo National Front (MNF) government justifying Central 1,90,27,304 people have been cured universities across the country to keep said. India Covid strain as headed by chief minister Zoramthanga. from Covid till date. their campus premises safe from the According to DUTA,"The families of So far, 4 legislators, including deputy Vista project The Health Ministry said that a total pandemic. The UGC has said universities the teachers who have died in Delhi chief minister Tawnluia, have been should encourage students and other University (DU) should be granted jobs AGENCIES of 17,27,10,066 people have been infected with Covid-19.