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74 new cases push COVID-19 tally of Andamans to 5,949

4:55 pm May 1, 2021

Port Blair: At least 74 more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, taking the tally in the Union Territory to 5,949, a health department official said on Saturday. Ten new patients have travel history, and 64 were detected during contact tracing, he said. The death toll remained at 67 as […]

Andamans reports 45 new COVID-19 cases, one more death

1:53 pm April 25, 2021

Port Blair: Forty-five more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, pushing the coronavirus tally in the union territory of 5,614, a health department official said on Sunday. The COVID-19 death toll rose to 66 as one more person succumbed to the disease in the last 24 hours, he said Thirty-eight new […]

No impact of Bharat bandh in Andaman and Nicobar

6:55 pm December 8, 2020

Port Blair: The Bharat bandh called by farmer unions demanding the repeal of three Central farm laws had no impact on normal life in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Tuesday. Markets and offices were open and transport services functioned normally, officials said. There were no reports of anyone trying to enforce the bandh from […]

5 new cases push COVID-19 tally of Andamans to 4,682

3:39 pm November 27, 2020

Port Blair: The COVID-19 tally of Andaman and Nicobar Islands rose to 4,682 on Friday as five more persons tested positive for the infection, a health official said. All the new cases were detected during contact tracing, he said. Twelve more people have been cured of the disease, the official said. The archipelago now has […]

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COVID-19 in Strait Island: Tribal affairs ministry in regular touch with administration in Andamans

10:35 pm August 29, 2020

New Delhi: Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda on Saturday said his ministry was in regular touch with the administration in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, where 10 members of the dwindling Great Andamanese tribe tested positive for the coronavirus recently. “The Andaman & Nicobar administration is alert to the safety of its tribe, especially the Vulnerable Tribal Groups, (PVTGS) through […]

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