While more COVID cases were being reported from West Tripura since July, the condition has worsened since the third week of August.
The 21-year-old, who fled her village, has been arrested. She has also tested Covid-19 positive.
The officer in-charge of New Capital Complex police station said a complaint was lodged by Papia Paul Saha against doctors on duty at the hospital when her infant boy of three days died soon after doctors and nurses collected a Covid-19 swab sample.
Thousands of workers from both parties have been detained from across the state, a police officer said.
Speaking to indianexpress.com, Additional Chief Secretary S K Rakesh said the state government is ordering 100 more vials of Remdisivir as well along with Tocilizumab.
Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb has directed the officials of the state's COVID-19 core committee to conduct an antibody survey across the state, so that plasma therapy can be started for ailing patients.
The Sonamura-Daudkandi waterway was recently included in the list of Indo-Bangladesh Protocol (IBP) routes.
Tripura revenue minister Narendra Chandra Debbarma said boundary dispute was left unattended for over a decade and it’s high time his government did something about it. The minister also said there are reports of similar encroachments at Kawnpui, another bordering village close by at Jampui
Priyanka sang the famous Rabindra Sangeet, with its swaralipi intact and posted it on her Facebook page in June this year.
Over 1 lakh students from different parts of the state attended the 'neighbourhood classes' that commenced from Thursday.
The two groups got into a scuffle allegedly because BJP workers were trying to stop Congress workers from proceeding for a political meeting.
Two persons have been arrested in connection with these cases so far, while hunt is on for others, said the police.
The protests were held at Kanchanpur, Pecharthal, Manu, Chowmanu, Gandacherra, Karbook, Silachari, Agartala and other locations of the state while maintaining social distancing in view of the Covid-19 situation.
The third medical college would come up at Ambassa in Dhalai district, 82 Km north from Agartala. The state government has already started working on the project, the chief minister said.
The move has received good response among netizens who say such initiatives can be considered across the country for red letter days and public celebrations in the time of corona.
The child’s family has blamed doctors for the death and claimed he was healthy till the swab samples were collected from his nostrils.
The infant was taken to a government hospital after developing discomfort. His father on Wednesday lodged a complaint with the local police station.
Meanwhile, a high-level team of Bangladeshi officials today surveyed the riverine protocol route but didn’t meet Indian officials during the tour.
In a joint press statement, the insurgent outfits criticised the government policy on ethnic solidarity and said over seven decades could not suffice for the country to become an "ethnically harmonious political entity".
Additional Chief Secretary Rakesh assured them the doctors would be informed of the government’s decision on Friday.
The All Tripura Government Doctors Association said there were rumours the suspension was in connection with an MLA’s visit to the centre.
Speaking to indianexpress.com, a police officer said the MLA has been charged under the Epidemic Diseases Act and the Tripura Medical Service and Protection of Property Damage Act. The FIR was registered suo motu, added the officer.
Chief Minister Deb has gone into self-isolation, he said on social media.
Former MP Jitendra Chaudhury made the comments after a statue of an indigenous woman fell down in Khumulwng. Authorities have claimed the statue broke due to heavy rain.
Nath told reporters that all doctors, paramedics, nurses and support staff in the state health department were paid in full in time. He further added that the state government has announced incentives and honorarium for medical staff engaged in COVID-19 duty.





