BREAKING | Assam: 15 more tests COVID-19 positive in Kamrup (M)

15 more persons test positive for COVID-19 in Kamrup (M) taking the tally in Assam to 79. All positive cases are related to the patient from Guwahati’s Fancy Bazaar, who recently tested positive for the deadly virus. Assam health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted, “15 persons are tested #COVID19 + in Kamrup Metro. All are […]

Buses carrying students, patients from Delhi and Chennai reach Guwahati

Amid COVID-19 pandemic, 6 buses carrying 163 Assam students from Delhi and another bus from Chennai with 24 cancer patients and their attendants reached Guwahati on Wednesday. Assam health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma along with his deputy Pijush Hazarika received them at Sarusajai and discussed 14-day mandatory quarantine process and other precautions. Talking to media […]

Assam: 5 more COVID-19 patients discharged from hospital

Five more COVID-19 patients have been discharged from Mahendra Mohan Choudhury Hospital (MMCH) in Guwahati on Monday. Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma informed about the development on his official twitter handle. Sarma on his tweet stated that 5 patients of Bongaigaon, who were admitted at MMCH in Guwahati, are discharged from the hospital. “Glad […]

Fact Check: Morphed screenshot of Himanta Biswa Sarma’s tweet circulated

At a time when the Coronavirus crisis continues to be a cause of concern, circulation of fake news is adding to the troubles. An altered and morphed screenshot of a tweet of Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma with numbers changed was circulated by certain unscrupulous elements creating sensation. The morphed tweet claimed that 8 […]

BREAKING | Two more tests COVID-19 positive in Guwahati

Two more have tested positive for COVID-19 in Guwahati on Monday, taking the total number of coronavirus cases in Assam to 64. Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted, “2 persons are tested #COVID19 + in Guwahati. One originally hails from Morigaon, while other is from Guwahati itself.” ↗️ Total #COVID19 patients in Assam 64 ↗️Active […]

Assam: COVID-19 quarantine facility set up at Kaziranga University in Jorhat

Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday visited Kaziranga University at Jorhat which is being set up on lines of Sarusajai Stadium in Guwahati. Massive screening and quarantine facilities will be set-up at the university to control COVID-19 pandemic. Stranded people coming from other states will be screened and quarantined at the university. Sarma […]

Assam reports 3 more positive COVID-19 cases

Three more positive COVID-19 cases has been reported from Jorhat in Assam on Saturday. 3 people, including an Ambulance driver from Mumbai who drove the 2 other person’s tested positive in Jorhat. The driver has been sent back to Mumbai. 2 positive patients are at JMCH since their arrival in Jorhat. Assam Health Minister Himanta […]

Guwahati will not be declared as Red or Orange zone: Himanta Biswa Sarma

Guwahati will not be declared as red or orange zone, said Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday. Sarma said that the Assam government has changed the policy of declaring entire district or city as red or orange zone. “We have already announced containment zones in Guwahati. The government has changed the policy. We […]

BREAKING | One more tests COVID-19 positive in Assam; tally at 59

One more person, a student of Regional Dental College in Kamrup (M) have tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday. The total number of positive coronavirus cases in Assam have reached 59. Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted,” One student of Regional Dental College, Kamrup Metro has tested #COVID19 positive.” ↗️Total #COVID19 patients in Assam […]