46,470 people contribute Rs 100.50 cr to Assam Arogya Nidhi

Assam Arogya Nidhi has received total contributions of Rs. 100.50 crores as on Monday. Assam health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated in a tweet that 46,470 people have donated a total amount of Rs. 100.50 crores to state COVID-19 fund. Himanta Biswa Sarma also expressed his gratitude to the people for their generous donations. “This […]

2 COVID-19 patients discharged from hospital in Assam, total 19 cured

The number of positive COVID-19 cases in the state has come down to 14 after two more patients, one each from Lakhimpur and Sonapur were released on Monday. With this, the total number of patients fully recovered in the state has gone up to 19, while one COVID-19 patient from Hailakandi died at Silchar Medical […]

Assam Cares: 86,000 people stranded outside state get ₹2,000 each

The first set of financial assistance to 86,000 stranded Assam citizens has been disbursed on Monday. The assistance is likely to cover 4 lakh people who are stranded outside the state. The Assam Government has provided financial assistance of Rs. 2,000 each to more than 86 thousand people stranded outside the state amid COVID-19 lockdown. […]

Two more COVID-19 patients discharged in Assam; total 11 cured

While the number of cases continues to rise in the region, the heartening part is that patients are also getting cured at a steady rate. Two COVID-19 patients have been discharged from the Mohendra Mohan Choudhury Hospital in Guwahati on Saturday. Both the patients hail from Uttar Pradesh. Earlier, a total of 9 patients from […]

Assam becomes first state to import PPE kits directly from China

Assam became the first state in the country to receive a consignment of medical supplies from China. The Assam health department has imported 50,000 PPE kits from Guangzhou, China. The special Blue Dart Boeing 752 cargo plane from Guangzhou carrying first consignment of 50,000 PPE kits landed Guwahati Airport on Wednesday evening. The special cargo […]

COVID-19: Around 75 thousand people in Assam to be released from quarantine tomorrow

Around 75,000 people in quarantine in Assam will be released on Friday. They were put under quarantine in different parts of the state as a preventive measure against COVID-19. This was informed by state health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma who said that health workers across state visited the homes of those in quarantine to check […]

Fresh COVID-19 positive case in Assam with travel history abroad, tally rises to 28

One more COVID-19 positive case has been reported from Assam, this time from the state’s Hailakandi district taking the tally to 28. The person who has tested positive has a travel history to Saudi Arabia. #BREAKING | One more tests positive for #COVID19 in #Assam, taking the total number of cases to 28.A person from […]

One more test positive for COVID-19 in Assam; state tally reaches 27

One more positive COVID-19 case has been detected in Assam on Tuesday taking the total tally in the state to 27. The latest case is reported from the state’s Dhubri district. The person had attended the Tablighi Jamaat event that took place at Nizamuddin Basti in Delhi. This was confirmed by Assam health minister Himanta […]

26 positive COVID-19 cases in Assam so far: Himanta Biswa Sarma

No positive cases have been reported in Assam in the last 48 hours, informed Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said that over 2,000 samples have been tested in the state out of which 26 have tested positive for the coronavirus so far. 85 persons who had came in contact […]