Assam: Night curfew, weekend lockdown to continue; inter-district travel allowed on Mondays and Tuesdays

Inter-district travel in Assam will be allowed on Mondays and Tuesdays every week, stated chief secretary Kumar Sanjay Krishna in an order issued on Sunday. “Inter-district movement of people is allowed on Monday and Tuesday only. No separate permission/approval/e-permit will be required for inter-district movement,” the order stated. However, the 12-hour night curfew from 6 […]

Tripura to impose 3-day lockdown from July 27

The Tripura government on Saturday announced a total lockdown in the state for three days starting from July 27. The lockdown will be imposed from 5 am on July 27 to 5 am on July 30. This will be in continuation of the night curfew to be imposed from 9 pm on July 26. According […]

Lockdown to be reimposed in Guwahati if COVID-19 cases spike: Pijush Hazarika

The Assam government has given strong indications that total lockdown may be imposed in Guwahati in view of the massive spike in COVID-19 cases after hundreds of individuals have tested positive without travel history. This was disclosed by Minister of State for Health Pijush Hazarika. The Minister expressed concern over the fact that the new […]

Lockdown has hurt education of 247 mn school kids in India: UNICEF report

A report prepared by UNICEF has revealed that COVID-19 pandemic in India and lockdown has “impacted” 247 million children enrolled in elementary and secondary education, besides 28 million children who were undergoing pre-school education in Anganwadi centres. According to the report, at least 600 million South Asian children have been threatened by the impact of COVID-19 pandemic. Pointing out the […]

Ward-wise lockdown in Guwahati from Tuesday night | Full list here

In the wake of sudden spike in COVID-19 cases in Guwahati including those without any travel or contact history, the Assam Government has decided to impose ‘ward-wise lockdown’ in 11 areas of Guwahati from Tuesday night. The lockdown will come into effect from 9 PM and will remain in force until further orders. Addressing a […]

Assam govt mulls ‘ward-wise lockdown’ in Guwahati amid rise in COVID-19 cases

With the increasing number of COVID-19 positive cases in Guwahati, the Assam government is mulling to impose ‘ward-wise lockdown’ in the city. The health department has suggested ‘ward-wise total lockdown’ in the city after several areas have emerged as hotspots. Sarma added that wherever cases rise, lockdown should be imposed in those wards. He said […]

Guwahati Covid woes rise as new hotspots emerge; active containment zones near 200-mark

Guwahati is staring at a possible re-imposition of lockdown as the threat of community transmission looms large in the city, with over 70 people testing positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. Among the newly infected, most positive cases are employees at different shops in Fancy Bazaar area, while some came in direct contact […]

COVID-19: Mizoram govt to impose 2-week total lockdown from June 9

In view of the prevailing COVID-19 situation, the Mizoram government on Monday decided to impose a 2-week total lockdown in the state starting from June 9. The lockdown guidelines will be notified later today. The decision was taken after a consultative meeting chaired by Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga. CM Zoramthanga taking to Twitter said that […]

Assam Govt issues guidelines for Unlock 1.0: Know relaxations and restrictions

The Assam Government has issued guidelines for the first phase of Unlock 1.0 on Monday. The following activities are hereby allowed: (i) Religious places/places of worship for public from 8th June 2020 subject to gathering of maximum 20 (twenty) persons per hour. However, if any religious place has only a small area, the management committee […]