Nagaland: Assam Rifles helps set up 200-bed quarantine facility in Wokha district

The Wokha Battalion of Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR (North) have stepped forward to help the Wokha district administration in preparing quarantine facilities for the citizens returning back to Nagaland. Wokha Battalion of Assam Rifles have provided assistance to District Administration, to include 200 wooden beds in order to set up a […]

One lakh people to return to Assam, says Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said that those entering the state through entry points in Srirampur in Kokrajhar district and Bakshirhat in Dhubri district will be directly brought to the quarantine facility in Guwahati’s Sarusajai Sports Complex. Subsequent to this, samples will be collected and anyone showing symptoms would be sent for […]

391 students finally reach Assam from Kota by special bus, quarantined

A total of 391 students from Assam, who were stranded in Kota in Rajasthan, have finally reached Guwahati. The students, who reached Assam in 18 special buses, reached Guwahati at around 3 am today. The students were taken straight to the quarantine facility at the Sarusajai Sports Complex where they were received by state health […]

COVID-19: Manipur to set up 200-bed quarantine facility in Imphal West

The Manipur government is all set to build a new 200-bed quarantine centre in Imphal West within the next two weeks. The quarantine centre in Imphal West will be built as part of capacity building measures in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. The 200-bedded quarantine centre will come up at Langthabal Phumlou Loukul. The […]

COVID-19: 700-bed quarantine facility being set up at Sarusajai Sports Complex in Guwahati

As the Assam Health Department continues to step up measures to tackle any possible outbreak of the deadly COVID-19 disease, construction work of the massive quarantine facility at Sarusajai Sports Complex in Guwahati, is nearing completion. Health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday visited the stadium-turned-hospital to take stock of the preparations. The quarantine facility […]

COVID-19: NF Railway converts train coaches into isolation wards

The Indian Railways is converting train coaches into isolation wards to prepare for a fight against coronavirus to meet the increasing demand for beds. As part of this initiative, the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has started converting coaches into isolation wards at the Coach Maintenance Depot in Kamakhya and Guwahati after consulting medical professionals at […]

Meghalaya: Over 3,000 samples tested for coronavirus; 4 quarantine facilities set up in Shillong, Tura

Over 3,000 samples have been tested for coronavirus in Meghalaya with all negative results, however the State government is not taking any chances and has come up with four dedicated quarantine centres – two each in Shillong and Tura. Informing this Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister, Prestone Tynsong said that so far 6 thousand people have […]