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 […]

Guwahati: First batch of Kota students quarantined at Sarusajai Stadium released

Amid COVID-19 concerns, 124 students from Assam who were brought from Kota in Rajasthan have been released from quarantine at Sarusajai Stadium in Guwahati. The students were released in the presence of Assam health and finance minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma. The first batch of students has been released on Tuesday after they tested negative […]

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 […]

All 389 students returning from Kota to be quarantined at Sarusajai in Guwahati

Assam health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said that all 389 students coming from Kota will be quarantined at Sarusajai stadium in Guwahati irrespective of  whether they are showing any symptom of COVID-19 or not. The group of students will arrive on Sunday. Addressing the media Sarma said, “We will quarantine each one of […]

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 […]

Assam govt steps us COVID-19 preparedness; transforms Sarusajai Sports Complex into quarantine facility

Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday briefed newspersons at the Sarusajai Sports Complex on the health department’s preparedness to deal with the Coronavirus crisis. The Sarusajai Sports Complex which will be converted to a special facility for treating any COVID-19 case. Briefing newspersons Himanta Biswa Sarma said that a quarantine facility with 1,000 […]

2nd India Open International Boxing Tournament begins today

The 2nd India Open International Boxing Tournament begins on Monday at Sarusajai stadium in Guwahati. As many as 200 players from 16 countries will participate in the tournament. The preliminaries will be held today and tomorrow followed by the quarter-finals and semi-finals, culminating into the grand finale on May 24. The competition will be held […]