Curfew has been imposed in Assam from 6 PM under section 144 CrPC as a preventive measure to curb the spread of COVID-19. The Assam government on Sunday issued fresh guidelines in view of the lockdown extended up to May 17 as measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 epidemic. Addressing a press conference on Sunday, Assam […]

Assam Health and Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday visited Bongaigaon along with Minister of State Pijush Hazarika to review the COVID-19 situation. The Health Minister took first-hand assessment of the containment zone and checked preparedness at the Quarantine facility in Bongaigaon Civil Hospital. Sarma advised the district administration to ensure proper care for the […]

12 more jawans from the 138th unit of the Border Security Force, stationed at Ambassa in the Tripura’s Dhalai district have tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, a day after two jawans were found to have been infected with the deadly virus. With the 12 new cases, the total number of positive cases in the […]

The third phase of the lockdown with ‘considerable relaxations’ to contain the spread of COVID-19 has come into force from today in Assam. The country has been divided in three zones — Red, Orange and Green – based on coronavirus risk-profiling. The third phase has been marked by the relaxations stricter than those given by […]

Amidst the COVID-19 crisis, outbreak of deadly African Swine fever virus in Assam has been confirmed by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research High Security Disease Laboratory in Bhopal. Earlier samples of domestic pigs from affected districts in the state were sent to the lab on April 26. Over 2,000 pigs have died across Assam […]

The Armed Forces will conduct special activities on May 3 as a mark of gratitude towards doctors, medical staff and other front-line workers battling the COVID-19 outbreak. The special activities would be in honour of the COVID-19 warriors including doctors, sanitation workers, media and policemen, who continue to serve the country amid COVID-19 crisis. In […]

The Assam Government has put in place an elaborate plan to facilitate entry of people from the state who are stranded outside. Briefing media persons, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said those who want to return to the state can give a missed call at 7428159966, once following which they will get a link in […]

Two persons from Ambassa unit of the Border Security Force (BSF) in Tripura were found to be COVID-19 positive, taking the total number of positive cases to 4. Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb informed that two more positive cases of COVID-19 have been detected in the state. Taking to Twitter, Deb wrote, “Alert! In […]

India’s national toll-free helpline number (#1075) to address queries on COVID-19 had in the last week of March recorded up to 50,000 phone calls after Prime Minister Modi announced a nationwide lockdown in view of coronavirus. However, on an average 30,000 phone calls are being answered every day related to queries on coronavirus. The 24×7 […]

Two persons hailing from Assam have tested positive for COVID-19 in Mumbai. Both positive individuals are cancer patients. Of the two cases one was detected at Assam House while the other one is staying at a guest house. Meanwhile, the individual who was tested positive at the Assam Bhawan has been admitted to a COVID-19 […]