Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi has issued a notification to impose the Assam COVID-19 Regulations, 2020 under the Epidemic Diseases Act 1897. According to the Regulation, any individual who violates the directive issued by the Centre and the state government to control the spread of the disease will face serious legal action. This was disclosed by […]

The Centre on Monday asked state governments to strictly enforce the lockdown imposed to prevent the spread of coronavirus and directed legal action against violators. “States have been asked to strictly enforce the lockdown in the areas where it has been announced. Legal action will be taken against violators,” a tweet by Principal Director General […]

Amid Coronavirus pandemic, distribution of newspapers will be suspended from Tuesday. The citizens of Guwahati will not be able to read the newspapers till March 31. All Guwahati Newspapers Hawkers Association has taken the decision as a preventive measure against Coronavirus. The suspension of newspaper distribution has already been suspended in several other cities of […]

The total number of novel coronavirus cases in India rose to 415 on Monday including seven deaths. “A total of 18,383 samples from 17,493 individuals have been tested for SARS-CoV2 as on March 23 at 10 am IST. A total of 415 individuals have been confirmed positive among suspected cases and contacts of known positive […]

The first positive case of the deadly novel coronavirus case has been reported from Jorhat in Assam. A 4-year-old girl has been tested positive at the Jorhat Medical College and Hospital (JMCH). The minor girl arrived in Assam on March 19 from Bihar, the child’s family has also been admitted to the JMCH. Meanwhile, another […]

As India prepares for a nation-wide ‘janata curfew’ on March 22nd, 98 new cases of coronavirus have been reported in India in the last 24 hours taking the total number of cases nears the 300-mark. The ministry of health has announced that as many as 111 new labs will start functioning from today in the […]

The global confirmed cases of coronavirus has surpassed 280,000 with over 11,500 deaths registered so far. The novel coronavirus has infected 166 countries with Europe being the epicentre of the pandemic. Europe has reported over 5,000 deaths with Italy reporting 627 deaths in the last 24 hours. This is the biggest day-to-day increase in the […]

The Assam Chamber of Commerce (ACC) has asked commercial establishments to remain closed on Monday, the March 23rd in the wake of the Coronavirus threat. In view of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for ‘janta curfew’ on Sunday, the Assam Chamber of Commerce has decided to observe ‘vyapar bandh’ on Monday. Besides commercial establishments, the […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday took to Twitter to share an awareness video on how easily coronavirus can be transmitted. He also urged people to share more awareness videos to educate people about the novel virus. The Prime Minister wrote, “Minute precautions can make monumental impacts and save many lives. Saw this interesting video […]

Majuli, the first and only island district of the country has isolated itself in the wake of Coronavirus outbreak. The district administration of the river island has banned plying of all the ferries, country boats or any other means of water transport (except emergency services) connecting Majuli with effect from Saturday until further order. However, […]