Assam lockdown: COVID curbs extended till June 16 - What's allowed, what's not - The curfew, which remained in force from 12 noon to 5 am will now be in place from 1 pm to 5 am with total ban on movement of individuals.
Assam imposes stricter COVID-19 curbs, curfew from 2 pm; check out new guidelines
The new set of guidelines, effective from 5 am on May 13 till further orders, have been issued for the urban and semi-urban places in the periphery of 5 km of municipal areas
BusinessToday.In | May 12, 2021 | Updated 14:03 IST
The Assam government has also banned the movement of people from 2 pm to 5 am in view of the surging COVID-19 cases
The Assam government on Wednesday announced its decision to close all religious places, weekly markets, and offices for 15 days in urban and semi-urban areas of the state. It also banned the movement of people from 2 pm to 5 am in view of the surging COVID-19 cases.
Himanta Biswa Sarma
GUWAHATI: Alarming daily upsurge in Covid cases has become a matter of concern in many states, but Assam health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said there is no possibility of going back to lockdown days in the poll-bound state now.
Though less than 0.1% positive cases are being reported for quite some time in the state, the health department is carrying out 15,000-16,000 tests per day. The department said this vigil has been remarkable in bringing down the number of cases.
As the gateway to the northeast, the Assam government has been on its toes for months to arrest the spread. Covid screening at airports and major railway stations have contributed immensely to filtering out positive cases. In addition to this is adherence to home and institutional isolation rules, which has brought down daily positive cases below 25 for the last one week.