The State Government has sought two weeks’ time to inform the Gauhati High Court about the steps taken to protect the wildlife and environment in Gita Mandir Hill.
GUWAHATI: The rising Covid-19 cases have become a cause of worry for the Assam health department, as the daily spike in positive cases touched 92 on Tuesday, the highest in many months.
Even though the positivity rate remained as low as 0.40% on Monday, health officials said they are fearing fresh Covid cases may go up further if Covid protocol is not sincerely followed.
This election season saw rampant violation of social distancing norms. Among districts, Kamrup (Metro) reported the highest 26 positive cases on Tuesday.
The arrival of air and rail passengers is the biggest concern for health officials. Last year, Covid cases surged in Assam after other states outside of the northeast saw a spike. This time also health experts fear cases may increase like last year.
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GUWAHATI: The administration won’t interfere in schools’ plans to stop offline classes and exams here amidst fresh virus threat in some parts of the country, the Kamrup (Metropolitan) district administration clarified on Tuesday.
Several city schools are reportedly planning to conduct their upcoming exams online, after a top Guwahati school was put under containment and another decided to put offline exams on hold due to Covid. In the first instance, a teacher was found to be Covid-positive a few days ago, while in the other case, a student’s parents got infected recently.
“The situation is under control in Guwahati. Guardians may get infected by the virus. But we cannot disrupt offline teaching again,” Kamrup (Metropolitan) deputy commissioner Biswajit Pegu told TOI.