Eight Guwahati Wards Identified as COVID Hotspots, Micro Containment Zones to be Announced
Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that declaring entire Ward as containment zone would inconvenience people. Therefore, micro containment zones would be declared in keeping with guidelines
| 5 May 2021 8:21 AM GMT
Guwahati: Guwahati has now become a hotspot of coronavirus in the state as the city has recorded 17,690 positive cases in 20 days with more than 100 fatalities. Assam has reported 28,060 COVID-19 positive cases while Kamrup Metro alone reported 12,254 positive cases in last 10 days.
Amid rising COVID cases in Kamrup metro, the Kamrup Metropolitan district administration has identified the eight (8) worst-affected areas as per the government s directive.