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His Own Govt s Data Contradicts Assam Health Min s Claim on No COVID Till April 6
As many as 2,624 people had tested positive for COVID-19 from January 1 to April 6 and 66 people had lost their lives due to the virus during this period.
Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Photo: PTI
Politics11 hours ago
New Delhi: Assam health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday claimed that the state “did not have COVID-19” cases till April 6, the last day of three-phase state assembly poll, but official data from his department showed that 2,624 persons had tested positive since January and 66 of them had died.
After the Assam government on Tuesday imposed night curfew till May 1 to control the spread of COVID-19, Tamil television anchor and sports commentator Sumanth Raman tagged Sarma on Twitter and criticised him for his earlier statement on wearing masks.