Assam Covid Cases News

Assam government will withdraw all COVID-19 restrictions in the state from February 15, said Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday.

Assam will withdraw all Covid-related restrictions from February 15 as the pandemic situation has improved with the number of cases declining, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday.

Amid rising cases of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in Dibrugarh, Assam has designed a testing kit that will be able to detect the virus in two hours time.

Bucking the trend, Assam, unlike many other states, has decided to hold both Classes 10, 12 board exams, at a time when the state has over 48 thousand active Covid cases, with a positivity rate of just below 3 per cent and over 3,600 Covid deaths since last year.

Mamata Banerjee has an edge in Bengal and her Trinamool Congress could win 152 of the state's 294 seats with the BJP not far behind at 130 seats, says NDTV's poll of exit polls on state elections that were held alongside a steep rise in Covid cases a

The Election Commission of India has banned all victory processions on the day of -- or even after -- counting of votes (May 2) polled to the five states in the past few weeks after amid a COVID-19 surge.

The deputy commissioner of a district can order the closure of the lower primary schools and pre-primary schools if the active COVID-19 cases cross the 100-mark.

Phase 3 results for Bharat Biotech's coronavirus vaccine - Covaxin - were released Wednesday afternoon, with the drug demonstrating "81 per cent interim efficacy in preventing COVID-19 in those without prior infection after the second dose", according to a statement by the company.

India today reported 12,286 fresh coronavirus cases and the tally has climbed to 1,11,24,527, while the number of recoveries has surged to 1,07,98,921, the Union health ministry said on Tuesday.

India registered a single-day spike of over 16,000 COVID-19 cases for the fourth day in a row on Sunday, pushing the infection tally to 1,10,96,731, while the recoveries surged to 1,07,75,169, according to Union Health Ministry data.

Accusing the governments that ruled India for decades since Independence of neglecting Assam and the northeast, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday reaffirmed his commitment to the development of the region.

A day after a massive fire at vaccine-maker Serum Institute of India's Pune facility, in which five people died, CEO Adar Poonawalla said there was no damage to any vaccine as none were being produced at the site.

"Worse things will happen in December if states aren't well prepared," the Supreme Court warned today as it sought status reports from Delhi, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Assam in two days over the spike in coronavirus cases in these states.

The number of coronavirus cases in Assam continue to increase but there has been a 50 per cent fall in the number of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) cases

Assam activist Akhil Gogoi who has been charged with sedition for protesting against the amended citizenship law has been tested positive for coronavirus. He has been lodged in Guwahati jail for the last few months in connection with a case linked to protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA.

Assam government will withdraw all COVID-19 restrictions in the state from February 15, said Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday.

Assam will withdraw all Covid-related restrictions from February 15 as the pandemic situation has improved with the number of cases declining, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday.

Amid rising cases of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in Dibrugarh, Assam has designed a testing kit that will be able to detect the virus in two hours time.

Bucking the trend, Assam, unlike many other states, has decided to hold both Classes 10, 12 board exams, at a time when the state has over 48 thousand active Covid cases, with a positivity rate of just below 3 per cent and over 3,600 Covid deaths since last year.

Mamata Banerjee has an edge in Bengal and her Trinamool Congress could win 152 of the state's 294 seats with the BJP not far behind at 130 seats, says NDTV's poll of exit polls on state elections that were held alongside a steep rise in Covid cases a

The Election Commission of India has banned all victory processions on the day of -- or even after -- counting of votes (May 2) polled to the five states in the past few weeks after amid a COVID-19 surge.

The deputy commissioner of a district can order the closure of the lower primary schools and pre-primary schools if the active COVID-19 cases cross the 100-mark.

Phase 3 results for Bharat Biotech's coronavirus vaccine - Covaxin - were released Wednesday afternoon, with the drug demonstrating "81 per cent interim efficacy in preventing COVID-19 in those without prior infection after the second dose", according to a statement by the company.

India today reported 12,286 fresh coronavirus cases and the tally has climbed to 1,11,24,527, while the number of recoveries has surged to 1,07,98,921, the Union health ministry said on Tuesday.

India registered a single-day spike of over 16,000 COVID-19 cases for the fourth day in a row on Sunday, pushing the infection tally to 1,10,96,731, while the recoveries surged to 1,07,75,169, according to Union Health Ministry data.

Accusing the governments that ruled India for decades since Independence of neglecting Assam and the northeast, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday reaffirmed his commitment to the development of the region.

A day after a massive fire at vaccine-maker Serum Institute of India's Pune facility, in which five people died, CEO Adar Poonawalla said there was no damage to any vaccine as none were being produced at the site.

"Worse things will happen in December if states aren't well prepared," the Supreme Court warned today as it sought status reports from Delhi, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Assam in two days over the spike in coronavirus cases in these states.

The number of coronavirus cases in Assam continue to increase but there has been a 50 per cent fall in the number of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) cases

Assam activist Akhil Gogoi who has been charged with sedition for protesting against the amended citizenship law has been tested positive for coronavirus. He has been lodged in Guwahati jail for the last few months in connection with a case linked to protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA.