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COVID-19: Seven Day Compulsory Home Quarantine For People Travelling To Assam
People travelling to Assam from outside states will have to undergo a compulsorily home quarantine for seven days amid the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the state.
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Assam Relaxes Testing, Quarantine Rules For Flyers Cured Of COVID-19
The Assam government has announced major relaxations in its quarantine rule today for air travelers from outside the state. Assam's Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that those who have been cured of the virus and either has a Covid negative certificate or discharge certificate from a hospital would no longer need to undergo any test or ...
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High Chances Of Covid Spread Among Common Toilet Users: Assam Study
A study in Assam on monitoring some 40,000 people under home quarantine has suggested high chances of coronavirus spread by both asymptomatic and symptomatic people through use of common toilet. The finding is significant. The Assam Police monitored home-quarantined people with the help of Dibrugarh-based Pratishruti Cancer and Palliative Trust, an...
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Assam Lists Conditions For COVID-19 Patients Seeking Home Quarantine
The Assam government would allow non-symptomatic COVID-19 positive patients to go for home quarantine only if they sign an undertaking agreeing to certain conditions, Health and Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday.
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After Medical Bodies Raise Concerns, Assam Tweaks Staff Quarantine Rules
The Assam Health Department has decided to tweak quarantine rules for doctors and health workers deployed in COVID-19 care duties after the state chapter of Indian Medical Association wrote to Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday, urging the health department not to take "whimsical decisions".
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"Separate Guidelines?" Congress Asks If Assam Minister Followed Quarantine Norms During Imphal Visit
The Manipur Congress Monday demanded an investigation by the Health department on whether the Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma followed proper quarantine guidelines during his visit here on Sunday.
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11 Assam Cops Isolated As Arrested Man Tests COVID-19 Positive: Sources
Eleven policemen in Assam's Guwahati have been quarantined after a man, who was arrested last week for stealing gas cylinders, tested positive for coronavirus, sources said.
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Ruckus At Quarantine Centre To Draw "Attempt To Murder" Charge: Assam Health Minister
Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said that any misconduct in the quarantine centres will amount to non-bailable charges equivalent to "attempt to murder".
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Migrants Pull Chain To Jump Off Shramik Train In Assam To Avoid Quarantine
61 people have been arrested and two cases filed separately by the Railways and Assam Police after migrant workers, who were returning on board a Shramik special train from Mumbai, pulled the emergency chain to jump off the train so that they can avoid the quarantine period.
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Assam Junior Health Minister On Door-To-Door Surprise Visit Amid Pandemic
Angkita Dutta, 32, a Youth Congress leader from Assam, is under home quarantine in Guwahati. She met an interesting visitor knocking on her door on Wednesday. "It was incredible to see Assam junior health minister at our door. I was surprised. He came without any notice to check how I was doing during home quarantine," Ms Dutta told NDTV over phone...
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Institutional Quarantine Must For Those Returning To Assam: Minister
The Assam government on Tuesday stressed on strict quarantine protocol for the people coming from outside the state, stating that those returning will mandatorily have to stay in institutional isolation.
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COVID-19: Universities In Assam Turned Into Quarantine Centres, Students Asked To Collect Belongings
Hostels in Assam University, Cotton University and Gauhati University are being turned into coronavirus quarantine centres. Dibrugarh University also released a notification asking students to stay home and refrain from travelling to the university “until further notification”.
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COVID-19: Assam University Asks Students To Collect Belongings As Hostels Become Quarantine Centres
Lockdown: Assam University administration will either shift students and staff or make arrangements for them.
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Jumping Quarantine In Assam To Be Non-Bailable Offence, Says Minister
Assam witnessed the biggest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases with 46 people testing positive on Friday, taking the total tally to 256, state Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
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Assam To Quarantine Passengers Arriving In Flights: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Assam will insist on quarantine for all passengers coming by air, its Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said today, making it clear that the BJP-led state would chart its own course in the matter.
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COVID-19: Seven Day Compulsory Home Quarantine For People Travelling To Assam
People travelling to Assam from outside states will have to undergo a compulsorily home quarantine for seven days amid the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the state.
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Assam Relaxes Testing, Quarantine Rules For Flyers Cured Of COVID-19
The Assam government has announced major relaxations in its quarantine rule today for air travelers from outside the state. Assam's Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that those who have been cured of the virus and either has a Covid negative certificate or discharge certificate from a hospital would no longer need to undergo any test or ...
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High Chances Of Covid Spread Among Common Toilet Users: Assam Study
A study in Assam on monitoring some 40,000 people under home quarantine has suggested high chances of coronavirus spread by both asymptomatic and symptomatic people through use of common toilet. The finding is significant. The Assam Police monitored home-quarantined people with the help of Dibrugarh-based Pratishruti Cancer and Palliative Trust, an...
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Assam Lists Conditions For COVID-19 Patients Seeking Home Quarantine
The Assam government would allow non-symptomatic COVID-19 positive patients to go for home quarantine only if they sign an undertaking agreeing to certain conditions, Health and Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday.
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After Medical Bodies Raise Concerns, Assam Tweaks Staff Quarantine Rules
The Assam Health Department has decided to tweak quarantine rules for doctors and health workers deployed in COVID-19 care duties after the state chapter of Indian Medical Association wrote to Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday, urging the health department not to take "whimsical decisions".
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"Separate Guidelines?" Congress Asks If Assam Minister Followed Quarantine Norms During Imphal Visit
The Manipur Congress Monday demanded an investigation by the Health department on whether the Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma followed proper quarantine guidelines during his visit here on Sunday.
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11 Assam Cops Isolated As Arrested Man Tests COVID-19 Positive: Sources
Eleven policemen in Assam's Guwahati have been quarantined after a man, who was arrested last week for stealing gas cylinders, tested positive for coronavirus, sources said.
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Ruckus At Quarantine Centre To Draw "Attempt To Murder" Charge: Assam Health Minister
Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said that any misconduct in the quarantine centres will amount to non-bailable charges equivalent to "attempt to murder".
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Migrants Pull Chain To Jump Off Shramik Train In Assam To Avoid Quarantine
61 people have been arrested and two cases filed separately by the Railways and Assam Police after migrant workers, who were returning on board a Shramik special train from Mumbai, pulled the emergency chain to jump off the train so that they can avoid the quarantine period.
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Assam Junior Health Minister On Door-To-Door Surprise Visit Amid Pandemic
Angkita Dutta, 32, a Youth Congress leader from Assam, is under home quarantine in Guwahati. She met an interesting visitor knocking on her door on Wednesday. "It was incredible to see Assam junior health minister at our door. I was surprised. He came without any notice to check how I was doing during home quarantine," Ms Dutta told NDTV over phone...
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Institutional Quarantine Must For Those Returning To Assam: Minister
The Assam government on Tuesday stressed on strict quarantine protocol for the people coming from outside the state, stating that those returning will mandatorily have to stay in institutional isolation.
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COVID-19: Universities In Assam Turned Into Quarantine Centres, Students Asked To Collect Belongings
Hostels in Assam University, Cotton University and Gauhati University are being turned into coronavirus quarantine centres. Dibrugarh University also released a notification asking students to stay home and refrain from travelling to the university “until further notification”.
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COVID-19: Assam University Asks Students To Collect Belongings As Hostels Become Quarantine Centres
Lockdown: Assam University administration will either shift students and staff or make arrangements for them.
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Jumping Quarantine In Assam To Be Non-Bailable Offence, Says Minister
Assam witnessed the biggest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases with 46 people testing positive on Friday, taking the total tally to 256, state Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
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Assam To Quarantine Passengers Arriving In Flights: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Assam will insist on quarantine for all passengers coming by air, its Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said today, making it clear that the BJP-led state would chart its own course in the matter.
