Coronavirus In Assam

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

Coronavirus: Assam will withdraw all Covid restrictions from February 15, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said Monday, citing a sharp decline in new cases over the past two weeks.

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.

The Assam government on Monday issued an order tightening restrictions to contain spread of COVID-19 in the state and banning entry of non-vaccinated people to public places, except hospitals.

Assam on Wednesday reported the highest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases for the third day in a row, with 8,339 people testing positive for the infection, pushing the tally to 6,70,128, Health Minister Keshab Mahanta said.

Registering its highest single-day spike since the onset of the pandemic, Assam logged 8,072 Covid cases yesterday which pushed the state's tally to 6,61,789. The previous highest number of new cases on a single day were reported on Monday.

Assam on Monday registered the sharpest-ever single-day spike it has seen since the start of the pandemic with 6,982 fresh coronavirus infections.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is holding an online meeting with a number of chief ministers today - including Ashok Gehlot (Rajasthan), Himanta Sarma (Assam) and Charanjit Channi (Punjab)amid a spike in Covid cases nationwide over the past week.

At a time when Assam has imposed fresh restrictions to contain the spread of coronavirus and warned that the third wave is expected to peak after January 20 in the state, the government announced local autonomous council elections.

Assam has brought fresh curbs amid a surge in coronavirus cases. Those who are not vaccinated will no longer be allowed in public places.

Assam has been reporting a five-fold increase in daily Covid cases for the last 10 days, according to an analysis by NDTV.

500 Assam schools were turned into Covid vaccination centres as the state opened vaccines for teens in the 15 to 18 age group today amid a surge of Covid cases in the country.

At a time when fresh details and concerns are emerging every day about Omicron, Indian Council of Medical Research's Regional Medical Research Centre at Assam's Dibrugarh has come up with a testing kit that can detect new Covid variant in two hours.

In view of rising coronavirus cases, weekly positivity rates and decreasing testing figures in Assam and West Bengal, the Centre has asked the state governments to undertake a review of these parameters.

Assam eased COVID-related restrictions on Tuesday, limiting the night curfew from 11 pm to 5 am, in view of the improvement of the situation in the state, officials said.

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

Coronavirus: Assam will withdraw all Covid restrictions from February 15, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said Monday, citing a sharp decline in new cases over the past two weeks.

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.

The Assam government on Monday issued an order tightening restrictions to contain spread of COVID-19 in the state and banning entry of non-vaccinated people to public places, except hospitals.

Assam on Wednesday reported the highest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases for the third day in a row, with 8,339 people testing positive for the infection, pushing the tally to 6,70,128, Health Minister Keshab Mahanta said.

Registering its highest single-day spike since the onset of the pandemic, Assam logged 8,072 Covid cases yesterday which pushed the state's tally to 6,61,789. The previous highest number of new cases on a single day were reported on Monday.

Assam on Monday registered the sharpest-ever single-day spike it has seen since the start of the pandemic with 6,982 fresh coronavirus infections.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is holding an online meeting with a number of chief ministers today - including Ashok Gehlot (Rajasthan), Himanta Sarma (Assam) and Charanjit Channi (Punjab)amid a spike in Covid cases nationwide over the past week.

At a time when Assam has imposed fresh restrictions to contain the spread of coronavirus and warned that the third wave is expected to peak after January 20 in the state, the government announced local autonomous council elections.

Assam has brought fresh curbs amid a surge in coronavirus cases. Those who are not vaccinated will no longer be allowed in public places.

Assam has been reporting a five-fold increase in daily Covid cases for the last 10 days, according to an analysis by NDTV.

500 Assam schools were turned into Covid vaccination centres as the state opened vaccines for teens in the 15 to 18 age group today amid a surge of Covid cases in the country.

At a time when fresh details and concerns are emerging every day about Omicron, Indian Council of Medical Research's Regional Medical Research Centre at Assam's Dibrugarh has come up with a testing kit that can detect new Covid variant in two hours.

In view of rising coronavirus cases, weekly positivity rates and decreasing testing figures in Assam and West Bengal, the Centre has asked the state governments to undertake a review of these parameters.

Assam eased COVID-related restrictions on Tuesday, limiting the night curfew from 11 pm to 5 am, in view of the improvement of the situation in the state, officials said.