Guwahati: Himanta Biswa Sarma monitors transit of COVID-19 patients at Fancy Bazar

Eleven new COVID-19 patients were shifted to Mahendra Mohan Choudhury Hospital (MMCH) in Guwahati from Rajkamal Hotel and the potato godown at Fancy Bazaar in the city. Assam health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma monitored the transit of the patients to the hospital. On the other hand, four patients were shifted to the MMCH from other […]

Buses carrying students, patients from Delhi and Chennai reach Guwahati

Amid COVID-19 pandemic, 6 buses carrying 163 Assam students from Delhi and another bus from Chennai with 24 cancer patients and their attendants reached Guwahati on Wednesday. Assam health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma along with his deputy Pijush Hazarika received them at Sarusajai and discussed 14-day mandatory quarantine process and other precautions. Talking to media […]

COVID-19: Area in Guwahati’s Fancy Bazar declared containment zone

After a person from Fancy Bazar area in Guwahati tested COVID-19 positive, Kamrup (Metro) district administration has declared the area encircling Hotel Rajkamal as containment zone. The district authority also shut down the Guwahati Municipal Corporation Market Complex falling over Tarun Ram Phukan Road which is under notified containment zone. The entire activities of the […]

Assam: 5 more COVID-19 patients discharged from hospital

Five more COVID-19 patients have been discharged from Mahendra Mohan Choudhury Hospital (MMCH) in Guwahati on Monday. Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma informed about the development on his official twitter handle. Sarma on his tweet stated that 5 patients of Bongaigaon, who were admitted at MMCH in Guwahati, are discharged from the hospital. “Glad […]

BREAKING | Two more tests COVID-19 positive in Guwahati

Two more have tested positive for COVID-19 in Guwahati on Monday, taking the total number of coronavirus cases in Assam to 64. Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted, “2 persons are tested #COVID19 + in Guwahati. One originally hails from Morigaon, while other is from Guwahati itself.” ↗️ Total #COVID19 patients in Assam 64 ↗️Active […]

Guwahati will not be declared as Red or Orange zone: Himanta Biswa Sarma

Guwahati will not be declared as red or orange zone, said Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday. Sarma said that the Assam government has changed the policy of declaring entire district or city as red or orange zone. “We have already announced containment zones in Guwahati. The government has changed the policy. We […]

3 Guwahati COVID-19 patients have no travel history: Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday, addressing a press conference informed that the three positive COVID-19 patients in Guwahati have no travel history. Sarma has urged the citizens to remain alert. He appealed the people to immediately rush to the hospital if anyone is suffering from cough, fever and diarrhea. A post graduate […]

BREAKING | Four new COVID-19 cases emerge in Guwahati

Four fresh cases of COVID-19 have been reported from Guwahati on Thursday. The total number of positive coronavirus cases in Assam now stands at 53. While three patients are from Guwahati, one had come from outside Assam and was in home quarantine. Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted, “4 persons in Guwahati test #COVID19 […]

391 students finally reach Assam from Kota by special bus, quarantined

A total of 391 students from Assam, who were stranded in Kota in Rajasthan, have finally reached Guwahati. The students, who reached Assam in 18 special buses, reached Guwahati at around 3 am today. The students were taken straight to the quarantine facility at the Sarusajai Sports Complex where they were received by state health […]