Assam govt. lifts Covid restrictions as cases come down

Assam govt. has lifted all Covid restrictions from 6 am today in view of of the drop in the number of positive cases. The notification issued by the state disaster management authority on Monday came with a few riders. these include adherence to Covid appropriate behaviour and non entry of unvaccinated people in public places except hospitals.

The notification said that the district authorities and police should enforce wearing of masks , maintaining social or physical distance, handwashing or sanitiser frequently. Attending a meeting in Guwahati on Monday, Assam chief minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma declared that all the Covid restrictions like night curfew would be lifted, schools would be opened etc.

The revised SOP states that symptomatic patients are requested to test for COVID for diagnostic purposes voluntarily, at any recognised COVID testing facility

"Mandatory testing for COVID for any patient coming to the medical college hospitals and other hospitals for emergency/OPD services shall be discontinued. However, symptomatic patients may be requested to test for COVID for diagnostic purposes, as applicable," the notification said.

These instructions are issued in better public interest in view of the evolving situation of COVID pandemic and shall be liable for change(s) if required as per the SOPs/guidelines issued by Government of India and eventual situation of COVID-19 in the country/state," it stated.

Regarding the vaccination procedure in Assam, it was mentioned that a total of 2 crores 32 lakh people have received their first vaccination dose and 2 crore people have taken their 2nd dose of the vaccine. It was highlighted that within 1 year, 4.4 crore people were vaccinated.

"Voluntary testing facilities for COVID-19 are available across the state in both government and private health institutions, to provide standardised COVID testing reports within 24 hours and upload the same in ICMR portal for cross verification," the notification added.

The state logged just 79 COVID positive cases against 9,533 tests done with the positivity rate dipping to 0.83 per cent on Sunday.

The state logged just 79 COVID positive cases against 9,533 tests done with the positivity rate dipping to 0.83 per cent on Sunday.

As the notice stated the re-opening of all the educational institutions, from primary to secondary levels and beyond, our correspondent visited a few nearby schools to know more from the principals. The teachers and principals expressed their happiness on reopening the educational institutions and said that they were extremely happy and will be able to give their 100% to the students.

The revised SOP states that symptomatic patients are requested to test for COVID for diagnostic purposes voluntarily, at any recognised COVID testing facility

"Mandatory testing for COVID for any patient coming to the medical college hospitals and other hospitals for emergency/OPD services shall be discontinued. However, symptomatic patients may be requested to test for COVID for diagnostic purposes, as applicable," the notification said.

These instructions are issued in better public interest in view of the evolving situation of COVID pandemic and shall be liable for change(s) if required as per the SOPs/guidelines issued by Government of India and eventual situation of COVID-19 in the country/state," it stated.

Regarding the vaccination procedure in Assam, it was mentioned that a total of 2 crores 32 lakh people have received their first vaccination dose and 2 crore people have taken their 2nd dose of the vaccine. It was highlighted that within 1 year, 4.4 crore people were vaccinated.

"Voluntary testing facilities for COVID-19 are available across the state in both government and private health institutions, to provide standardised COVID testing reports within 24 hours and upload the same in ICMR portal for cross verification," the notification added.

The state logged just 79 COVID positive cases against 9,533 tests done with the positivity rate dipping to 0.83 per cent on Sunday.

As the notice stated the re-opening of all the educational institutions, from primary to secondary levels and beyond, our correspondent visited a few nearby schools to know more from the principals. The teachers and principals expressed their happiness on reopening the educational institutions and said that they were extremely happy and will be able to give their 100% to the students.