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8 Assam districts impose travel curbs to and from Guwahati after Covid-19 cases surge

A man sprays disinfectant on a healthcare worker after carrying patients in an ambulance in Guwahati, Monday, July 6, 2020.

Updated on Jul 7, 2020, 7:00 PM IST

Door-to-door Covid-19 testing begins in Guwahati after spike in cases

Healthcare workers aim to conduct 3,000 RAD tests by Wednesday.

Updated on Jul 7, 2020, 6:26 PM IST

HT Salutes: Assam trio makes face masks, shields

“I know what it’s like to not have proper gear, even in ordinary times,” said Dipannita Kaushik, who has served as a resident at an Apollo hospital and at Pratiksha Hospital in Assam.

Updated on Jul 7, 2020, 6:21 AM IST

Assam govt admits to community spread of Covid-19 in Kamrup Metro, may extend lockdown

With the number of cases not coming down in the first 7 days, the minister has indicated that the lockdown might get extended after the 14-day period on July 12 depending on the existing scenario.

Updated on Jul 5, 2020, 8:02 PM IST

BSF alerts units along Bangladesh border against spurt in human trafficking during Covid-19

The force has also asked its border units to mount additional surveillance on cattle smuggling crimes which is expected to rise in view of Eid celebrations at the end of this month.

Published on Jul 5, 2020, 3:23 PM IST

Assam’s Covid-19 tally crosses 11,000-mark with single biggest spike of 1,202 cases

The Assam government had imposed a 14-day total lockdown in Guwahati and other areas falling in Kamrup Metro district from June 28, allowing only pharmacies to remain open, in a bid to control the spread of the pandemic.

Published on Jul 5, 2020, 8:44 AM IST

Assam Raj Bhavan Campus turns to containment zone after new Covid-19 cases reported

A view of the closed Fancy Bazar during the total lockdown imposed by the Assam Government to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, in Guwahati.

Published on Jul 5, 2020, 7:51 AM IST

Nagaland bans import, trade and sale of dog meat

Stray dogs caught from neighbouring states are routinely smuggled to Nagaland for sale as canine meat.

Updated on Jul 3, 2020, 10:27 PM IST

Focus on Guwahati after over 500 Covid-19 cases detected in less than 24 hrs

On Tuesday, Guwahati recorded 382 Covid-19 positive cases and on Wednesday till 3 pm another 157 had been added to the tally. Between June 24 and June 30, the city recorded 1,212 positive cases.

Updated on Jul 1, 2020, 9:27 PM IST

Assam’s Covid-19 cases double in fortnight to cross 8,000; Guwahati worst hit

Assam had reported its first Covid-19 positive case on March 31 and it took nearly two months to reach 1,000 cases on May 29.

Updated on Jul 1, 2020, 11:57 AM IST

24 killed, 1.3 million affected as flood hits 25 of 33 districts in Assam

Villagers row a makeshift raft through a flooded field to reach a safer place at the flood-affected Mayong village in Morigaon district, in the northeastern state of Assam on June 29, 2020.

Updated on Jun 30, 2020, 7:54 AM IST

14-day lockdown begins in Guwahati, other areas of Assam’s Kamrup Metro district to curb Covid-19 spread

File photo of a deserted Fancy Bazaar area of Guwahati, Assam.

Updated on Jun 28, 2020, 8:30 PM IST

Sharp rise in cases forces Assam to impose 14-day lockdown in Kamrup Metro district from June 28 midnight

Weekend curfew on Saturday and Sunday will be imposed in all urban areas -- except Kamrup Metro -- from Saturday and will continue till further orders by the state government.

Updated on Jun 26, 2020, 3:56 PM IST

1 more dead, over 1.89 lakh affected in fresh floods in 9 Assam districts

A flood-affected woman collects drinking water from a well, in Morigaon district of Assam.

Updated on Jun 26, 2020, 10:26 AM IST

Assam police personnel in line of Covid-19 fire; 12 tested positive so far, 180 quarantined earlier

The viral outbreak cases have been reported from the districts in the region’s most populous state, where police personnel has been quarantined after they came in contact with Covid-19 positive patients.

Updated on Jun 24, 2020, 1:17 PM IST

Guwahati contemplates limited lockdown after community screening detects 114 Covid-19 cases

Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said his department has recommended the Kamrup (Metro) administration to go for complete lockdown of municipal wards of Guwahati based on the number of Covid-9 cases.

Published on Jun 22, 2020, 11:07 PM IST

Restaurant owner in Assam redesigns robots to serve food to Covid-19 patients

The Guwahati-based restaurant owner has redesigned robots to assist health care professionals amid Covid-19 crisis.

Updated on Jun 20, 2020, 8:30 AM IST

Assam’s Covid-19 cases double in 10 days, tally now at 4,159

People shun social distancing norms while buying vegetables at a market in Guwahati on Sunday.

Updated on Jun 15, 2020, 1:40 PM IST

Youth murdered by former colleagues in Guwahati, 5 arrested

Police personnel baton charge on protestors during a protest over the murder of 26-year-old Rituparna Pegu in Guwahati.

Updated on Jun 14, 2020, 10:11 AM IST

News updates from Hindustan Times: Covid-19 affects almost every level of nervous system, reveals study and all the latest news

By Saturday, June 13, Covid-19, which first manifested itself in the central Chinese city of Wuhan at the end of 2019, had affected at least 7 million people worldwide.

Updated on Jun 14, 2020, 9:02 AM IST

Fear of community transmission in northeast’s gateway Guwahati

The possibility of community spread in Guwahati, which has a population of nearly 2.3 million and is the gateway to other northeastern states, has worried Assam’s health department and the local administration.

Updated on Jun 11, 2020, 8:02 PM IST

Ahead of 2021 polls, Assam ‘regularises’ services of 46,000 teachers

Assamese a mandatory subject from Class 1 to Class 10 in all schools

Updated on Jun 8, 2020, 9:13 AM IST

Leopard killed and paraded in Assam, 6 arrested

According to reports, the animal, which looked old and weak due to starvation, was first trapped by the residents in the early hours of the day.

Updated on Jun 7, 2020, 10:49 PM IST

ITBP puts into operation one command each in C’garh, Guwahati

ITBP currently has no ADG rank officer posted with it so a decision was taken to deploy IG rank officers.

Updated on Jun 6, 2020, 1:37 AM IST

51-year-old man dies in Assam after police beating; two constables arrested

Local residents surrounded Jajori police station, demanding the arrest of the two constables, after the news of Borah’s death spread.

Updated on Jun 5, 2020, 6:00 PM IST

Assam reports 48 new Covid-19 positive cases; overall tally doubles in three days

Assam recorded its first Covid-19 positive case on March 31, when a 52-year-old cancer patient contracted SARS-CoV-2, which causes the disease.

Updated on May 28, 2020, 5:07 PM IST

Assam reports 17 new Covid-19 cases, state tally rises to 346

Further 57 persons have recovered while four have died due to Covid-19 in the state.

Published on May 24, 2020, 6:17 AM IST

IIT Guwahati finds new ways to prevent memory loss due to Alzheimer’s

Representational image.

Published on May 20, 2020, 1:35 PM IST

At 39, Assam reports its biggest one-day jump in Covid-19 cases

The state now has 107 active cases, 42 recoveries and four deaths. Two patients have migrated to West Bengal and Bihar.

Updated on May 19, 2020, 8:41 PM IST

Assam writes to Centre favouring extension of Covid-19 lockdown by 2 more weeks

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal interacts with members of Asomi Mask Preparation Centre, an association helping in making protective masks, at Chandrapur in Kamrup Metropolitan district on Thursday.

Updated on May 15, 2020, 1:51 PM IST

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