Assam makes Covid-19 test mandatory for travellers from these states
PremiumAssam's Covid-19 caseload mounted to 5,49,080 on Monday as 1,797 people tested positive for the infection
The Assam government has made the COVID-19 test mandatory for all passengers from the North-Eastern region entering the state through airports and railway stations. The decision was taken due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the neighbouring states, a notification issued by the Health and Family Welfare department said. The mandatory testing will be applicable until further orders, the notification said.
Earlier, people from North-Eastern states who arrived in Assam by air or train and directly proceeded to their destination state were exempted from undergoing the COVID-19 test.
Assam's COVID-19 caseload mounted to 5,49,080 on Monday as 1,797 people tested positive for the infection while 20 fresh fatalities pushed the coronavirus death toll of the northeastern state to 5,019.
Meanwhile, five districts of Assam will continue to be under total lockdown owing to their high COVID-19 positivity rate while the movement of people to and from other districts across the state will remain suspended, state Health Minister Keshab Mahanta had said. These five districts Jorhat, Golaghat, Sonitpur, Biswanath, and Lakhimpur - along with two others, were declared as total containment zones on July 7 for showing a high COVID-19 positivity rate.
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