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Over 50 Covid Cases In IIT-Guwahati In 6 Days, Restrictions Imposed
Over 50 people, including students and a faculty member, have tested positive for COVID-19 in IIT-Guwahati over the last six days, forcing the authorities to impose restrictions on the campus, an official said on Wednesday.
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Staggered Reopening For Guwahati Likely After 3 Weeks Of Strict Lockdown
As three weeks of an intensive lockdown ends in Assam's Guwahati on Saturday, the state government is likely to adopt a staggered approach to re-open the city - a COVID-19 hotspot in the state - from the next week, Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday.
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Assam Allows 2-Day Easing Of Full Lockdown In Guwahati Amid Pandemic
The Assam government has allowed a two-day easing of the coronavirus lockdown to enable grocers to sell essentials to people in main city Guwahati. A week after maintaining strict lockdown in Guwahati, the Assam government allowed a breather of two days, July 6 and 8, when grocery shops and home delivery of fruit and vegetables will be allowed on t...
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14-Day Lockdown In Guwahati; Prices Of Essentials Shoot Up
A 14-day lockdown in Guwahati came into force on Sunday evening in order to fight the rising number of coronavirus cases in the city, which the opposition Congress termed the failure of the Assam health minister.
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Assam Plans Ward-Wise Lockdown, Medical Centres In Guwahati As COVID-19 Cases Rise
Amid a spike in COVID-19 cases without any travel history in Guwahati, Assam is considering to impose a ward-wise lockdown in the city for at least seven days, said state health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. The minister further said that medical centres would be created in all the 31 wards of the city, which will act as area-wise COVID management ...
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11 Assam Cops Isolated As Arrested Man Tests COVID-19 Positive: Sources
Eleven policemen in Assam's Guwahati have been quarantined after a man, who was arrested last week for stealing gas cylinders, tested positive for coronavirus, sources said.
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32 Fresh COVID-19 Cases In Assam, Total Rises To 714
The number of coronavirus cases crossed the 700-mark in Assam on Wednesday after 32 more people tested positive for the disease, state Health and Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
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Coronavirus: Guwahati Medical College Closed For New Patients After Doctor Tests COVID-19 +ve
Assam has 'temporarily' shut down the Guwahati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) - the biggest medical college of the northeast and the B Borooah Cancer Institute in Guwahati after four coronavirus cases were reported from their premises. Guwahati was a green zone before these cases were reported.
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IIT Guwahati Working On Developing COVID-19 Vaccine
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati is collaborating with Hester Biosciences Ltd to work on vaccine development against COVID-19, both organisations said on Wednesday.
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Assam Starts Rapid Virus Testing, Extends Quarantine Period To 28 Days
The Assam government has started using the rapid testing kits, days after the centre asked the states to temporarily halt the usage.
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IIT Guwahati Developing Robots To Deliver Food, Medicines To Isolated COVID-19 Patients
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) are developing two robots which can be deployed in isolation wards for COVID-19 infected cases for delivery of food and medicine to patients and collection of contagious waste.
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Over 50 Covid Cases In IIT-Guwahati In 6 Days, Restrictions Imposed
Over 50 people, including students and a faculty member, have tested positive for COVID-19 in IIT-Guwahati over the last six days, forcing the authorities to impose restrictions on the campus, an official said on Wednesday.
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Staggered Reopening For Guwahati Likely After 3 Weeks Of Strict Lockdown
As three weeks of an intensive lockdown ends in Assam's Guwahati on Saturday, the state government is likely to adopt a staggered approach to re-open the city - a COVID-19 hotspot in the state - from the next week, Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday.
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Assam Allows 2-Day Easing Of Full Lockdown In Guwahati Amid Pandemic
The Assam government has allowed a two-day easing of the coronavirus lockdown to enable grocers to sell essentials to people in main city Guwahati. A week after maintaining strict lockdown in Guwahati, the Assam government allowed a breather of two days, July 6 and 8, when grocery shops and home delivery of fruit and vegetables will be allowed on t...
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14-Day Lockdown In Guwahati; Prices Of Essentials Shoot Up
A 14-day lockdown in Guwahati came into force on Sunday evening in order to fight the rising number of coronavirus cases in the city, which the opposition Congress termed the failure of the Assam health minister.
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Assam Plans Ward-Wise Lockdown, Medical Centres In Guwahati As COVID-19 Cases Rise
Amid a spike in COVID-19 cases without any travel history in Guwahati, Assam is considering to impose a ward-wise lockdown in the city for at least seven days, said state health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. The minister further said that medical centres would be created in all the 31 wards of the city, which will act as area-wise COVID management ...
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11 Assam Cops Isolated As Arrested Man Tests COVID-19 Positive: Sources
Eleven policemen in Assam's Guwahati have been quarantined after a man, who was arrested last week for stealing gas cylinders, tested positive for coronavirus, sources said.
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32 Fresh COVID-19 Cases In Assam, Total Rises To 714
The number of coronavirus cases crossed the 700-mark in Assam on Wednesday after 32 more people tested positive for the disease, state Health and Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
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Coronavirus: Guwahati Medical College Closed For New Patients After Doctor Tests COVID-19 +ve
Assam has 'temporarily' shut down the Guwahati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) - the biggest medical college of the northeast and the B Borooah Cancer Institute in Guwahati after four coronavirus cases were reported from their premises. Guwahati was a green zone before these cases were reported.
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IIT Guwahati Working On Developing COVID-19 Vaccine
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati is collaborating with Hester Biosciences Ltd to work on vaccine development against COVID-19, both organisations said on Wednesday.
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Assam Starts Rapid Virus Testing, Extends Quarantine Period To 28 Days
The Assam government has started using the rapid testing kits, days after the centre asked the states to temporarily halt the usage.
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IIT Guwahati Developing Robots To Deliver Food, Medicines To Isolated COVID-19 Patients
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) are developing two robots which can be deployed in isolation wards for COVID-19 infected cases for delivery of food and medicine to patients and collection of contagious waste.
