16 tests Covid +ve in Hailakandi on Friday, 60 discharged; restrictions eased

June 25: Hailakandi registered only 16 new COVID-19 cases on Friday. Of the 16 positive cases detected on Friday, 15 have been found positive under Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) whereas 01 was detected positive in RT-PCR test. The district has altogether 331 active COVID-19 cases. During the day, 1,515 RAT tests and 216 RT-PCR tests were done. 60 patients were discharged during the day. With this, the district tally of Covid cases has now reached 7,443. As of now, a total of 3,695 patients were discharged. It needs mention here that 11 persons were found positive in Hailakandi on Thursday.

State Health Minister Keshab Mahanta addressed a press conference on Friday evening at Janata Bhawan, Guwahati, wherein he announced new Covid-19 guidelines to be implemented in Assam from 27 June, 2021 and will be in place for a week till 4 July. The decisions were arrived at on the basis of Covid cases in the districts of Assam for the last seven days.

As regards Kamrup Metro, the minister announced certain relaxations. Shops and business establishments in Kamrup metro will be open till 3 PM and Covid curfew will begin from 4 PM. Again, in Hailakandi district too, shops will also remain open till 3 PM and there too Covid curfew will start at 4 PM. For rest of the districts, including Cachar and Karimganj, shops and markets will continue to remain open till 12 noon and the Covid curfew will start at 1 PM.