
Amid surge, Assam imposes complete lockdown in seven districts
The Hindu
Three level containment for all 34 districts in State, says Health Minister Mahanta.
Seven of Assam’s 34 districts have been put under complete lockdown owing to the spread of , primarily in the rural areas. Tea estates dominate five of these seven districts. Biswanath, Goalpara, Golaghat, Jorhat, Lakhimpur, Morigaon and Sonitpur have been brought under curfew “round the clock” as the number of cases were rising exponentially in these districts, Assam’s Health Minister Keshab Mahanta said.More Related News

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