COVID-19 restrictions lifted in Assam as cases come down
The Hindu
Other northeastern States may follow suit
The Assam government has withdrawn all COVID-19 restrictions from 6 a.m. of February 15 in view of the drop in the number of positive cases.
But the notification issued by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority on February 14 came with a few riders. These include adherence to COVID-appropriate behaviour and non-entry of unvaccinated people in public places except hospitals.
The notification said that the district authorities and police should strictly enforce wearing of masks, maintaining social or physical distance, handwashing or using sanitisers frequently.
As speculation over the continuation of Minister for Scheduled Tribes Welfare B. Nagendra in the Cabinet persisted, with the demand for his resignation raised by the BJP in connection with the ₹94 crore scam at the Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation, his Cabinet colleagues came to his defence on Thursday.