Union minister of health and family welfare Mansukh Mandaviya will come upon Assam today ro review the Covid situation in the state. Sources said that will also take stock of the ongoing construction of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Changsari.
Earlier, the minister has declared a financial package of Rs. 267,35 to help the state prepare for a third wave. Taking his official Twitter account the minister said, “Had an intensive meeting with the CM and health minister and officials. The Centre is committed to helping the state. For prioritising the health of children, paediatric ICU will be established in each district hospital with 10 kilo-litre liquid oxygen storage tank facility,”
As the infection rates are decreasing, the state government has t lifted Covid-induced restrictions and ’round-the-clock’ curfew timings on August 9, imposing a partial curfew between 5 pm and 5 am instead. The Assam government has notified that districts, where the positivity rate goes up to 10 per cent, will be immediately declared as containment zones, with only essential services being allowed to operate.
Although, inter-district travel and weekly markets will continue to be prohibited. Educational institutions and religious places of worship have also been instructed to remain closed until further order.
Meanwhile, Assam has logged 580,657 new positive cases to date. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has reported that the state had 758 new cases on Monday and 10 deaths in the last 24 hours which takes the death toll to 1,347. After testing 1.01 lakh samples for coronavirus a day before, the positivity rate now stands at 2.84 per cent, while the daily test positivity rate was at 0.69 per cent.
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