Coronavirus: Assam's Dima Hasao District Quarantines 519 Residents

Haflong, April 2, 2020:

Amid rising number of coronavirus positive cases in Assam, Dima Hasao has till date quarantined 25 more people, taking the toll to 519. It has also come to light that people continue to violate the rules of the 21-days lockdown put in place by the Centre to curb the spread of the contagion. Now, as many as 5 people have been arrested from Dima Hasao's Haflong, reportedly for violating the rules. Vehicles have also been seized and fine has been charged for violations by motorists.

"In spite of repeated reminder to the people to stay home and not to loiter unnecessarily, there have been complaints of people gathering at various corners and around the district, 5 people have so far been taken into action and released on bail after having been arrested from Haflong town for defying advisories on novel coronavirus", said an official release.

However, the release also stated that there has been an overall improvement with people gradually refraining from going outside.

At the same time the police administration in Dima Hasao has also been distributing essentials to people and also distributing food materials to animals. Meanwhile, NGOs have been distributing refreshments to the men in uniform.

Coronavirus in Assam:

The number of COVID-19 cases in Assam continue to see a spike, with the Government of Assam now confirming that as many as 16 people are carriers of the contagion in the State. 3 more cases have been detected in Goalpara, and all had reportedly joined the Tablighi Jamaat in New Delhi’s Nizamuddin.

At 12:15 am, the Health Minister took to Twitter to inform that “3 more COVID 19 positive cases in Goalpara, Assam, taking the total to 16. These three new cases are also of those who joined Tablighi Jamaat congregation at Nizamuddin Markaz.”

After making the announcement, the Health Minister reportedly went to inquire about the condition of a patient who is also showing symptoms but is yet to be confirmed. “Late in the night on Wednesday, after Sonapur Civil Hospital, I visited Mahendra Mohan Choudhury Hospital (MMCH), Guwahati, to enquire about condition of a patient whose symptoms are indicative, yet he is not confirmed for COVID 19 yet”, said the Minister via a tweet.

Coronavirus in Northeast India:

Abdul Talukdar, a resident of Tezu in Lohit district of Arunachal Pradesh has tested positive for the contagion coronavirus or COVID-19. Inside Northeast sources have confirmed that he attended the Tablighi Jamaat meet on March 16 and has been in quarantine since March 24.

The Jamaat attendee was found to be COVID-19 positive in Lohit District of Arunachal Pradesh. As precautionary measures, the District Administration has quarantined all those who took part in the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in March last.

In Manipur, a man who had recently attended the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in New Delhi’s Nizamuddin has also tested positive for the contagion. This announcement was made by the Chief Minister N. Biren Singh at 12:56 am when he took to Twitter to post about the development.

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