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Assam coronavirus update: Lockdown in Guwahati may get extended by a week

"Though the health department has said one-week extension will be enough, others are advocating two more weeks in view of the rising infection," Health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said

Health worker collects nasal sample from a man for Covid-19 test, at Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital in New Delhi.

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With discharge of 9,848 patients of the 15,536 cases, the Assam's recovery rate was 63.39 per cent against the national average of 62.78 per cent, Health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.

IANS Guwahati/Agartala

2 min read Last Updated : Jul 11 2020 | 11:12 PM IST

In view of surge in Covid-19 cases, the Assam government is likely to extend the lockdown in the Kamrup (Metro) district for one more week after the 14-day shutdown ends on Sunday.

"The Chief Secretary as the Chairman of the executive committee of the disaster management in consultation with the citizens' forum and MLAs of the Kamrup (Metro) district would take the decision on the extension.

"Though the health department has said one-week extension will be enough, others are advocating two more weeks in view of the rising infection," Health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday.

With a population of 1.12 million,

Topics : Coronavirus Lockdown Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma Guwahati

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