Assam: Areas with more than 10 cases in 7 days to become containment zones

Guwahati, June 27: The Assam government on Saturday issued a directive to all districts that in case COVID-19 positivity in any area reached more than 10 cases in the last seven days, the authorities will notify such areas as total containment zones.

Chief Secretary Jishnu Baruah, in his capacity as the Chairperson of the State Disaster Management Authority, ordered that areas with more than 10 cases in the last seven days will be notified by the Assam District Magistrates as total containment zones in consultation with the Director of National Health Mission.

In the total containment zones, only emergency services will continue round-the-clock while essential services including shops dealing with groceries, fruits and vegetables, dairy and milk booths, animal fodder will remain open upto 5 pm.

Delivery of all essential goods including food, pharmaceuticals, medical equipment through e-commerce in such areas will continue round-the-clock.

It has been observed that in some of the districts, the positivity in the last seven days has been high as compared to other districts and depending upon the caseload, these have been divided into three categories of high, moderate and those showing improvement in caseload.

The high positivity districts are Morigaon, Biswanath, Goalpara and Bokakhat (Civil) Sub Division under Golaghat District, the moderate positivity districts are Dhubri, Kokrajhar, Barpeta, Nalbari, Baksa, Bajali, Kamrup, Darang, Sonitpur, Nagaon, Hojai, Golaghat and Sarupathar Subdivision, Jorhat, Sibasagar, Tinsukia, Lakhimpur, Dhemaji, Cachar, Karimganj, Karbi Anglong and Dibrugarh.


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While districts showing improvement are Kamrup Metropolitan, South Salmara, Majuli, Bongaigaon, Chirang, Udalguri, West Karbi Anglong, Dima Hasao, Charaideo and Hailakandi.

The curfew time for high positivity districts will be round-the-clock, for moderate positivity districts from 2 PM to 5 PM and for districts showing improvement from 5 PM to 5 AM.

Workplace, business/commercial establishments, shops will be closed in high positivity districts, will be open up to 1 PM for moderate positivity districts and up to 4 PM for districts showing improvement.

Shops dealing with groceries, fruits and vegetables, dairy and milk booths, animal fodder will be open up to 5 PM high positivity districts, up to I PM for moderate positivity districts and up to 4 PM for districts showing improvement.

All Government employees (including contractual and fixed pay) who have taken at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine shall attend office except in total containment areas while private sector entities may take their own decision about the attendance of their employees on this account.


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Employees who have not taken vaccines will have to attend office as and when their services are required by respective authorities.

Employees engaged in emergency / essential services shall attend their duty without any restrictions at any place.

There will be a total ban on the movement of all public and private transport in the total containment districts.

However, the movement of goods shall continue.