Guwahati, Feb 7 (UNI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said the night curfew which was imposed to contain the spread of Covid19 infection is likely to be lifted from February 15.
The Chief Minister said that with improvement of Covid situation in the state, the government is mulling to lift night curfew provisions starting February 15.
He stated that other Covid protocols are also likely to be lifted in a phased manner, provided the pandemic situation in the state remained manageable. COVID-19 cases in Assam have witnessed a considerable decline in recent days with positivity rate showing a dipping trend.
Assam registered a decline in new COVID-19 positive cases for the sixth day on Sunday with 256 fresh infections raising the caseload to 7,21,380, a National Health Mission bulletin said.
The number of coronavirus deaths during the day also came down to 12 from 16 on Saturday. A total of 6,561 people have succumbed to the disease so far.
