Afternoon News - 17 April, 2020
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**1. Release ‘Declared Foreigners’ in 7 days, Gauhati High Court to Assam Police - **In view of the new coronavirus outbreak the Gauhati High Court has asked the Border wing of the Assam Police to release on bail within seven days those ‘Declared Foreigners’ who have completed two years in detention camps, to comply with the apex Court’s order, officials said on Thursday.

**2. Corona positive cases rise to 34 in Assam; 32 of 34 cases have Nizamuddin links - **With the detection of two more corona positive cases in Morigaon district, the tally of COVID-19 cases has risen to 34 in Assam. While 32 of the corona positive cases have direct or indirect links with the Nizamuddin returnees to the State, one of the other two cases has a travel history to Saudi Arabia and the remaining one is a resident of Spanish Garden in Guwahati.

**3. Morigaon district Deputy Commissioner & Superintendent of Police sent to quarantine - **The Deputy Commissioner, the Superintendent of Police and the Circle Officer of Bhuragaon Revenue Circle of Morigaon district have been instructed to go on home quarantine from Thursday. The trio was in contact with one of the two persons who tested corona positive on Thursday

**4. Lockdown: Axom Xahitya Xabha enriching Assamese Wikipedia - **The Axom Xahitya Xabha has started making value addition to Assamese Wikipedia, the Assamese language edition of Wikipedia. The Assamese Wikipedia came into existence on June 2, 2002. Any registered volunteer can contribute facts, history and other valuable insights about Assam and Assamese language to the website for free.

**5. Golap Gogoi from Assam helps needy instead of performing wife’s shraddha - **Golap Gogoi, a 52-year-old man, from Assam’s Hojai decided to help the needy instead of performing wife’s shraddha. This year, instead of organizing his wife’s yearly funeral rites Golap Gogoi decided to help the needy by providing food to 32 families during the lockdown.

**6. Assam Police gives 4 helpline numbers for elderly people in view of lockdown- **The Assam Police has given four helpline numbers – 6026900974, 602690097, 9435215029 and 9132699735 – for people to seek help for elderly people for every emergency situation during the lockdown.

**7. Sub-team of 1st Bn NDRF, Guwahati carries out sanitization drive in Kamrup (M) district - **A sub-team of 1st Bn NDRF, Guwahati conducted its sanitization drive at LGBI Airport Guwahati, BPCL & IOCL Aviation Fuelling Stations in Kamrup (M) district. NDRF rescuers sprayed out disinfectant consisting of Sodium Hypochlorite in Airport terminal area, checking points and domestic air cargo of LGBI Airport, Guwahati.

**8. Gauhati University withdraws summer vacation to compensate the loss of classes - **In view of the nationwide Coronavirus lockdown, Gauhati University has revamped its academic schedule by withdrawing the summer vacation that falls in July so as to compensate the loss of classes due to the pandemic. This revamp in the academic schedule is meant for all departments of the university and colleges/institutions affiliated under it.

9. No-entry to Airport without a mask, says Airport Authority of India, NER - In view of the outbreak of new Coronavirus the Airport Authority of India, North-East Region has taken an initiative that no one without mask enters the airport premises. The authority will ensure that each and every person who enters the airport premises and the airport colony wears a mask.