Evening News - 01 May, 2020
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Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has announced that 3 more patients have been discharged from hospitals and that there are 9 active cases that remain as of today. He tweeted,”Glad that 3 more patients are being discharged today. # 2 Morigaon patients from MMCH, Guwahati # 1 patient from Civil Hosp, Golaghat. Additionally, one patient of Nagaland admitted at GMCH, Ghy is also being discharged. Only 9 active cases remain, as on date.” Sarma had also tweeted earlier to inform that 30 out of 33 districts in the state have fallen under Green Zone.@ Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa said that the state has sufficient ICU beds and quarantine centres, PPE kits and COVID-19 facilities. He said during a press conference that Assam is in talks with Centre to rescue stranded citizens outside state and a workable solution might soon arrive. Sarma also said that Government employees will also get their full salary in the month of May. They will receive this on 8 May

Two COVID-19 patients have recovered from the infection and have tested negative, informed Chief Minister of state Conrad Sangma. He sent out some latest updates on this through his tweets. Meghalaya has also declared 10 out of 11 districts as “Green Zone.” Inter-district movement of vehicles will also be allowed now, official say.

1 tonne of COVID-19 medical supplies for Arunachal reach Guwahati via Delhi. Pema Khandu, CM of Arunachal Pradesh tweeted on this saying, “Protective equipments to fight #COVID19 continue to pour in. Nearly 1 tonne of medical supplies consisting of PPEs, VTM kits & medicines for Arunachal today reached Guwahati via #AirIndia cargo flight from Delhi. A testimony to relentless effort by the centre to keep us all safe.”

Rebroadcast of Ramayana smashes viewership records worldwide, Doordarshan informed through twitter handle. The decision to broadcast the show was taken due to lockdown amid coronavirus pandemic that has left thousands dead all around the world. Doordarshan had tweeted, “WORLD RECORD!! Rebroadcast of #Ramayana on #Doordarshan smashes viewership records worldwide, the show becomes most watched entertainment show in the world with 7.7 crore viewers on 16th of April.”