Evening News - 18 March, 2020
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Health and Family Welfare department, Govt. of Assam State Surveillance Unit,IDSP National Health Mission, Assam has come up with a report on coronavirus situation in the state. Assam state has strengthened the surveillance and control measures against the disease.The report has updated numbers of people screened in the state as well as helpline numbers. Rapid Response Teams have been constituted in all the districts and have been trained and oriented to deal with the situation.

To prevent the spread of coronavirus, Government of Assam has ordered all ‘Bars and Pubs’ in Guwahati to stay shut until March 31.“All IMFL “ON” shops to remain closed upto 31st March, 2020 with immediate effect and until further orders,” according to a notification order from EXCOM, Assam.

Amidst novel coronavirus scare , Guwahati Medical College and Hospital authority has arranged facility of nine exclusive cabins for keeping and treating coronavirus patients. Already, 19 suspected coronavirus patients were admitted and examined in the GMCH, informed superintendent Dr. Ramen Talukdar. However, no coronavirus positive case has been found in the examinations so far, Dr Talukdar added.

Officials have urged people to be aware of reports claiming some people in Dibrugrah have tested positive for coronavirus. The suspected coronavirus patient admitted to AMCH in Dibrugarh has tested negative for coronavirus, the administration said, further adding that reports saying four positive cases of COVID-19 in the region is also false.

Kamrup(Metro) Chief Judicial Megistrate Court has decided to hear only urgent matter till March 29 in a bid to prevent spread of the dreaded coronavirus.  The decision has been welcomed by the legal fraternity.

Entry has been restricted into Dispur Janata Bhawan on Wednesday as a part of its measures to check outbreak of the coronavirus. The sceretariat administration has served a notice in this regard which came into effect immediately. The restriction will be in place till March 31.

AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria cleared some myths around coronavirus and how it spreads.He said that consumption of non-vegetarian food will not cause coronavirus.“As common healthcare precaution, all kinds of meat should be thoroughly washed and properly cooked,” said the AIIMS Director.Among other claims, he said that weather conditions may not affect the spread of the virus since countries with tropical weather conditions are also getting affected due to coronavirus.He also said that consuming hot water or alcohol will not kill coronavirus.

Amid coronavirus scare, National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) has sent advisory to members urging them to shut operations until March 31. The decision was taken keeping in mind the safety of staff. It is less to do with business, said the association.

Amid coronavirus scare, Taj Mahal in Agra will be closed until March 31. The world famous monument was shut last in 1971 during Indo-Pak war. For a lot of tourists who wanted to visit the monument, this came as a shocker. Some though made peace with it once they learned the reason for its closure.

A doctor from Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh has tested positive for coronavirus.He was treating patients affected with COVID-19.“His sample tested positive for the virus while samples of his 14 other colleagues in the same team tested negative. The doctor who tested positive had collected samples of many patients,” said Dr Sudhir Singh spokesperson at King George’s Medical University.His team members have tested negative, according to reports.