A 14-day complete lockdown will be enforced in Kamrup (Metro) district, of which Guwahati city is a part, from June 28 midnight
Guwahati: A 14-day complete lockdown will be enforced in Kamrup (Metro) district, of which Guwahati city is a part, from June 28 midnight, following a spurt in Covid-19 cases.
Lockdown Guwahati, the gateway to the northeast region, has reported 762 coronavirus cases since June 15, and 677 of them have no travel history, though many had come in contact with those returned to the state from outside.
Of the 276 cases reported in the state on Thursday, 133 were from Guwahati.
The government will enforce a complete lockdown in other towns and municipal areas on weekends from June 27 every week till the Covid-19 outbreak is there in the country.
CoronavirusThere will be a total lockdown in Kamrup (Metro) and only emergency services will be allowed.
The state has reported 6,646 Covid-19 cases so far. The number of active cases is now 2,601, while 4,033 have recovered from the disease and nine people have died of the disease.
