Assam: Another patient discharged, total 19 COVID-19 patients cured
Babu Ali, a #COVID19 patient, has been discharged today from Telahi Model Hospital, Basagaon, Lakhimpur. His 3 successive tests were negative.
Cured patients -19
Request him and family members to ensure compliance of home quarantine guidelines. pic.twitter.com/dwbfbuPLeI
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) April 20, 2020
India’s doubling rate improved to 7.5 days
Before the lockdown, India’s doubling rate was 3.4 days, it has now improved to 7.5 days.
As per data on April 19, in 18 states, the rate is better than the national average, informed Ministry of health and family welfare.
Central govt constitutes 6 inter-ministerial teams to make assessment of situation & augment State efforts to fight & contain spread of COVID-19
Journalists Chennai getting COVID-19 testing done after 3 journos in the city tested positive
China reports decline in new cases
Germany was the first large Western democracy to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus and is now the first to methodically go about reopening its economy.
Mizoram reverses decision to resume class 12 board exams
Assam State Transport Corporation (ASTC) buses to ferry Secretariat staff to work
Fishfed selling fish in mobile vans at three Guwahati localities
According to a report published in Assam Tribune, the Assam Apex Cooperative Fish Marketing and Processing Federation Ltd (Fishfed) has started selling fish in mobile vans at Pandu-Maligaon, Narengi-Noonmati, and Dispur areas of the city by following all government advisories on COVID-19.
Earlier, during the lockdown, Fishfed – a State-level cooperative federation of primary fishery and pisciculture societies of Assam under the Fisheries Department – had been selling fish only at its retail outlet in Rupnagar.
Easing of lockdown curbs in select sectors from today
Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal reviews steps to contain Coronavirus
Total COVID-19 cases soar to 17,265 in India
The total number of coronavirus cases in India reached 17,265 on Monday (April 20), as of 8 am, with the death toll standing at 543.
According to the latest updates provided by the Union health ministry, there are 14,175 active cases with 543 deaths so far in the country. As many as 2,546 patients have been cured or discharged and one has migrated.
Northeast break-up of COVID-19 cases so far:
Assam: 34 (1 dead)
Nagaland: 1
Meghalaya: 11 (1 dead)
Mizoram: 1
Arunachal: 1
Manipur: 2
Tripura: 2