COVID-19: Assam sends buses to bring back students stuck in Kota amid nationwide lockdown

After UP Government brought its students back from Kota, Assam government has deployed 18 buses to bring 320 students from state who are stuck in Kota due to lockdown in wake of COVID-19 pandemic.

"320 students are being brought back to Assam in 18 AC sleeper buses; likely to reach Guwahati on Saturday night or Sunday morning," said an official at Assam State Transport Corporation.

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Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said that state will allow movement between districts from April 25 to April 27, as per guideline from Union Ministry of Home Affairs. dressing a press conference in Guwahati, Sarma said that people stuck in different districts will be issued passes by district ministration through an electronic medium. However, only select people, with e-passes will be allowed to travel.

Assam government offices reopened on Tuesday with 33 per cent employees on duty to operationalise government functioning amid continuation of coronavirus-triggered lockdown till May 3 next.

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employees reported for duty hering to lockdown protocols and social distancing rms. y were also seated at a distance of six-feet from each or, officials said. protocol of sanitisation and maintenance of social distancing at offices as prescribed in National Directives for COVID-19 Manment of Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) order dated April 15 was being followed scrupulously, y said.

In Guwahati, employees were transported to and from ir offices in buses provided by Assam State Transport Corporation (ASTC).

As per Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Assam has a total of 36 positive COVID-19 cases of which, 19 patients have recovered and one patient has died due to disease.