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EasternChroniWINDOW TO THE EAST cle WEATHERWATCH OVER 20 CR VACCINE ISRAEL AIR STRIKES KILL BLOCKBUSTER ITALIAN Max 32°c doses given to states/UTs 33 Palestinians, rockets Open final: Djokovic Min 23°c free of cost: Centre P2 fired from Gaza P6 versus Nadal on Sunday 10 Humidity 74% VOL XI, ISSUE 398 PUBLISHED SIMULTANEOUSLY FROM SILCHAR GUWAHATI KOLKATA PAGES: 10 epaper at: www.easternchronicle.net PRICE `9 MONDAY, MAY 17, 2021 CM’S MID-NIGHT VISIT TO GMCH TO WITNESS DELIVERY OF CRITICAL CARE Govt issues guidelines in Sarma directs senior doctors rural, peri-urban areas AGENCIES PROVISION OF RAT KITS NEW DELHI: As rural areas SHOULD BE MADE AT ALL see a rise in COVID-19 cases, PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES the Centre on Sunday issued INCLUDING SUB-CENTRES to stay on duty at odd hours new guidelines for contain- AGENCIES to combat the mortality rate.” in the state, so far, Assam has ment of the virus advising OR HEALTH AND WELLNESS “To monitor all the arrange- 1.5 lakh vaccines each of Cov- that peri-urban and rural ar- CENTRES AND PRIMARY GUWAHATI: Amid the rise in ments for COVID-19 are in idshield and Covaxin. eas plan a minimum 30-bed- mortality in COVID 19 pa- order at the medical colleges, “Assam will receive anoth- ded COVID Care Centre for HEALTH CENTRES, THE tients at the odd hours (night), we will install CCTV cameras er 50, 000 doses of COVID 19 asymptomatic cases with UNION HEALTH MINISTRY Assam Chief Minister Himan- inside the wards soon,” added vaccines by Sunday,” CM Sar- comorbidities or mild cases SAID. ta Biswa Sarma has directed CM Sarma. CM Sarma also ma added further. where home isolation is not Representational image. all the senior doctors at the mentioned that the COVID-19 The Chief Minister howev- feasible. is now being seen in peri-ur- tres (CCC) can admit a sus- medical colleges both in As- cases have seen a decreasing er, expressed satisfaction over Provision of Rapid Anti- ban, rural and tribal areas as pect or confirmed case but sam Medical College Hospital trend in the last few days after the arrangements put in place gen Test (RAT) kits should well, the ministry released should have separate areas (AMCH) and Gauhati Medical advancing the curfew hours in to meet the emergency needs be made at all public health the ‘SOP on COVID-19 Con- for suspected and confirmed College Hospital (GMCH) to the state, hence, the govern- of the COVID patients. He also facilities including Sub-cen- tainment and Management cases with preferably sepa- ensure odd hour management ment has decided to advanced expressed his gratitude to doc- tres or Health and Wellness in Peri-urban, Rural & Tribal rate entry and exit for each. especially from 11 pm to 7 am Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma is paying a visit to Guwahati Medical it from 12 noon instead of 2 pm tors, nursing staff and other Centres and Primary Health areas’ to enable communities “Suspect and confirmed from now onwards. College and Hospital at 2.30 am on Sunday. from Saturday for a better re- paramedical staff for their Centres, the Union Health to strengthen primary level cases should not be allowed to In a sudden visit at the came to know that the mor- therefore, the government has sult. No shortages of oxygen dedicated services round the Ministry said. healthcare infrastructure at mix under any circumstanc- GMCH on Sunday at around tality in COVID 19 patients at directed the senior doctors in supply in Assam as of now, clock. Chief Minister Sarma Noting that besides urban all levels to intensify COV- es,” the SOP said. According 2.30 am on Sunday, CM Sarma the odd hours is higher if com- the medical colleges to stay on CM Sarma claimed. However, also visited the oxygen plant areas reporting a large num- ID-19 response. to the SOP, in every village, said, “As per our study, we pared to the morning hours, duty at the odd hours in order there is a shortage of vaccines at the GMCH premises. Pg 5 ber of cases, a gradual ingress It said COVID Care Cen- active surveillance... Pg 5 SPOTLIGHT Ex-gratia CM asks DCs to focus on micro HSLC and HS exams: final 24-hours Kamrup (M) cheques to kin call by health dept: Pegu curfew clamped DC withdraws of two deceased - containment zones in Assam AGENCIES in Agartala containment order GUWAHATI: The Assam Govern- AGENCIES positivity rate of COVID-19 GUWAHATI: Newly appointed CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICE GUWAHATI: In view of the grad- ment on Sunday handed over during the past two weeks in state education minister Ranoj ual decrease in positivity rate the ex-gratia cheques of Rs. 5 GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minis- the three containment zones Pegu on Sunday informed that AGARTALA: District Administra- of COVID-19 during the past lakh to the kin of the two de- ter Himanta Biswa Sarma on in Guwahati city, the district the department is ready to tion West Tripura has clamped two weeks in the contain- ceased Sanjit Singh and Surajit Sunday reviewed the COVID administration has with- hold HSLC, HS/AHM exami- 24-hours stringent corona cur- ment zones, the district ad- Talukdar, who died in the gre- situation with district com- drawn the containment order nation 2021 at a 15 days’ notice few norms in Agartala Munic- ministration has withdrawn nade blast incident at Tingrai missioners and superinten- on Sunday. from the health department of ipal Corporation to arrest the the containment order on Bazar in Digboi on May 14. dent of police through a video Earlier, ward numbers 8, 16 Assam. fierce surge in Covid 19 cases. Sunday. Earlier, ward num- Union Minister of State for conference and directed the and 28 were declared as con- The final decision for con- Apart from that, eight more ber 8, 16 and 28 were declared Food Processing, Rameswar district authorities to focus on tainment zones as the areas ducting the examinations will Education minister Ranoj Pegu areas had been declared as con- as containment zones as the Teli, State Cabinet Minister micro-containment zones in ference in Guwahati, Kamrup recorded more than 400 active be made on the basis of the state, if they follow the giv- tainment zones owing to ram- areas recorded more than 400 Sanjay Kisan and Digboi MLA the wards as the go-to-strategy Metro, Deputy Commissioner, COVID-19 cases. current COVID situation in en guidelines by the Assam pant rise in positivity rates, active COVID-19 cases. Pg 5 Suren Phukan handed over the to combat Covid in the state. Biswajit Pegu said, “As per The DC also mentioned that the state, stated the minister. government, then for sure, Education Minister Ratan Lal cheques on behalf of the Gov- The decision came follow- our data analysis from last 7 from May 9 to May 15, around Speaking to media, Minis- the situation will normalize Nath said. The prohibitory Assam HS TET ernment of Assam. ing the rising mortality in to 10 days, very soon we are 70,183 Covid-19 tests have been ter Ranoj Pegu said, “We are soon. Once the positivity rate orders are promulgated in the It may be mentioned that a COVID 19 patients in the state, going to declare few wards in conducted in the Kamrup prepared to conduct the exam comes down, we might get wake of a high level meeting results to be suspected grenade blast inci- especially in Guwahati city. the city as micro-containment Metro district, of which 9,160 at a 15 days’ notice from the permission from the health chaired by Deputy Chief Min- dent was reported from Tin- Informing about the devel- zones.” In the meanwhile, due people were tested positive for health department. Howev- department to hold the exam- ister Jishnu Dev Varma at civil declared soon grai bazar area... Pg 5 opment during a press con- to a gradual decrease in the COVID-19. Pg 5 er, it is upto the people of the inations. Pg 5 secretariat. Pg 5 GUWAHATI: The results of Assam Higher Secondary Teachers Eligibility Test ‘Arrest me too’, tweets will be declared within next Cyclone Tauktae: 1.5 Skyrocketing price of petrol, week, informed education minister Ranoj Pegu. Tak- lakh people shifted Rahul Gandhi ing to Twitter, the minister diesel hiked again AGENCIES wrote, “We will announce NEW DELHI: With Cyclone jay Mohapatra.’ The “very the results of Higher Sec- Tauktae moving northwards severe cyclonic storm” is very AGENCIES harashtra. This is the ninth NEW DELHI: Congress leader ondary TET examination towards Gujarat, the state gov- likely to intensify further dur- increase in prices since May 4 Rahul Gandhi and other lead- this week.” Moreover, ernment evacuated 1.5 lakh ing the next 24 hours and is NEW DELHI: Petrol price on Sun- when the state-owned oil firms ers denounced the Centre over Pegu also met Board of Sec- people from low-lying coastal very likely to cross the Gujarat day was increased by 24 paise ended an 18-hiatus in rate revi- several arrests over the alle- ondary Education (SEBA) areas in the state. coast between Porbandar and per litre and diesel by 27 paise, sion they observed during as- gation of putting up posters chairman and secretary to 54 teams of NDRF and SDRF Mahuva around 18 May early pushing rates across the coun- sembly elections in states like in Delhi against Prime Minis- discuss the future... Pg 5 have been deployed. morning. try to record highs.