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82 years of service to the nation PUBLISHED SIMULTANEOUSLY FROM GUWAHATI & DIBRUGARH GET IT ON RN-1127/57 TECH/GH – 103/2018-2020, VOL. 82, NO. 124 www.assamtribune.com Google Play ePaper app for The Assam Tribune Pages 12 Price: 6.00 GUWAHATI, SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2020 p2 End ‘tsunami of hate’ over p3 Over 400 stranded Indians p8 23 arrested for not wearing pandemic, says UN chief flown back home masks in public places GMCH, BBCI closed for new patients Permission to STAFF REPORTER G Around 386 staff of GMCH including Superintendent placed under quarantine industries GUWAHATI, May 8: G COVID-19 tests for 1,500 patients and staff of GMCH G Three containment zone declared GUWAHATI, May 8: The Gauhati Medical Col- The ASDMA today lege and Hospital (GMCH) allowed all industries in and Dr B Borooah Cancer the State, including tea COVID-19 cases gardens and tea Institute (BBCI) have manufacturing indus- been closed for new pa- tries, to operate with tients and three areas in in State reach 58 full capacity including Guwahati were declared personnel, except in containment zones as the STAFF REPORTER containment zones, State health department subject to maintenance went on an overdrive to GUWAHATI, May 8: Five more persons tested positive of social distance and for COVID-19 in Assam today, taking the tally to 58. hygiene as detailed in trace the contacts of the four patients who tested The latest patients were those travelling in the bus which various guidelines of arrived in Silchar on Wednesday from Ajmer. the health department. positive for COVID-19 in The head of the the city. Of the total 45 people travelling in the bus, so far 8 have organisation will be held Three of the patients in tested positive for the virus, including a 9-year-old child. All responsible for violation Guwahati – including a 16- the passengers have been quarantined and tests are being of any COVID-19 year-old girl who died a day conducted on them. protocol,” the ASDMA before – did not have any “Thirty three tests have been negative. We have sent some release said. – Staff samples for repeat tests and two results are awaited as there travel history, while the Reporter were problems in collection of swab from two passengers,” fourth, Debraj Acharya, had Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said, adding that the CBSE exams returned from Medinipur viral load in one of the positive patient was very high, which NEW DELHI, May 8: near Siliguri. Resident of might be the reason for infection of so many passengers. Pending CBSE class 10, Changsari, Acharya, along The Cachar district administration has declared several ar- 12 board exams, which with two others, had reached were postponed due to eas in Silchar as containment zones. However, as the passen- Guwahati on May 6 and their the COVID-19-induced gers did not come into contact with too many people after samples taken at the Sarusa- The gates of the B Borooah Cancer Institute, Guwahati being closed on Friday. – UB Photos lockdown, will now be arrival, the chances of the virus spreading from them is low. conducted from July 1 to jai quarantine camp. The oth- But over 150 people have been quarantined in Silchar follow- 15, Union HRD Minister er two have tested negative. to rope in a private lab to con- CONTAINMENT ZONES and her husband were quar- ing the detection of the new cases. Ramesh Pokhriyal Around 386 staff of duct COVID-19 tests on antined. Her samples tested The total number of active cases in the State now stands at 23. Nishank announced on GMCH, including the super- 1,500 patients and staff of GMCH HOSTEL positive for COVID-19. Friday. – PTI intendent, were put under GMCH. “We need the re- Boundary: North - Bhangagarh-Kacharibasti Road, Pointing to the cases which MiG-29 crash quarantine after a PG stu- sults in one or two days, that South - Hill Top Road, East - GMCH auditorium did not have any travel histo- NAWANSHAHR dent, Dr Litikesh VS, hailing is why we will do it through boundary, West - PWD(B) SDO office boundary. ry, the Health Minister said (Punjab), May 8: A MiG- from Andhra Pradesh tested a private lab,” the Health BBCI STAFF COLONY it appears that there is a trace 29 multi-role fighter positive for the novel coro- Minister said. Boundary: North - Arjya Bidyapeeth College field, of coronavirus in the city and WORLD aircraft of the Indian Air navirus yesterday. He was on The patient who died, 16- South - LGB Chest Hospital complex, East - fish- people need to be extreme- Confirmed cases 3,967,808 Force crashed in screening duty at the hospi- year-old Deepika Nath is a ery dept plot, West - BBCI hospital building. ly cautious. Cured/Discharged 1,367,337 Chuharpur village near tal since May 4, but Health resident of Lokhara and was AMIYO NAGAR “We have noticed viola- Jalandhar in Punjab on Minister Himanta Biswa suffering from leg pain and Boundary: North - boundary of Joypur, South - tions of the lockdown guide- Friday after it developed Death 273,534 a technical snag, officials Sarma suspect he got infect- mild fever since April 27. Of Holy Child High School, East - Piyali Phukan Na- lines. Pillion riding is going INDIA said. The pilot of the jet ed much before as he was late, she was staying with her gar, West - Krishna Nagar Indradhanu Club. on, the number of shops open ejected safely, they said. showing symptoms since grandmother at the BBCI is much more than what was Confirmed cases 56,342 – PTI April 27. Tests are being con- colony and had also visited the one doctor, three nurses and for patients till May 10 as it allowed. Children are seen on Cured/Discharged 16,539 BSF patients ducted on the hospital staff OPD of ESI Hospital before 12 of her family members would be sanitized during the roads travelling with their and the results are expected she passed away on May 7 were put under quarantine,” next three days. parents. These need to stop. NEW DELHI, May 8: Death 1,886 Thirty more Border by tonight. evening. He grandmother is the Health Minister Sarma The fourth patient in Gu- Unless it is very important, Security Force The district administration an employee of BBCI. said. However, the Central wahati is a housewife, who people should not come out ASSAM personnel, including has declared his hostel area “On the advice of the government would decide if hails from Kharguli area but if they want to save the State Confirmed cases 58 two posted at its as a containment zone. GMCH doctors, the BBCI au- Deepika would be catego- was staying with her daugh- from further damage,” Sar- headquarters in Delhi, While the GMCH will be thorities collected her sam- rized as COVID-19 casualty. ter at Amiyo Nagar near ma said. Cured/Discharged 34 have tested positive closed for new admissions for ples before the last rites. Con- He asked people showing The BBCI staff colony has Chandmari. Identified as Bar- Death 1 for COVID-19, taking the next three days, the tact tracing is being done in been declared as containment oda Das, the patient com- symptoms to immediately the overall infections in health department is planning the BBCI staff colony area and zone and the institute closed plained of cough and both she consult doctors. Data as on Friday the force to 223, officials said on Friday. – PTI Govt warning GUWAHATI, May 8: 16 migrant workers crushed Assam hikes liquor Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today warned landlords to death by goods train tax by 25 per cent harassing medical practitioner tenants that they may be booked AURANGABAD, May 8: Sixteen Changes in labour laws under non-bailable migrant workers sleeping on rail tracks Section of law for while returning to Madhya Pradesh STAFF REPORTER down. Revenue collection employees for implementa- obstruction of duty of were crushed to death by a goods train for the month of April fell tion of Factories Act from essential services. – in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra GUWAHATI, May 8: The to Rs 193 crore as com- 10 to 20 (with power) and Staff Reporter on Friday, police said. Assam government today pared to Rs 932 crore in the from 20 to 40 (without pow- The Railways announced a compre- increased the excise duty on corresponding month last er). Those factories having JOCOSERIOUS hensive probe into the accident which liquor which will see their year. From tax on foreign lesser number of employ- took place at 5.15 am near Karmad, prices go up by 25 cent. The liquor, the State got Rs 6 ees will not require regis- around 30 km from Aurangabad. move will earn the fund- crore in April as compared tration. A viral video clip from the scene of starved State exchequer an to Rs 65 crore in March. The minimum number of the tragedy shows the bodies of migrant additional Rs 1,000 crore. The State Cabinet also workers for implementa- workers lying on the tracks and nearby The decision was taken okayed some labour re- tion of Contract Labour Act with their meagre personal belongings by the State Cabinet today, forms with an idea to in- has been increased from 20 scattered around. Police personnel inspect the spot after a goods train ran over a group of migrant days after increasing the crease the scope of employ- to 50. workers in Aurangabad district on Friday. – PTI District police chief Mokshada Patil taxes on fuel. The Cabinet ment, which included intro- The shift hours during told PTI that three of the four survivors The workers, who were walking to They were sleeping on rail tracks due to meeting was held through duction of fixed term em- COVID-19 period for work- had tried in vain to wake up their col- Bhusawal from Jalna along rail tracks, exhaustion when they were run over by video conference.