Guwahati: After the detection of more Covid-19 cases in Arihant apartment of Panbazar in Guwahati city, all the shops, and business establishments located on Colonel J. Ali Road from City Pharmacy Point to Railgate no. 2 at Lakhtokia have been barred from operating for the next 7 days.
Any violation of this order would attract penal provisions under the Disaster Management Act 2005 and the Assam Covid-19 regulations, 2020, the DC said.
After the detection of Covid-19 positive cases at the Arihant apartment in Panbazar area of Guwahati city, an area in the locality has been declared as a Containment Zone. In an order dated June 6, Kamrup (Metro) Deputy Commissioner Biswajit Pegu directed the circle officer, Guwahati revenue circle, to seal the areas with immediate effect.
The boundaries of the Panbazar Containment Zone area are as follows:
North: C.K. Road
South: Pahariya Sadan Building
East: Kaliram Sadan Building
West: S.C. Goswami Road
Assam, in recent weeks, has adopted the Containment Zone model to contain the outbreak of the virus so as not to inconvenience the people living in far-off areas who live in the same city or district. Yesterday, 3 more areas - Lalganesh, Dhirenpara and Athgaon -- were declared as Containment Zones by the district administration to control the spread of the highly infectious disease.
It is pertinent to mention here that Assam's Covid-19 count increased to 3,285 yesterday, with the addition of 155 cases in 12 hours. At the same time, however, 152 people were also discharged from hospitals. In India, the number of recoveries exceeded the number of deaths for the first time on Wednesday, according to the Union Health Ministry data.