Medical colleges reopen for general patients from Today: Himanta
The Assam government on Friday appealed to people to visit medical colleges only for emergency treatment. This, the government said, will prevent hospitals from getting crowded, and ensure social distancing, a necessity in the wake of Covid-19.
All medical colleges and districtcivil hospitals in Assam reopen for general patients from Friday, the statehealth minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday.
The State Health and FamilyWelfare Department has started rapid tests in the corona vulnerable areasincluding the 'Spanish Garden' at RG Baruah Road and Athgaon Kabarstan Masjidhere as well as Lahorighat in Morigaon district.
Sharing this with the media on Friday,State Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said, "All the 91 samples fromSpanish Garden in Guwahati have been found negative in the rapid antibody testsconducted on Thursday".
Moreover from today, rapid coronatests will be made available in all civil hospitals and medical colleges in theState, barring Mahendra Mohan Choudhury Hospital (MMCH).
From today, all medical collegesin the State will reopen for general patients. The department's two-monthagreement with the private hospitals will also continue. Assam started therapid antibody testing from Thursday after getting the nod from Indian Councilfor Medical Research (ICMR).
The Assam Government has allowedinter-district movement for stranded people of Assam on 25, 26 and 27 April. Morethan 50,000 people have already registered through the helpline number '104'.Many people have also registered through the online link and a few havedirectly approached the Deputy Commissioner office.
ASTC has compiled all the dataand will send the text messages which include all kinds of details like Name,Place of Boarding, Reporting and Timing.