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COVID-19: Hotel waiter tests positive in Lakhimpur

COVID-19: Hotel waiter tests positive in Lakhimpur

GUWAHATI: A waiter at a hotel in Assam’s Lakhimpur district has tested positive for COVID-19. The waiter identified as 17-year old Bikash Ali had come in with a returnee who was under quarantine at the hotel and later tested positive for COVID-19. Several returnees were under quarantine at the hotel.

HUNDREDS RETURN TO ASSAM FROM KERALA IN SHRAMIK TRAINS

HUNDREDS RETURN TO ASSAM FROM KERALA IN SHRAMIK TRAINS

GUWAHATI: Two special trains ferrying stranded individuals from Kerala have reached the Guwahati railway station a short while back. Meanwhile, stranded individuals in Kerala hailing from Assam will reach Guwahati in another train which is scheduled to arrive by this evening. Hundreds of returnees have arrived in both these trains.

2 Wild Elephants Found Dead Inside Reserve Forest in Odisha

2 Wild Elephants Found Dead Inside Reserve Forest in Odisha

Two wild elephants have been found dead inside a reserve forest area in Odisha’s Keonjhar district, with a preliminary probe suggesting that the animals were killed by poachers, officials said on Monday. The carcasses of the female and male elephants were recovered by forest officials near Gurubeda area from Baitarani

Assam: 40 new COVID-19 cases; total rises to 4158

Assam: 40 new COVID-19 cases; total rises to 4158

GUWAHATI: Assam health minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted, “📌Alert ~ 40 new #COVID19+ cases reported 31 Jorhat, 3 Dhemaji, 2 Biswanath, 2 Dhubri, 1 Lakhimpur, 1 Dibrugarh ↗️Total cases 4158 ↗️Recovered 1960 ↗️Active cases 2187 ↗️Deaths 08 11:35 PM /June 15/Day’s total as of now 40 #AssamCovidCount.”