GUWAHATI: Addressing a press meet regarding coronavirus in Guwahati, health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma hinted towards the lockdown period getting extended.
"If the lockdown is lifted by April 14 or 20, we will face challenges," he stated.
Sarma added that the challenge would be to quarantine all the people stranded outside Assam who will come back as soon as the lockdown order is lifted.
"People who wish to return will have to take prior permission as we will need to chalk out a plan for quarantine. And, for temporary purpose we may have to request for a ILP situation for people of the state too," Sarma said.
The state government will soon launch a website to register the same.
The government will maintain data of all people in quarantine centers and extend help until lockdown continues.
As such, Sarma has also urged the people of Assam for valuable feedbacks and suggestions to tackle the situation.