GUWAHATI: Assam’s first Covid-19 rapid test was undertaken at Guwahati’s Spanish Garden Apartment Complex at Zoo Road on April 23.
The tests were undertaken in the presence of state health minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma and minister of state for health, Pijush Hazarika.
Speaking about the Rapid Tests at the Spanish Garden Apartment Complex, the minister said that the tests have been carried out on 100 people at the Spanish Garden Complex experimental basis on and so far the first 9 have returned negative results.
It is to be mentioned that over the last 7 days in Assam no positive cases had surfaced. However, there was one case reported from Dhubri district today taking the total to 35 positive cases in Assam.
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The patient has been identified as Matiur Rahman aged 62 years who came into contact with an existing patient who was in MMC hospital and that is how he got infected.
"We had placed him under quarantine in a Centre and so we believe that he would not be able spread the infection to too many people. Secondly, from tomorrow we will be opening the state and district health centres for the public," said Himanta Biswa Sarma.
It is observed that in India cases have come up within as long as 28 days, hence the state govt has extended the quarantine period to 28 days for people who have come into direct contact with Covid patients.
