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One person has died due to corona virus in Assam . This is the first case of death in the state. Minister of Health of Assam  Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the total number of positive cases in Assam increased to 28 on Friday. The minister said by tweeting that the hospitalized patient of Hailakandi district died today in Silchar Medical College Hospital . The name of the deceased was Faijul Haque Barbhyan and was 65 years old. The minister said that his other health standards were stable but there was a lack of oxygen in the blood and he was admitted to the ICU for better monitoring.  The person was confirmed to have been coronavirus positive on Tuesday night and  had attended  Tablighi Jamaat in Nizamuddin , New Delhi . He also had a travel history to Saudi Arabia earlier. Sarma expressed his deepest condolences and prayers for the family, mourning his death.  Silchar MP Rajdeep Roy said that the funeral of the deceased will be done as per...

The World Bank on Thursday approved India's one billion dollar emergency financial assistance to combat the corona virus. The first set of $ 1.9 billion World Bank aid projects will help 25 countries and new expeditions are being pursued in more than 40 countries at an accelerated pace.  The largest part of emergency financial assistance will be given to India which will be one billion dollars. The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors approved the first set of emergency aid for developing countries around the world, following which the World Bank said, " Funding one billion dollars of emergency funding in India will help in better screening, detection of contacts, laboratory testing, purchase personal protective equipment and building new separate wards."  In South Asia, the World Bank has approved assistance of $ 200 million for Pakistan, $ 100 million for Afghanistan, $ 73 million for Maldives and $ 12.86 million for Sri Lanka. The World Bank also s...

Covid-19  positive cases in Assam is taking tolls. With 16 in total, the number has increased to 20. The Health Minister of Assam, Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma  tweeted that four new COVID-19 positive cases found, three of them hail from Nalbari district, and one from South Salmara. And all of them are connected with Nizamuddin Markaz congregation.

The people of Ghaziabad, who were involved in the Tabligi Jamaat in Hazrat Nizamuddin Markaz, south Delhi, have been kept in the isolation ward and quarantine of the district hospital, where they have been accused of obscenity with medical staff. CMS of District Hospital, Dr. Ravindra Singh Rana wrote a letter to a Senior Police Official that Jamati roams the ward without pants.  In such a situation, their treatment is not possible.  According to the nurses posted in the district hospital, the people gathering here are demanding beedis and cigarettes. At the same time, objectionable songs are played in loud voice by making obscene gestures. This is causing problems. CMO Dr. NK Gupta said that till 7 pm on Thursday evening, 177 people of Ghaziabad who had joined the Tablighi Jamaat have been traced. Five of them are admitted in Delhi and one in Bareilly. CMS said that as soon as the female nurse enters the ward, the Jamati start changing clothes. Walking in the ward ...

The positive cases for COVID-19 in Assam has risen from 0 to 16 in just 48 hours. In less than 12 hours, Assam has registered 3 more positive cases taking the total to 16. The Health minister of Assam, Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted late last night that 3 new cases are detected in Goalpara Medical College and all of them are connected with Nizamuddin Markaz congregation. Earlier, in a press meet at NHM, Dr. Biswa Sarma also confirmed 4 positive cases that are connected to the Nizamuddin Markaz and are currently being treated in GMCH. The names of the 4 persons are as follows: Md. Arsad Ali (19 years) from Nalbari, Md. Joban Ali (46 years) from Jagiroad, Md. Hazrat Ali (60 years) from Jagiroad and Md. Nurrudin (55 years) from Jagiroad.