The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), Kesab Mahanta has issued the revised COVID-19 SOP (Standard Operating Procedure). The SOP has come out after the Chief Ministers approval. The revised rules are both for urban and rural areas. This will come to enforce on 18th August 2021 at 5 pm until further orders.
Key points of new SOP issued today are:
- The curfew timing in the state will now be imposed from 7 PM to 5 AM instead of 6 PM to 5 AM
- Shops, business establishments and other markets to remain open till 6 PM
- The inter-district movement has been lifted and only private vehicles will be allowed for inter-district movement
- The inter-district in Kamrup Metro will continue to remain suspended, i.e. no vehicles could enter Kamrup Metro from other districts nor the vehicles from Kamrup (M) could go outside the district
- The COVID-19 cases are decreasing but the cases in Guwahati are still rising
- Functions and programmes in the auditorium will be allowed with 50% capacity and only fully vaccinated persons will be allowed to attend the programmes at auditoriums
- 20 persons will be allowed in one hour at iconic places like Kamakhya Temple, Shiva Doul, Doul Govinda Temple or in other places
- Hotels and Resorts will remain open with 50% of customers
- Cinema Halls to remain closed
- The air passengers won’t have to undergo COVID tests who are fully vaccinated and should show the certificate of their recent tests report
- Women who have children below three years of age can work from home
- Temples and Naamghars can operate with 50% devotees
- The final year of Graduation and Post-graduation, Engineering /Medical colleges, GNM Nursing and Aeronautical Engineering colleges will be running full-fledged only after the full vaccination