Guwahati: The Assam government has decided to discontinue mandatory COVID-19 testing at railway stations, land routes and airports from March 1, in light of the decline in coronavirus cases and ongoing vaccination drive.
Taking to Twitter Assam Health, Education and Finance Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma wrote, “In view of rapidly declining cases of #COVID19 & given that vaccination is in full swing, GoA has decided to discontinue mandatory testing at rly stations, land routes & airports from March 1, 2021. It’s expected however that people would adhere to #Covid appropriate behaviour.”
In view of rapidly declining cases of #COVID19 & given that vaccination is in full swing, GoA has decided to discontinue mandatory testing at rly stations, land routes & airports from March 1, 2021.
It’s expected however that people would adhere to #Covid appropriate behaviour.
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) February 10, 2021
There are currently 1,680 active cases in Assam, while the state has reported 2,14,490 recoveries and 1,086 deaths so far.