Assam’s Director General of Police (DGP) Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta has tested positive for Coronavirus and has decided to remain in home isolation, officials said on Monday.
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"Healthcare professionals will act as per protocols and test the samples of his immediate contacts," a senior official was quoted as saying in reports.
Assam has recorded 64,407 COVID-19 positive cases and 155 deaths due to the disease.
In view of the alarming COVID-19 situation in the state, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had said that the state will conduct one lakh COVID-19 tests from Wednesday.
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