The Assam State Disaster Management Agency has issued the latest set of SOPs today. And the curfew time has been reduced across Assam.
The key points of today’s order are as follows.
- As the numbers of positive test cases decrease, the partial curfew time will be reduced to 6 PM – 5 AM across Assam.
- All work places, business and commercial establishments, dine in for restaurants, hotels, resorts, Dhabas and other eateries, takeaway of food items from restaurants or dhabas and other eateries, opening of sale counters, showrooms etc. of cold storage and warehouses, shops dealing with groceries, fruits and vegetables, dairy and milk booths, animal fodder will be up to 5 PM .
- Inter-district passenger transportation services and movement of people to and from other districts shall remain suspended. But movement of goods shall continue.
- All public transport authorities shall enforce COVID-19 appropriate behavior and seating inside the vehicles, carriers, containers and others
- Public gathering is allowed with maximum 10 people for marriage or funeral programs.
- Wearing of face mask is compulsory in all public places.
- Excise authority will take strong action against illegal production and sale of country liquor in all the districts.
- Further, restrictions on inter-district passenger transport services and movement of people to and from other districts, need based conduct of offline classes in some premier institutions, graded re-opening of religious places and state protected monuments & sites etc. will be comprehensively reviewed depending on the progression of reduction in case load.
- Other restrictions including odd-even formula for plying of vehicles, declaration of containment zones etc. and exemptions as notified in the previous order of August 2, 2021 shall continue to remain in force except those specifically modified by this order.
