India
oi-Ajay Joseph Raj P
Guwahati, Aug 02: The Assam government on Monday lifted round-the-clock curfew and withdrew total containment zones across the state following a decline in the number of COVID-19 cases and positivity rate.
The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) issued a revised directive for rural and urban areas which will come into force from 5 am on Tuesday and will continue until further orders.
The order, issued by Chief Secretary Jishnu Baruah, said that there will be no round-the-clock curfew in the state. In Lakhimpur and Golaghat districts, where the positivity rate has become moderate, partial curfew will be in force from 2 pm to 5 am, and in the rest 30 districts, the curfew timings will be from 5 pm to 5 am.
An earlier directive issued by the ASDMA had said that…