Entry of Assamese from Bengal only on humanitarian grounds: Himanta Biswa Sarma

GUWAHATI: Assam health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said the Assamese people coming from West Bengal will be allowed to enter the state only on humanitarian grounds.

Sarma said, “Two persons who stayed in Cooch Behar and Midnapore in West Bengal tested positive for Covid-19. We have asked the police to give permission to the Assamese people coming from West Bengal only on humanitarian grounds.”

The minister said,“Like Odisha, Assam has appealed to the people staying outside not to come to the state if they want to save Assam. Around 1,032 people have entered Assam in last couple of days.”


The total number of coronavirus cases in Assam rose to 58 with five persons testing positive for the disease on Friday and the test report of a 16-year-old girl confirmed the infection after her death, Sarma said.

The three persons had returned from Rajasthan.