On Wednesday, a resident from Mizoram temporarily living in Guwahati was tested positive of COVID-19 at GMCH (Guwahati Medical College Hospital). Minister of Health Pijush Hazarika confirmed the news with Pratidin Times a news organisation from Assam.
Yesterday a 23-year-old from Manipur with a travel history from the UK was tested positive.
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has imposed a nationwide lockdown in an attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
“There will be a total ban on venturing out of your homes,” Mr Modi said in a televised address. He appealed for people not to panic – but crowds quickly mobbed stores in the capital, Delhi, and other cities.