The Zaloni tea estate in Assam's Dibrugarh district has been forced to shut down after 133 people tested positive for COVID-19.
According to Deputy Commissioner Pallav Gopal Jha, the estate has been declared a containment zone.
"133 cases were detected at Zaloni tea estate till yesterday. All patients are asymptomatic. The tea estate has now been declared a containment zone," Jha said.
Coronavirus cases in the country have been rapidly increasing over the last few weeks. In Assam, there are currently 31,262 active cases. A total of 2,40,004 recoveries and 1,485 deaths have been reported from the state so far.
The Centre on Wednesday reviewed the COVID-19 preparedness of Assam, along with four other eastern states to face the current phase of the pandemic and highlighted five critical areas of action.
( With inputs from ANI )
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