"The situation of corona in India is much better than in the world. A total of 5,789 people have been tested so far. The result of 214 people is still in the lab. This includes the results of the people of Mizoram, Meghalaya, and Nagaland," said
In another development, Sarma continued saying that, "The State government has decided to conduct free COVID-19 tests for news reporters at Guwahati Medical College on April 25," he added.
This comes after 53 scribes tested positive for COVID-19 in Mumbai recently.
With 1383 more cases and 50 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, India's total number of positive COVID-19 cases stands at 19,984, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Wednesday.
( With inputs from ANI )