NDTV report -
Assam has become the first state to announce exemption from the ongoing nationwide lockdown that was implemented to combat the deadly coronavirus spread in the country.
The Assam government is going to ease the lockdown norms from April 1 even as the state records its first COVID-19 case from Silchar.
The decision was taken in an urgent cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday night.
Rice and flour mills will resume production and tea leaves will also be allowed to pluck from tomorrow. Agriculture and farming with necessary protection will also continue from April 1.
Apart from the state's first coronavirus case, Assam is also trying to track around 500 people who had attended the Tablighi Jamat event in Delhi's Nizamuddin mosque earlier this month.
The cabinet also announced a COVID-19 package which will encompass over 70 lakh people.
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