Guwahati : The Assam government has announced that all the teachers in the state will be given the vaccine by September 5. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said, "The Assam government has decided to vaccinate every teacher in the state before September 5, when we will celebrate Teachers' Day. We have brought 12 lakh additional COVID-19 vaccines from the central government."

The Assam CM also said that efforts will be made by the Assam government to reopen schools and colleges in the state from September 1. He further said that the government successfully fought the second wave of COVID-19 in the state and is now ready. To sum up the third wave. "We have successfully dealt with the second wave and will try to deal with the third wave as well," the chief minister said. The state government has given 1.60 crore doses of Covid-19 vaccines till August 24. On Tuesday, Assam had reported 555 new Covid-19 cases with a positivity rate of 0.59%.

Earlier the state health department had set a target of August 31, 2021 for vaccination of all eligible people (above 18 years) in Kamrup (M) district. The department has also started door-to-door inspection to ascertain the number and whereabouts of those who have not yet received the vaccines for COVID-19. Assam Health Minister Keshab Mahanta said, "If the people of Guwahati do not strictly follow the COVID-19 protocol, a doomsday is inevitable in the metropolis. We have set a target of August 31 to vaccinate all eligible people." in Kamrup (M) district." He further said that the entire vaccination campaign would be carried out under the supervision of the Deputy Commissioner.

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