The Assam government tightens entering of people from other parts of India. The state government said screening procedure for people entering the state is mandatory, with no exemption for even those who have received both doses of COVID-19 vaccine.

The government concerning about the locals said about 5 per cent of the new COVID-19 positive cases in the state in the last few days being of fully vaccinated people has been recorded. So, for safety purpose testing of people entering the state is being once again made mandatory, the official said. Assam government on July 15 had withdrawn its earlier order, dated June 25, 2021, which had exempted mandatory COVID-19 testing for air and train passengers who have received both doses of vaccine for the virus. According to latest notification, issued by the Health and Family Welfare department, reads that "COVID positivity is observed even in some of the person(s) who have received two doses of vaccination in a few instances. A survey carried out by ICMR in Dibrugarh district in May and June had found 5.3 per cent of the sample size who tested positive for COVID-19 had received both doses of the vaccine. The persons who had received both doses and yet tested positive for the virus had displayed 'very mild symptoms and were in home isolation', the survey had found.

Meanwhile, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the state detected so far is 5,45,954 since last year, while the total death toll is 4,984.

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