Assam under 'panic attack' following detection of COVID+ person who returned from England Assam has been under a 'panic attack' following the detection of COVID-19 in a person who returned from England recently. STAFF REPORTER GUWAHATI: Assam has been under a 'panic attack' following the detection of COVID-19 in a person who returned from England recently. The panic has stemmed from the outbreak of a mutated variant of Coronavirus detected in Britain. However, State Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that there's no fresh wave of the virus. Addressing the media here on Friday, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said, "A person who has returned to the State from Britain tested COVID-19 positive. To ascertain if the virus is the mutated variant that wreaked havoc in Britain, the sample of the