Drinking 'sulai' leading to surge in COVID cases: Assam government SECTIONS Share Synopsis The Assam government has put seven districts under a total curfew citing high Covid-19 test positivity rates. The curfew in Goalpara, Golaghat, Jorhat, Lakhimpur, Sonitpur, Biswanath, and Morigaon districts came into force last Wednesday. Getty Images Assam government has found that drinking "sulai" an intoxicating drink together is leading to a surge in COVID cases in nine districts. Government has instructed police to dismantle Sulai manufacturing units. Guardian ministers (in charge ministers) after intensive tour of various areas have reported to chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma that drinking Sulai together with people is leading to the surge of cases.