Amid Surging COVID Cases in Assam, Health Minister Holds Meeting with Heads of Medical Colleges The Health Minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday held a meeting with several medical college heads, discussing the current COVID-19 situation in the state. | 20 April 2021 7:09 AM GMT Guwahati- The Health Minister of Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma Sunday held a virtual conference meeting with various Principals and Superintendents of the Medical Colleges to discuss the ongoing coronavirus situation in the state. In the meeting, issues pertaining to the adequate measures to curb the coronavirus had been extensively discussed, and the ways to need to scale up preparedness as a response to the ongoing crisis were also highlighted. Himanta in his tweet remarked that with the collective experience of handling the pandemic last year, the state is well equipped and prepared to combat the deadly infectious disease.