The state government of Assam may opt for a staggered approach while reopening Guwahati after three weeks of lockdown. Assam Health Minister said that during the reopening of the city, a COVID-19 hotspot in the state, not everything will be opened immediately, the government will choose to open the city in a staggered manner. The state has begun 60 COVID-19 screening centres in the city and will treat mild symptomatic persons with an aggressive approach. The Assam government said that they will follow the ‘Test-Trace-Treat’ approach as per the guidelines of the World Health Organisation (WHO) to fight the spread of the deadly novel coronavirus. Also, about 150 medical personnel will be roped in to test several lakhs of people in the state of Assam. So far, the state has tested over 1 lakh people in Guwahati and is expected to be ramped to about 3 lakh people. The state hopes to have at least 90 screening centres by the end of the week.