Mizoram
Chief Minister Zoramthanga
today said that he is personally in favour of extending the
lockdown in Mizoram even
though no community transmission or any new case of
COVID-19 has been detected
in the State.
“Thanks to our collective efforts, we have managed to
contain the outbreak of COVID-19 in Mizoram. However,
I consider it best that the lockdown should continue for some
more time,” Zoramthanga
said.
He added that extension of
the lockdown is crucial as new
cases were detected in the
neighbouring States.
“We have been guarding the
inter-State and international
borders very strictly. Stricter
measures will be required in
the days to come in view of
the situation in our neighbouring States,” he said.
The Chief Minister said that
he had called for a meeting of
all stakeholders, government
officials, Health workers,
church leaders, local bodies
and NGO representatives on
Saturday next, but it was postponed till Monday as Prime
Minister Narendra Modi
would address the Chief Ministers of all States and UTs on
Saturday.
As the ongoing lockdown
will end on Tuesday, Monday’s
meeting will take a decision on
whether to continue with the
total lockdown or to go for partial lockdown.
The State Operational
Team on COVID-19, comprising MLAs and doctors, had
earlier proposed extension of
the lockdown for another 14
days.
Meanwhile, all samples of
Mizoram have tested negative
for COVID-19.
The last batch of samples of
doctors and nurses who are attending to Mizoram’s sole
COVID-19 patient at the Zoram Medical College (ZMC),
too, have tested negative. They
were the first to be tested at
the newly-established testing
laboratory at the ZMC.
Earlier, samples were sent
to the Silchar Medical College
for testing. - AIZAWL, April 9: Assam Tribune
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