Several areas in Senapati declared virus zone
Source: Chronicle News Service
Senapati, May 12 2021:
In view of sharp rise in the number of positive cases over the past few days within the district, District Magistrate Senapati on Wednesday declared the town areas of Senapati as containment zone with effect from May 14 afternoon.
As per findings of the medical department and observing the trend of positive persons being detected within the market area and other locations of the district, it has become extremely difficult to carry out contact tracing as it includes some of the most crowded areas of the district.
District Task Force chaired by DM Senapa-ti Mahesh Chaudhari held an emergency meeting on Wednesday during which members of the Task Force including police and health departments felt the need for taking up restriction measures to break the chain of transmission.
Later, the DM declared the areas of Senapati district headquarters, Maram bazar, Tadubi town and Mao town as containment zones from 3 pm of May 14 for eight days.
The containment zone at Senapati DHQs consists of Tusii Ngaonii Khumai (TNK) in the east, Kathikho Karong in the north, Taphou Naga and Katomei in the west and Taphou Liangmai in the south; Maram town area of Maram bazar, Tadubi town area of Tadubi and Mao town area of Mao.