Baruni, Cheiraoching closed
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 20 2020:
Both Baruni Hill and Cheiraoching have been closed to public climbing until further orders, according to an order issued today by Special Secretary (Home) H Gyan Prakash.
People climb the Baruni Hill and Cheiraoching as a tradition and this year the days fall on March 22 and March 25 respectively but the hills have been closed to public climbing in view of the highly contagious COVID-19 pandemic, mentioned the order.
The order further said, 'The very real threat of contracting and spreading of the highly contagious COVID-19 is imminent as the possibility of existence of person(s), who are asymptomatic till now, but may have come in contact with a person who has been infected or objects where the virus was resting cannot be ruled out' .
PM, CM talk COVID-19: Through a video conference, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today reviewed the preventive and containment measures taken up against COVID-19 pandemic in different States of the country.
The video conference held at 4 pm was participated by Chief Minister N Biren, Health Minister L Jayantakumar, Agriculture Minister V Hangkhanlian, Chief Secretary Dr J Suresh Babu and Principal Secretary (Health) V Vumlunmang.
The team led by the Chief Minister apprised the Prime Minister about the different measures taken up in Manipur against anticipated spread of COVID-19.Notably, Narendra Modi held a similar video conference earlier with SAARC countries.