Time to review virus containment strategies: Lup
Source: Chronicle News Service
Kakching, June 20 2021:
Continuing its effort to help the people affected by Covid-19 pandemic; Covid-19 Tengbang Lup, Kakching, which was formed by Nahasinggi Khongthang and Kakching Khunai Chaokhathanba Lup, provided edible items to BDS Children home for girls located at Kakching Chumnang Leikai and Mission Blind School, Heikakpokpi on Sunday.
The Lup stated that despite imposition of curfew/lockdown in the state for over one and half month, Covid-19 positivity rate has been showing no signs of decreasing till now.
There is no evidence that the various containment measures against the infectious disease has been yielding the desired result, it continued, and urged health experts and government to review its measures and chalk up new strategies to effectively combat the pandemic.
Urging the people to strictly follow SOP and Covid appropriate behaviour suggested by the experts, the Lup exhorted the people to help one another to ease some of the inconveniences caused by lockdown imposed for containing Covid-19 .