Meghalaya Imposes Lockdown in Areas Bordering Guwahati

Meghalaya Government on Monday decided to impose lockdown in the areas of the state bordering Guwahati. The decision was taken in view of the rising number of Covid-19 cases in Assam.

Government has decided that the locations in Meghalaya bordering Guwahati i.e Byrnihat, Jorabat till Khanapara will be under #lockdown due to the surge in #Covid_19 cases in #Assam. Inter-state movement continues to be restricted. DC will issue necessary orders accordingly. pic.twitter.com/z1zy042lRE

— Conrad Sangma (@SangmaConrad) June 29, 2020

The areas under lockdown are Byrnihat and Jorabat till Khanapara. The Chief Minister, Conrad Sangma, stated that the inter-state movement shall remain restricted.

Necessary orders will be issued by the Deputy Commissioner accordingly, added Sangma.

Meghalaya has 7 actives cases of Covid-19 as off now. As per a list released by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday, Meghalaya has the highest recovery rate in the country with 89.1 per cent.

#CoronaVirusUpdates #IndiaFightsCorona

With 1,97,387 active cases and 2,95,880 cured cases, India’s Recovery Rate is touching 58.13% amongst #COVID19 patients.
The top 15 states in terms of recovery rate are: pic.twitter.com/mN64PWWcnd

— Ministry of Health (@MoHFW_INDIA) June 27, 2020

This decision comes after a sharp rise in the number of positive cases in Assam. Assam Government had started the Covid Counselling Centers on Saturday to start massive random testings in the city of Guwahati.

(Feature image source: IDR)