With Moreh town witnessing another COVID-19 positive case at Nepali basti, Ward No V on Monday and in view of the increasing numbers of positive cases in the district, the district administration along with the district police have taken up various measures to combat the pandemic.
Moreh police under the supervision of SP Tengnoupal Th Vikramjit have imposed compulsory wearing of face masks and maintaining of social distancing at market places.
Shops and business activities are allowed to open from 6 am to 4pm only, and only one shop out of three shops is allowed to open on a rotational basis. People coming without face masks are fined.
Moreh being a border town and located at a distance of 110 km from the state capital, there is a need for the people to be more aware and stay alert from the pandemic.
The district hospital at the town is opened with only 10 beds in its isolation ward meant for Covid patients.
The hospital has only two ventilators and less numbers of oxygen cylinders. Most of the Covid patients ask or seek home isolation, but whether these patients are maintaining SOPs and guidelines at home remains a big question among the public.
If the number of Covid positive cases increases, the people will face great hardships.
In order to control the pandemic, the district administration and district police had arranged different community level meetings to deliberate on the situation.
The locals were asked to take part in the mass vaccination but few numbers have come out to get vaccinated.
Meanwhile, Tengnoupal Battalion Assam Rifles and 165 TA Battalion promoted COVID-19 appropriate behaviour at Lokchao village, Tengnoupal district on Monday.
A release by PRO IGAR (South) has stated that concerning the increasing cases of COVID-19 across the country, the significance of social distancing, proper sanitisation, maintaining hygiene and prompt actions to be taken during emergency were explained to the villagers. The event culminated with distribution of sanitisers, masks and ration to villagers.
