COVID-19: PHE quarter in Jowai untagged as containment area

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaSeptember 21, 2020

PHE quarter in Khimusniang, Jowai adjacent to PHE Rural Water Supply Division which was earlier placed under containment area has been unsealed by District Magistrate West Jaintia Hills after no new COVID-19 cases were detected.

In an order issued on Monday, the District Magistrate Garod LSN Dykes has lifted the containment order based on the report received from the Health & Family Welfare Department, West Jaintia Hills that the contact tracing exercise conducted by the Contact Tracing Team and also Behaviour Change Management Training has been completed.

The District Magistrate has further informed that the Village COVID-19 Management Committee, Khimmusniang, Jowai in coordination with the District Administration, Jowai Municipal Board and District Surveillance Officer will continue to monitor the behavioural change amongst the residents.

The residents are directed to strictly adhere to the health protocols and not to litter garbage but to dispose the same as per protocol and direction of the Village authority and to cooperate with the arrangement made by the District Administration, Police and Village Authority.