Manipur extends lockdown till August 15; check the guidelines here

Guwahati: Owing to the steady and alarming cases of COVID-19 in Manipur, the state government has decided to extend the complete lockdown till August 15.

The entire state of Manipur was under complete lockdown from 30 July till 6 August to contain the spread of the deadly virus COVID 19. However, the COVID-19 graph has continued to rise upwards.

Newer cases of COVID-19 have surfaced in the state during this lockdown and the fact that these new cases do not have any travel history has put the state government in a spot of bother.

This comes at a time when there are mass apprehensions about the possibility of community transmission in the state.

Yesterday, a cabinet meeting was held in the capital city of Imphal to review the crisis. At the meeting, the members decided that complete lockdown in the state should be extended for another 9 days until the situation returns to normal.

During this period, the lockdown restrictions shall be lifted in a staggered manner so as to make the people's lives a bit easier.

In this period of Manipur lockdown, the home delivery of essential items shall be allowed. Moreover, locality-based retail shops are allowed to open between 8 AM to 12 PM.

Additionally, wholesale shops are allowed to open on all days except Sunday between 10 AM to 3 PM.

All goods vehicles are allowed to ply and shops for truck repairs and dhabas on highways are allowed to open.

All health-related institutions are allowed to function. All vehicles and people related to essential services are allowed. Vehicles with medical emergencies shall also be allowed on the roads.

Till August 6, the state of Manipur has recorded 3,217 COVID-19 positive cases of which 1905 have recovered and another 1304 are still active. The state so far recorded 8 deaths due to virus-related complications. The COVID-19 recovery rate in the state stands at an impressive 59.21 percent.

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