Meghalaya Govt. declares Shillong as a “red zone”; COVID-19 positive cases stand at 11

Staff Correspondent

Shillong: There has been no surge of COVID-19 patients in Meghalaya and the number of positive cases stands at 11. Yet, the government is taking no chances and has declared Shillong as a “red zone”.

Giving a briefing on Monday, Deputy Chief Ministers Prestone Tynsong informed that besides the 11 positive cases, 838 samples were collected and 714 were tested negative. The results of the others are awaited, informed the Deputy Chief Minister besides disclosing that 261 people who are primary contacts are under quarantine in government centres.

Taking into consideration the secondary contacts which the government has managed to trace, the number stands at 4,579 and all of them are under self quarantine, stated Tynsong. On the possible easing of the lockdown, Tynsong said, “East Khasi Hills and Shillong are in the red zone and we will see with it as far as the other districts are concerned”.

He also informed that the Health department is set to procure 44,334 PPEs and the target is 50,000.

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