COVID-19: Chirang District Magistrate seals two villages as a containment zone

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BONGAIGAON/ KOKRAJHAR: As coronavirus infection was confirmed in one each person of No. 2 Bengtal and No. Polashguri villages, who had gone for home quarantine after being in institutional quarantine centre, the area around their villages were sealed down and declared containment zones by the District Magistrate, Chirang on Tuesday.

A person named Jit Mandal (23) from village No. 2 Bengtal under Runikhata police station, who had come back home from Pune by train and had gone for home quarantine after completing institutional quarantine at Kajalgaon High School, tested positive for COVID-19.

Another person named Krishna Basumatary (36) from No. 1 Polashguri village, who had returned from Gujarat and recently completed institutional quarantine at Kashikotra HS School, also tested positive for COVID-19.

They were immediately shifted to JSB Civil Hospital for providing treatment and the areas where their houses are located have been sealed down and declared containment zone as per the Assam COVID-19 Regulations, 2020. With these new cases, the total number of COVID-19 positive cases in Chirang district has risen to 8 till Tuesday.

The order has prohibited any unauthorized entry and exit of individuals and vehicles into the notified containment zone till the area is declared safe as guidelines of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. All statutory and other directions regarding maintaining social distancing and regular use of face mask are also strictly enforced in the sealed area. This order has come into force on June 9 and will remain in force until further order.

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