Meghalaya: Several areas in Shillong declared as Containment Areas

SHILLONG:

The District Magistrate of East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya has declared Block D, Block E and Block F of Madanrting in Shillong as Containment Areas to contain the spread of coronavirus.

The District Magistrate informed that a report was received from the Incident Commander Zone-VI and the Medical Officer in-charge of Madanrting Urban Public Health Centre (UPHC ) of a sudden spike of COVID-19 positive cases in the recent days in Madanrting.

Block D involves the house of Queen Kharkongor in the North, football ground in the East, house of Theodore Nongsteng in the South and compound of Michael Kharkongor in the West.

Block E involving the house of Miss Sange in the North, RYMA parking lot in the South, house of Ratle in the East and house of one Mr Sam in the West.

Block F (Area 1) with forest in the North, the house of Anita Marboh in the South, house of Rudolf Pyrbot in the East and house of Philomena Nongbet in the West.

Block F (Area 2) with ICI building in the North, house of P. Pariat in the South, Green building in the East, and the house of Wilson Kharumnuid in the West.

The order states that no person shall be allowed to move into the containment area and inhabitants within the area shall not move out. All the inhabitants within the containment area shall strictly remain inside their homes.

All the shopping and commercial establishments of nature shall be closed immediately.

The Incident Commander, Zone-VI, Shillong shall supervise and monitor strict compliance of the order.

Any violation of the order shall entail prosecution under the penal provision of Disaster Management Act, 2005 and IPC.

(Edited by Laxmi Chyrmang)

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