COVID 19 update East Khasi hills declared Red zone

  • | Tuesday | 21st April, 2020

GUWAHATI: There will be no relaxation of lockdown rules in East Khasi hills as it has been declared a Red zone. “We are almost 80 percent ready with our plan of handling upto 200 cases of COVID-19 patients. The whole hospital will have to be converted into COVID-19 hospital. For the last seven days, doubling rate has been 6.2 days. Also Read: COVID-19 positive cases rise to 34 in Assam; 32 of 34 cases have Nizamuddin linksAlso Watch: Hagrama Mohilary organizes a press-meet on Coronavirus situation and distribution of Rations

GUWAHATI: There will be no relaxation of lockdown rules in East Khasi hills as it has been declared a Red zone. Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister, Prestone Tynsong said, “Therefore, there will be no relaxation of the lockdown in East Khasi Hills since all the COVID-19 positive cases were recorded in the district.” Meanwhile, another person has tested positive in Meghalaya. With this total cases reported in the state stands at 12, tweeted Meghalaya CM while updating status of COVID-19 patients in the state. Shillong civil hospital is preparing to handle 200 COVID-19 patients. “We are almost 80 percent ready with our plan of handling upto 200 cases of COVID-19 patients. The whole hospital will have to be converted into COVID-19 hospital. We would need to shift all the in-patients to the other hospitals,” Shillong Civil Hospital Medical Superintendent, Dr. S.S. Nongbri told media. RP Chest Hospital and the Military Hospital might be used for COVID-19 cases in case the number of cases increases in the state. India is under lockdown until May 3 to deal with coronavirus pandemic. For the last seven days, doubling rate has been 6.2 days. Before lockdown, doubling rate was 3 days. And in 19 states and Union territories doubling rate has been less than national average, informed Luv Aggarwal, Joint Secretary, Health Ministry, said during a media briefing. Prime Minister Modi had urged people to follow lockdown measures until May 3. “Friends, keeping all the suggestions in mind, it has been decided that the lockdown in India will have to be extended till 3rd May. That means until 3rd May, each and every one of us, will have to remain in the lockdown. During this time, we must continue maintaining discipline in the way we have been doing till now,” he said during his address to the nation. “Therefore, we have to be very vigilant about hot-spots. We will have to keep a close and strict watch on the places which run the risk of becoming hot-spots. The creation of new hot-spots will further challenge our hard work and penance. Hence, let us extend the strictness and austerity in the fight against Corona for the upcoming one week,” he added. The lockdown was about to end on April 14. Also Read: COVID-19 positive cases rise to 34 in Assam; 32 of 34 cases have Nizamuddin links Also Watch: Hagrama Mohilary organizes a press-meet on Coronavirus situation and distribution of Rations

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