Mizoram government has extended the ongoing total lockdown in state capital Aizawl, 10 other district headquarters and containment areas for another eight days till June 30 to contain further spread of coronavirus infection.
The total lockdown was imposed on June 9 after the number of coronavirus cases in the state has jumped from 1 to 42 in a week. It was scheduled to be in force till today.
In an order, the government said that it extended the total lockdown as stricter measures imposed earlier were found to be effective in containing the spread of COVID-19.
Mizoram yesterday reported one fresh case taking the state’s tally to 141, of which 140 were returnees. The new patient, a 29-year-old woman from Aizawl, was a Maharashtra returnee. There are 132 active cases in the state while 9 have recovered from the virus.
Mizoram extends total lockdown till 30th June
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