Shillong, Oct 23: Due to the detection of positive COVID-19 cases/high risk contacts which requires contact tracing, testing and isolation to be effected in the interest of the health of the general public to prevent against any possible spread of COVID-19.
The District Magistrate, East Khasi Hills District in orders issued on 22nd October, 2020 has declared the Compound of Virginia Dkhar, Forest Colony, Block-IV, Lawmali Pyllun and the First Floor of the House of Shaicinora Kharshandi, Jaiaw Lumsyntiew as Micro-Containment Areas so as to restrict unregulated entry and exit on the sites.
The orders state that no persons are allowed to move into the containment areas and inhabitants within these areas shall not move out, besides all inhabitants within the containment areas shall strictly remain inside their homes.
Respective Incident Commanders of these areas shall supervise and monitor strict compliance of the orders.Any violation of the orders will entail prosecution under the penal provisions of the Disaster Management Act, 2005 and IPC.
