The Manipur state government on Monday asked the central government to stop flights to Imphal for 10 days in order to clear the pending backlog of almost 1500 Covid-19 tests of incoming passengers.

 "Ason date, there are five flights landing in Imphal. The state government hasdecided to stop all passenger flights for a period of 10 days to clear thepending backlog of testing and also clear the congestion in quarantine centres.As discussed, I request you to stop all passenger flights to Imphal from19-06-2020 to 28-06-2020. Kindly issue necessary instructions to all airlines,DGCA and the AAI," chief secretary J Suresh Babu said in a letter to UshaPadhee, joint secretary in the civil aviation ministry, mentioned in a  report by The Hindustan Times.

Manipur'sCovid-19 tally stands at 458 out of which there are 367 active cases.