Coronavirus: MPCC Asks State Govt to Seal Indo-Myanmar Border

The MizoramPradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) asked the state government to seal theIndo-Myanmar border to prevent the spread of Coronavirus in the state as itshares a 510-km international border with Myanmar.

Accordingto a statement issued by the Congress, it said that the Indo-Myanmar border inChamphai district should be immediately sealed to prevent the spread ofCovid-19. It also alleged that many commuters and traders from China and othersoutheast ASEAN countries enter Mizoram through Myanmar without undergoingscreening, which can be a big danger for the state in view of the coronavirusoutbreak.

The Congressalso urged that the main Indo-Myanmar border in Champhai and other districtsshould also be sealed immediately.

The statement further reads that the state also lacks of laboratory and coronavirus detecting machine. Congress therefore asked the government to also install the Covid-19 detecting machine and set up a laboratory for testing the samples.  

Meanwhile, the health department said that the state government has taken steps to prevent the spread of the virus adding that no cases of covid-19 have been detected in the state till date.

The Mizoramgovernment has also set up more than seven screening counters along thenational and international borders, including Lengpui airport.

As per reports, more than 14,600 people have been screened and atleast 41 people are being put under home isolation to prevent the spread of thedeadly disease, officials said.

The government has also set up a 32-bed isolation ward at thestate's premier medical college – Zoram Medical College (ZMC) and 5-bed wardsin each district hospital to treat any suspected patients.