Manipur To Relax Lockdown In Rural Areas

Manipur To Relax Lockdown In Rural Areas

Soon afterManipur became coronavirus-free, the state government on Monday decided torelax lockdown in rural areas but said it will remain in place in state capitalImphal till further orders. The chief minister said shops of essential goodswill open between 8 AM and 2 PM in urban areas. Also Read – COVID-19:Maharashtra Reports 466 New Cases, 9 Deaths in Past 24 Hours; Total Tally at4666.

"Manipur hasbecome a COVID-19-free state now. We have decided to relax lockdown in ruralareas but it will continue in Imphal till further orders. Shops of essentialgoods will open between 8 AM and 2 PM in urban areas," Chief Minister N BirenSingh said.

The developmentcomes after the second patient came negative for the virus again on Sunday.

"Good news: the second #COVID19 patient who is undergoing treatment at RIMS, Imphal has reported negative of Novel Corona Virus disease. Now Manipur has zero positive cases of COVID-19 as on date as the two cases of Manipur have been reported negative (sic)," the CM said in a tweet.

As perreports, the 65-year-old patient was found to have contracted the diseasefollowing his return from the Tablighi Jamaat event in Delhi's Nizamuddin.

The first COVID-19 case in the state was a 23-year-old woman, who had returned from the UK. The woman has recovered and has been discharged from the hospital.

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