Several new Containment Zones declared in many parts of Cachar on Tuesday

July 7: In view of detection of many COVID-19 patients on Tuesday, District Magistrate Keerthi Jalli declared containment zones in the area surrounding their houses. A family of three tested positive on 6 July. They include 34-year-old Manish Kumar, his 34-year-old wife Sudha Singh and their 15-month-old baby. They were all air passengers and came from Patna on 4 July. They were put under home quarantine. On 6 July, their test reports came and all of them were found to be COVID-19 positive. They were ofcourse asymptomatic.

As a result, to contain the further spread of the virus, the area surrounding the House of Manish Kumar, House No.29, C/O. Tulsi Purkayastha, Bholagiri Ashram Road, Rangirkhari, Silchar was declared as a containment zone and it was immediately sealed. Further, the area inside the following geographical boundaries was also sealed:

• North: Bholagiri Ashram Road
• South: Sri Ram Sarani
• East: Building of Sanjoy Ghosh
• West: Building of Prahlad Paul

Nobibul Islam Laskar, a 27-year-old man was also infected with coronavirus. As such, to contain the further spread of the virus, the area surrounding his house C/O. Maksud Ahmed Laskar, Saratpally Last, Kanakpur Idgah, Kanakpur Pt-1, Silchar was declared as a containment zone and it was immediately sealed. Further, the area inside the following geographical boundaries was also sealed:

• North: House of Sahid Mazumder
• South: Vacant land & saw mill
• East: Barak River
• West: PWD cum E&D Road

A 32-year-old male, Bijon Das also tested positive. Therefore, to contain the further spread of the virus, the area surrounding his house C/O. Pallab Das, House No. 122 (Near Deb Tara Gas Agency), Chirukandi, Ramnagar was declared as a containment zone and it was immediately sealed. Further, the area inside the following geographical boundaries was also sealed:

• North: House of Babli Das
• South: Vacant Land
• East: House of Gour Mithai
• West: Vacant Land

Khaled Hassan, a 2o-year-old male was also infected with coronavirus. As such, to contain the further spread of the virus, the area surrounding his house at Didarkhush Pt-IV, Cachar, Assam was declared as a containment zone and it was immediately sealed. Further, the area inside the following geographical boundaries was also sealed:

• North: Residence of Komrul Haque
• South: Residence of Binaj Uddin
• East: Common lane shared by many families
• West: Small pond of Ainul Haque

To implement the above instructions, following restrictions were also imposed in the geographical areas mentioned against each person:

1. Clear entry and exit points are to be established.
2. No unauthorised entry and exit of the residents in the contained area will be allowed.
3. Vehicular movement is to be strictly prohibited.
4. No movement is to be allowed except for medical emergencies, essential goods and services.
5. No unchecked influx of population is to be allowed
6. People transiting are to be recorded and followed through IDSP.
7. Stricter enforcement of all statutory directions regarding social distancing.

District Magistrate Keerthi Jalli stated that the orders are issued under the Regulations “The Assam COVID-19 Regulations, 2020” and shall be effective from 1600 hours of 07 July, 2020 until further orders.