Three containment zones declared in Hailakandi district

May 30: Following the detection of COVID-19 positive cases, the district administration has declared three areas as containment zone to arrest the spread of the contagious disease on Friday evening.

District Magistrate, Megh Nidhi Dahal issued an order enforcing sealing of the geographical areas contiguous to the epicentre of houses of COVID-19 infected persons and creation of buffer zone with strict perimeter to prevent the disease from spreading further.

Containment zones have come up in and around the epicentre of COVID-19 infected persons namely Romi Singha and Monita Singha of village Rajeswarpur Part VIII under Lala revenue circle, Jahanara Begum of village Panchgram under Algapur revenue circle and Sunali Malakar of Hospital Road under Katlicherra revenue circle.

Vehicles and persons entering and exiting the containment zone will be strictly restricted as per standard operating protocols under the Assam COVID-19 Regulations, 2020. Social mobilisation activities will be carried out with physical and social distancing norms among the populace in the buffer zone.

Mass gatherings and meetings in public and private places in containment as well as buffer zones are banned. The containment measures will shut down everything barring essential and health services. Sanitisation protocols will be vigorously followed to keep the containment areas free from contamination.

The order that comes into force from 8 pm on Saturday shall continue to remain in force till such time the containment areas become free from coronavirus COVID-19.