Shillong Lockdown Extension News: Soon after the West Bengal executive imposed a recent and entire lockdown within the containment zones of the state, rumours have been doing the rounds that Shillong, too, will go through a complete lockdown. “There are rumours and fake news that there is a lockdown in Shillong from July 10th; I would like to clarify that the Government of Meghalaya has taken no such decision,” Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma clarified.
However, the rumours began no longer out of not anything. Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong on Tuesday mentioned that if the COVID-19 scenario within the state worsens then the federal government would possibly impose a complete lockdown. This resulted in the rumours that there’ll a clampdown in Shillong.
With six extra individuals trying out sure for COVID-19 on Tuesday, the entire collection of energetic circumstances within the state greater to 50.
“If the situation worsens… I think we have no option (but to impose a total lockdown in the state),” Tynsong mentioned.
Earlier, Health Minister Alexander L Hek knowledgeable that six extra individuals were examined sure for COVID-19, taking the entire energetic circumstances to 50.
He mentioned the entire six are returnees they usually come with 5 from East Khasi Hills and one from Ri Bhoi district. The new circumstances additionally come with a returnee from the United States, a BSF jawan, and two Air Force group of workers.
A complete of 43 sufferers have already recovered whilst two have died because of COVID-19 within the state.
The Health Minister mentioned {that a} general of 21,823 samples have been despatched for trying out as on Tuesday of which 21,414 have been discovered to be detrimental whilst check result of 320 are awaited.
