Manipur to go under complete lockdown for 14 days starting 2 pm on Wednesday, reported ANI.
The COVID-19 tally in Manipur crossed the 2,000-mark, with the detection of 90 new cases on Tuesday, a Health department bulletin said.
The 90 new cases pushed the COVID-19 tally to 2,015 of which 631 are active cases, it said.
Sixty-four people also recovered from COVID-19 on Tuesday, taking the total number of recovered persons to 1,384.
The COVID-19 recovery rate in the state is 68.68 per cent, the bulletin added.
Meanwhile, the District Magistrate of Thoubal, Bandana Devi imposed curfew in the entire district to prohibit movement of people to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
The DM also declared three areas of Thoubal district as containment zones to prevent the spread of the virus and also to facilitate intensive contact tracing and house to house surveillance and testing of primary contacts, officials said.
The containment zones are Thoubal Khunou, Moijing Gram Panchayat areas and Heirok Part III.
Earlier, the DM had ordered all the main markets of Thoubal district Lilong Bazar, Ushoipokpi Bazar, Waithou Bazar, Babu Bazar, Mina Bazar, Thoubal Bazar, Yairipok Bazar and Nungphou Bazar be closed to control the spread of COVID-19 in the district.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone for Manipur Water Supply Project on July 23, 2020, through video conferencing. The Governor, Chief Minister of Manipur and his cabinet colleagues, MPs and MLAs are expected to join the programme from Imphal.
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