Increase due to flouting of Covid Appropriate Behaviour, Micro Containment Orders:DMO 

Itanagar, Jul 9: The Itanagar Capital Complex may have to enforce another lockdown to stop the  covid chain of transmission, said the house present at the meeting in view of the rising infections.
The ICC is witnessing spike in Covid-19 cases and subsequent increase in positivity rate after relaxation of complete lockdown on June 7 last.
The observation came up during a virtual meeting convened by the Deputy Commissioner Itanagar Capital Complex Talo Potom  to discuss regarding necessary  measures required to contain the positivity rate of COVID-19 cases in the Itanagar Capital Complex which has been rising since the last few weeks.
During the meeting, MLA Techi Kaso said that any decision regarding future course of action has to be taken as per the guidelines of the Government of India and the suggestions of the Health Department.
Biri Basang, Deputy Mayor said that if need arises, stricter measures need to be adopted as per the suggestions of the Health Department to which all the Corporators also agreed.
Tok Toma, ZPM said that Vaccination should be done in a war footing manner.
Earlier, the  DMO ICC Dr Mandip Perme while briefing about the status of Covid-19 in ICC informed that there has been increase in  number of Covid cases and subsequent increase in positivity rate after relaxation of  complete lockdown post June 7 last.
He informed that the areas of ICC have positive cases but the Wards with maximum cases are 1, 6, 9, 13, 14, 15 and 19. "The probable reason for increase in number of cases in ICC is mostly due to non practicing of Covid Appropriate  Behaviour by individuals," he said adding that Micro Containment Orders are not followed by residents and others. 
"To stop the chain of transmission, we all need to follow Covid Appropriate Behaviour along with vaccination," the DMO added.
Dr Kesang Thongdok from Heema Hospital, Itanagar informed that people are reluctant to come forward for testing.
All present unanimously agreed that Covid Appropriate Behaviour is to be strictly followed and  vaccination has to be carried out intensively in a war footing manner. They also stressed on the need to create awareness regarding the same from time to time. However, if the cases continues to rise, lockdown may have to be enforced to stop the chain of transmission, all present suggested.
Among others, SP Jimmy Chiram, representatives from ACC&I, Market Associations, APPSU, Vendors and Hawkers Associations, AAPTTF, religious leaders and others attended the meeting. 

Arunachal reports 403 new Covid cases; casualty count 186 after 1 death

ES Newsdesk

ITANAGAR:  In an almost repetition of the previous day’s Covid situation, Arunachal Pradesh on Friday saw a lone casualty which took the tally 186. As usual, the recovery figure remained smaller than fresh cases.
Casualties
A 68-yr old male Covid patient from Changlang who was suffering a host of comorbidities and was not vaccinated expired today at DCH Chimpu due to ARDS, septicemia and other criticalities.
Recoveries, New Cases, Sample Collection
403 new cases (asymptomatic 194; symptomatic 209) were added on the day from across the state. ICC (80), Lohit (36), Namsai and East Siang (34 each), West Kameng (32) and Papum Pare (30) were the top troubled districts. Among the 305 new recoveries, the first 6 districts were ICC (85), Kurung Kumey (33), East Siang (29), Upper Subansiri (22) and Papum Pare and Tawang (15 each). The state’s active caseload is now 3557 and recoveries 35342. A total of 5933 samples were collected in total from across the state (1257 from ICC).
Vaccination
8777  beneficiaries took their 1st dose on the day in the '18 years and above' age category that took the coverage to 71% and 3556 also received their 2nd shots (19 % coverage as of now).
Occupancy status
Till 8 pm on July 9, it was 40 at DCH Chimpu, 44 at SQF Lekhi, 3 at DCHC Midpu, 6 at DCH Pasighat and 31 at DCHC.

 

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