ES Reporter

ITANAGAR, Jun 20: Health Minister, Alo Libang, on Saturday appealed to the people of the state not to panic and cooperate with frontline warriors and follow the SOPs for their own safety as well as their friends and family members.
Libang also informed that the authorities have successfully traced out everyone who had come in contact with the two covid-19 positive healthcare professionals recently at Pasighat. 
"It is good news for all of us that all the samples collected from the people who had come in contact with the duo has come negative, " Libang disclosed.
" The situation in Arunachal is not the same as before, but it is a good thing that except for two cases in Pasighat all positive cases have been found in government institutional quarantine centers, " Libang noted. 
Libang also mentioned that the state government has decided to ramp up its COVID-19 testing capacity and stated that several districts in the state may soon get its own COVID-19 testing equipment.
"We need to learn to live with coronavirus and for this, we have to adopt some behavioral changes. And to win this fight against the virus, everyone's cooperation and community support will be needed," Libang said.
He also pointed out that the state government is planning to allow migrants willing to return to the state to resume economic activities, but with certain conditions.
" Migrant workers from outside the state will be issued Inner Line Permit (ILP), but the concerned contractors who will bring these labourers to get their pending projects off the ground will have to bear the expenses of their testing related expenses and have to arrange quarantine facilities to house workers on their own, " Libang added.
The minister further appealed people not to panic but strictly follow the SOPs and instructions issued by the government from time to time to halt the spread of the deadly virus.

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Kenter Joya Riba

(Managing Editor)
      She is a graduate in Science with post graduation in Sociology from University of Pune. She has been in the media industry for nearly a decade. Before turning to print business, she has been associated with radio and television.
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