SHILLONG: Meghalaya government has intensified testing for COVID-19 in Shillong agglomeration to arrest spread of the virus. The government hired services of private tourists’ cabs on Wednesday to bring suspected persons from various localities to collect their swab samples for COVID-19 tests.
The drivers of these tourists vehicles have been provided with PPE kits for ferrying people to hospitals for undergoing tests for COVID-19. Each of these vehicles carry two persons each in the interests of maintaining social distance..