TURA: The entire area of Chibinang market under Phulbari PHC in West Garo Hills was on Tuesday declared a containment zone after 5 new cases of Covid-19 were detected during random antigen testing.
West Garo Hills Deputy Commissioner, Ram Singh while issuing an order in this regard has prohibited the movement of people from and into the containment zone adding that detailed contact tracing will be carried out in the area by health workers.
“The area has been declared a containment zone to restrict unregulated entry and exit of people. Please follow Covid protocols,” Ram Singh requested.
Earlier, on Monday night, areas which were declared containment zones including Phulbari Bazar (Kali Mandir to Millanpur Road), Haribanga Village, Nimaikata Village, Shyamding Village (from Shyamding junction to PWD No. 3), Goladigli Village under Phulbari CHC and Belbari Bazar and Old Bhaitbari Bazar under Bhaitbari PHC were denotified by the Deputy Commissioner after exhaustive contact tracing failed to find any more positive cases.