The district magistrate of Senapati Mahesh Chaudhari had issued a notice on January 7 last that all passengers and individuals coming from Mao gate of Senapati district should carry Covid-19 negative certificates conducted within 48 hours. The order was to be made effective from January 8 onwards.
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Despite the state health authorities maintaining strict vigil over passengers arriving from outside Manipur, individuals who had been tested Covid positive continue to enter the state. Few days back, a person who had tested positive had gone missing and he is untraceable till date.
On January 9 last, a Winger make vehicle bearing registration number MN04 E 0031 arrived with six passengers from Dimapur and they were tested at Mao gate. Sources said that all the individuals tested positive and they proceeded with their onward journey.
After reaching Imphal, these passengers including the driver were to remain in quarantine centres but one 33 year old identified as Amir Hussain from Mayang Imphal Bengoon has remained untraceable till date. He is the driver of the vehicle.
The district magistrate of Senapati Mahesh Chaudhari had issued a notice on January 7 last that all passengers and individuals coming from Mao gate of Senapati district should carry Covid-19 negative certificates conducted within 48 hours. The order was to be made effective from January 8 onwards.
However, as there is no quarantine facility available at Mao gate. Those who are coming into the state with Covid positive status have to enter Imphal and hence the risk of infection increases multifold. A case has been filed at Mayang Imphal police station in this regard so as to trace the missing individual.