
Dimapur, May 26 (MExN): The Deputy Commissioner Dimapur and Chairman DDMA Anoop Khinchi, has ordered the closure of all shops, including pharmacies in Medical Colony near COVID_19 Hospital (District Hospital) to Hotel Acacia until further orders. The order, which will come into force immediate effect, is to take effective measures and prevent the spread of COVID-19, the DC’s order stated on May 26. Action will be initiated against any person violating the order as per the provisions of Section 51 to 61 of Disaster Management Act, 2005, besides legal action under Section 188 of IPC, it added.