Dimapur, May 30 (MExN): A meeting of the Dimapur District Core Committee on COVID-19 on May 30 highlighted various ‘practical difficulties’ in implementing the State Government’s decision to have test results of returnees confirmed before sending them to their respective districts.
In a press release, the Committee pointed out that “it is facing practical difficulties since the State has only one BSL-3 LAB at Kohima and the testing of all returnees is going to take a long time as it has a limited capacity.”
“At this rate it will not be possible to test all the returnees who are not showing any symptoms as we are still concentrating on the Chennai returnees,” the release stated while adding that it will not be possible to accommodate fresh returnees without sending those who have completed 14 days of institutional quarantine to their respective districts.
As such, it decided to send those returnees to their districts if they are not showing any symptoms and only retain and test those who are showing symptoms even after 14 days.
It also appealed the State Government to identify one more COVID hospital and suggested that all fresh returnees be sent to their respective districts after thorough screening and triaging, citing paucity of resources. “Once the above suggestion is accepted, the State Government may bring back the stranded Naga citizens from other states,” it added.
