All wards under Kohima Municipal Council declared containment zones

KOHIMA: All wards under the Kohima Municipal Council and all colonies under the New Capital Complex have been declared as containment zones for a week starting at 7 pm today, said the Kohima deputy commissioner Gregory Thejawelie.

However, all healthcare facilities, including animal healthcare, hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, and movement of healthcare workers and all pharmacies, including those selling veterinary medicines, will be allowed, the order said.

All vegetable, fish/meat vendors, milk booths, grocery stores including animal feed shops will remain open from 6 am to 2 pm.

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All establishments and staff associated with electronic and print media, telecommunications and Internet service providers, persons going for COVID-19 vaccination, COVID monitoring, and medical emergencies, construction activities, and agri and allied activities will be permitted.

All officers and staff working in district administration, police, security forces, fire and emergency services, home department, medical, postal services, NIC, NSDMA, home guards and civil defence, SDRF, Power, PHED, food and civil supplies, finance, treasury and accounts departments, banks/ATMs, IT and C, DIPR, AIR and Doordarshan, Kohima municipal council, social welfare department, including Sakhi-one stop centre/women helpline, child protection services and Anganwadhi services, Gauhati high court Kohima bench and district courts and prisons will continue to operate as per the current arrangements.

Petrol pumps will remain open, and hotels with minimum staff will be permitted.

For in-house dining, restaurants will remain closed. Small stand-alone shops selling only essential goods within the colonies can remain open from 6 am to 2 pm, subject to the wards/colony authorities' approval.

LPG services, including delivery, distribution, and transportation, private water tanker/carriers, courier services, food delivery service providers, and groceries delivery service providers will be allowed.

All other activities/business establishments will remain shut during the period.

It said movement of private passenger vehicles and two-wheelers with no pillion rider will be allowed to ply on the Odd-Even system with an occupancy of 50 per cent.

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