The full text is as follows:

“Today, 9 samples have been tested positive for COVID-19, and another 17 samples had got tested negative yesterday night. The total number of positive cases in the State now stands at 156. Out of this, the total active cases are 115 and 41 have recovered. All the positive persons are receiving medical care at the designated COVID-19 Hospitals.

With a view to further strengthen the manpower of the Health & Family Welfare Department, the Cabinet in its meeting held on 11th June, 2020 has approved creation of 53 (fifty three) posts of Specialist Doctors for 11 (eleven) District Hospitals, creation of 1(one) post of Director (Medical Education & Radiation Safety) at the level of Special Selection Grade (Pay Level-18), creation of 5(five) posts of Zonal Leprosy Officer (Longleng, Kiphire, Peren, Phek & Zunheboto) at the level of Senior Grade (Pay Level-15), encadrement of 2(two) posts of District Vector Borne Officer (Tuensang & Zunheboto) into the cadre of the Nagaland Health Service, as and when the present incumbents vacates the same, to be manned by medical doctors, creation of 143 (one hundred & forty three) posts of Staff Nurse to be deployed in all the District Hospitals, The Cabinet also approved; age condonation of 28 (twenty eight) Staff Nurses under Health & Family Welfare Department and fresh appointment be made against the sanctioned post, regularization of 19 (nineteen) serving contract Medical Officers under the Health & Family Welfare Department, regularization of 27 (twenty seven) existing Medical Officers who have been engaged by the Department for a period of 1(one) year.

The Cabinet further directed that this approval is in one-time relaxation of laid down rules and procedures for recruitment, regularization and condonation of age. Further, this one-time measure in view of prevailing situation in the backdrop of Covid-19 pandemic shall not be treated as a precedent.

A Special Train from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, which departed with 966 persons on the 9th of June 2020 is reaching Dimapur tomorrow at 5.30 A.M. This train has been boarded by the stranded people of Nagaland from the States of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

Another Special Train from Delhi with about 1000 persons will be leaving Delhi on the 14th of June 2020 at 6.00 P.M., and it will reach Dimapur on the 16th of June 2020.”

(DIPR)