Chief Secretary, Temjen Toy IAS on 18th May 2020 has issued an order with partial modification of the Standard Operation Procedure (SOP) whereby all persons entering the State from 18th May 2020 onwards, irrespective of place of origin of journey shall undergo 14 (fourteen) days Institutional Quarantine at designated centres and thereafter proceed for 14(fourteen) days mandatory Home Quarantine. Furthermore the order stated that persons above the age of 60 years, children below the age of 10 years, parents and pregnant women and accompanying spouses shall be thoroughly screened and on the advice of the Medical Team at the Quarantine Centre be sent for mandatory Home Quarantine for 28( twenty eight) days with active surveillance.                                  

However, the above modifications will not apply to persons who have already entered the State before 18th May 2020 from Orange/Green Zones and have not crossed Red Zones en route to the State. All other provisions of the SOP shall continue to be in effect. 

(Renbenthung, IA)