The meeting of the Tuensang District Task Force (DTF) for COVID-19 was held on 8th July 2020 in the Deputy Commissioner's Conference Hall. The meeting was chaired by Deputy Commissioner, Tuensang, Kumar Ramnikant IAS, who briefed the house on the BSL-2 laboratory which is currently being set up at the COVID-19 Hospital, Tuensang. The Deputy Commissioner apprised the House on the need to hasten the completion of the BSL-2 laboratory. The House deliberated on the issue of 1 (one) BSL - 2 Laboratory technician who was tested positive for COVID-19 on 7th July 2020. The technician is currently admitted to COVID CARE CENTRE, Tuensang for isolation and all his contacts have been quarantine and further test are ongoing. 

The house discussed the fire at Loyem ground on 6th July 2020 which burned some traditional morungs being used as kitchen to prepare food for the quarantine centres. The house agreed to reconstruction the morungs at the earliest. 

The house also agreed to strengthen awareness campaign on COVID-19 in the wards/colonies to spread safe practices such as wearing masks, washing hands, maintaining social distancing and also to spread awareness against discrimination/harassment of front line workers and returnees.