The following private hospitals in Kohima has been identified for treatment of non-COVID patients referred from COVID Hospital (NHAK) for hospitalization and will be empanelled under AB-PMJAY to provide benefits as per guidelines to the beneficiaries:

Additional Deputy Commissioner Aboi, Ajit Kumar Ranjan, IAS has notified that in order to combat the spread of Covid-19, it is important to maintain practices of social distancing in the lives of every citizen. Since the imposition of lock down in certain places like banks and ATMs have witnessed extraordinary rush in order to avail various govt. benefits under PMGKY. As a result, maintaining social distancing in such places have become a challenge.

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“Till date a total of 639samples have been sent for testing from the State including 10 samples that have been sent today. The results of 620 samples have been received and all are negative. Results for 19samples are awaited.

Home Department of the Nagaland State Government issued the daily report on Law & Order and facilitation of essential Goods & Services in the State for the 28th of April, 2020. The report stated that 16 (Sixteen) violations of the lockdown were reported and 27(Twenty Seven) persons were bound down. Further, 5 (Five) vehicles were seized and a fine of Rs 500 (Five Hundred) was imposed under the MV Act.

In view of the crisis arising out of COVID-19 pandemic, the State Government has decided that the Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief to State Government employees and pensioners respectively due from 1st January 2020, 1st July 2020 and 1st January 2021 shall not be paid. However, they shall continue to be paid at the current rates till further order.

District Task Force Kiphire organized a meeting on 27th April at DPDB hall with Deputy Commissioner Sarita Yadav as chairperson.