District Administration Tuensang has come to the notice that dogs/domesticated animals are venturing into the COVID Hospital Tuensang and rummaging through hospital waste bins and feeding on leftover foods and it posing a threat to public health and safety especially in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.

DC Kohima Gregory Thejawelie has notified and declared that Galaxy Hotel under Kohima Municipal area to be utilized as paid quarantine centre.

The aforementioned hotel will be utilized by the District Task Force Kohima for accommodation of drivers engaged on COVID 19 duty. 

This Order shall come in to force with immediate effect. 

(Akamla, IA Kohima) 

Joint Secretary to the Government of Nagaland, Hiazu Meru issued the daily report on Law & Order and Facilitation of Essential Goods & Services in the State for 3rd July. He informed that one violation of the lock down has been reported and as a remedial step, one person has been bound down.  He added that no incident of law & order has been reported in the State.

The full text is as follows :

Gregory Thejawelie NCS, Deputy Commissioner Kohima has informed that in view of some frontline workers being tested positive for Covid-19 infection in Kohima, a mass preventive testing for Covid-19 infection for all the Persons/Workers involved in “Bethel Kitchen” Kohima was carried out compulsorily, and all the results turned out to be COVID NEGATIVE.

The Department of Health and Family Welfare (DHFW) has been at the helm of all affairs pertaining to COVID-19 since its outbreak in the State of Nagaland. As proactive measures the Minister and the Department Officials have established a close coordination with both Civil and Security Forces medical facilities.