Tuensang District Task Force for COVID-19 held a meeting at DC’s Conference Hall on 11th of June 2021 which was chaired by DC & Chairman DTF Tuensang, Kumar Ramnikant.

The members reviewed the extended lockdown SOP for the district. The members decided to appeal to the house owners of those shop which are affected by a month long closure due to lockdown for rent consideration while the Tuensang Town Council has agreed to consider the rent of the tenants of the TTC owned shops.

The plying of the local taxis were to be allowed on odd and even manner but the driver must be COVID tested compulsorily for which the testing is scheduled for 13th of June 2021.

With the money generated from penalties from the defaulters of the COVID appropriate behavior, the DTF Tuensang are to open up a bank for pulse oximeters and thermometers. The bank will be assisting the needy patients and the bank will also be open to receive the mentioned kinds from any donors.

Programme on special and extensive drive for COVID vaccination which will cover the whole of Tuensang Town in its first phase while it will target to fully vaccinate Yali village on13th June.

Tuensang COVID Care Center at Government Polytechnic, Sedem was activated on 11the of June 2021, and the CCC will provide proper services to all the asymptomatic COVID patients of the district without the proper facilities for home isolation.

(Thungti Chang, IA Tuensang)