With the detection of COVID-19 positive person at Daklane Colony Kohima, Municipal Ward No. 7, the deputy commissioner had declared/demarcated it as a containment zone on July 7, whereby various restrictions were imposed to contain the spread of disease/infection and the zone/area was kept under strict and active Medical surveillance and movement within the zone was restricted/prohibited to the public.
According to DIPR report, contact tracing of the COVID-19 positive person was carried out by the CMO co-ordination team led by district surveillance officer and epidemiologist Kohima and all the primary and secondary contacts were identified and tested for COVID-19 and found to be COVID negative. In total 127 contacts were traced, out of which 5 were high risk contacts and 122 were low risk contacts.
Therefore, as per the advisory/guidelines of the Medical department and since all contact tracing has been completed and tested, deputy commissioner Kohima, Gregory Thejawelie has notified that the containment zone is being lifted and declare that all normal activities at Daklane Colony Kohima, Municipal Ward No. 7 is allowed to resume henceforth, as per various SOPs of the government which is still enforced. Order shall come into force with immediate effect.