Nagaland chief secretary Temjen Toy in an order on Tuesday informed that all existing lockdown guidelines that were in place across the state will continue to remain operative till July 31, 2010. It may be mentioned that the High Powered Committee (HPC) for COVID-19 under the chairmanship of chief minister Neiphiu Rio on July 10 took exception to the rise of COVID-19 positive cases in the State and decided to extend the lockdown till July 31, 2020.