It has been almost 8 months, still, the corona cases continue to rise in Manipur. The Central government has already imposed the lockdown but the cases continue to surge.  Now,  in the wake of a sharp spike in the number of Covid-19 positive cases, the Manipur government is planning to reimpose lockdown in the state.

Let us tell you that Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Monday said the state government is discussing the possibility of the imposition of a state-wide total lockdown to prevent the corona. A decision to this effect will be taken in a couple of days, said an official. The chief minister said the situation in the past few days is quite alarming in the state. CM said that the government has identified the affected areas and pockets. Total lockdown would be imposed in these areas to prevent further spread. Singh urged the local clubs to get involved in the government’s efforts to fight corona. He said that the state has also sought advice from the centre regarding the imposition of a statewide total lockdown for a couple of weeks.

The cumulative number of deaths in the state is 117 while the number of active and recovered cases is 3,748 and 11,913 respectively. With the recovery of 172 patients in the past 24 hours, the recovery rate in the state is 75.50 percent.

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