Dimapur, July 5 (EMN): The Longleng District Task Force (DTF) has decided to conduct mass awareness campaign on Covid-19 covering entire villages and wards of the district.
The decision was taken on proposal made by the deputy commissioner, M Shayung Phom, during the DTF meeting on July 4 at deputy commissioner’s conference hall, an update from DIPR informed.
To cover the awareness campaign in a shortest possible period, it was decided to constitute five teams comprising of one representative each from Medical department (doctor), administration, police, Phom Peoples’ Council (PPC), and Phomla Hoichem and Phom Students’ Conference (PSC). Each team will be assigned to cover villages or wards and sensitise the public on Covid-19 by maintaining strict SOP.
The DC expressed gratitude to DTF Mokokchung and Wokha for extending help to the returnees of Longleng district by providing the returnees with food, accommodation and also arranging transportation to ferry them on June 15 and the 18th when unforeseen problems came on the way en-route Longleng.
He also acknowledged the positive response of Agriculture Production Commissioner Y Kikheto Sema, who is in-charge of Covid-19 for Dimapur district for allowing and keeping Longleng returnees in quarantine centre in Dimapur.
On behalf of the officers of the district, he extended condolence to the family members of Temsu Imsong, SDFO (Fishery), Longleng who passed away on June 28.
Asserting that everything could manage well without obstruction and unpleasant incident reported from any quarters because of the good team work, the DC acknowledged all the frontline workers, government officers, PBCA, churches, NGOS, civil societies and individuals for their co-operation and support.
He appreciated and thanked the Phom Baptist Christian Association women for effective management of the Covd-19 kitchen and Mahila Shakti Kendra (MSK), and Sakhi One Stop Centre, Longleng for their tireless service. The DTF reaffirmed to restrict the movement of vehicles bringing essential commodities from Assam till July 6.
It members also decided that the recovered returnees will be kept under institutional quarantine center isolated from other returnees. They will be tested again after 14 days counting from the last test and will be released if found negative
