Guwahati: The Arunachal Pradesh government has decided to impose lockdown in the capital city of Itanagar from 5 am of Monday, July 6 till Sunday, July 12 as a reactionary measure to the recent spike in COVID-19 cases in the city.
Tweeting about the development, Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu said that the detailed Guidelines and Standard Operating Procedure for compliance will be issued shortly.
Itanagar capital complex will be under lockdown from 6th July (Monday) till 12th July (Sunday).
Detailed Guidelines and SOP for compliance will be issued shortly. #StayHomeStaySafe
— Pema Khandu (@PemaKhanduBJP) July 4, 2020
According to the Union Health Ministry data, Arunachal Pradesh has so far witnessed 252 COVID-19 positive cases, out of which 176 cases are active and 75 are cured/discharged. A single patient in the state has died from virus-related complications.
