Around 15,500 Myanmar nationals, who have sheltered in Mizoram since the military seized power in the neighbouring country on February 1, has further deepened the distress of the bordering state as several hundred Myanmarese have tested for .
Covid positive Mizoram minister mops hospital floor, shares meal with others
Mon, May 17 2021 17:27 IST |
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Covid positive Mizoram Minister sets instance mopping hospital floors, sharing meal with others. Image Source: IANS News
Aizawl, May 17 : Mizorams Power and Electricity Minister, R. Lalzirliana (71), has been captured in a video where he could be seen mopping floors at the Zoram Medical College and Hospital (ZMCH), where he, his wife and son are undergoing treatment for Covid-19 since last week.
The septuagenarian minister not only earned appreciation for cleaning the floor, but also received kudos for sharing his meal with other Covid infected patients undergoing treatment in the state s lone dedicated Covid-19 hospital.
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Mizoram state s COVID 19 caseload is now pushed to 7551, after at least 169 tested positive upon returning from election duty in West Bengal
At least 169 people, including 12 policemen who had returned from West Bengal after election duty, have tested positive for novel coronavirus in Mizoram, pushing the state s COVID-19 caseload to 7,551, an official said on Sunday.
So far 287 police personnel out of 705, who had gone for poll duty in West Bengal and Assam, have tested positive for the infection, the official said.
Of the 169 fresh COVID-19 cases, 105 were reported from Aizawl district, Lunglei (11), 12 cases each from Siaha and Kolasib districts, Saitual (10), Serchhip (7), Khawzawl (8) and Mamit (4).
At least 22 people, including two children, have tested positive for COVID-19 in Mizoram, taking the tally in the state to 5,410, an official said on Monday. Of the fresh cases, 12 were reported from Aizawl, four each from Lawngtlai and Kolasib and one each from Saitual and Hnahthial districts. Five new patients have travel history, while 11 were detected during contact tracing and it is yet to be ascertained how the remaining six people have contracted the disease, the official said. Ten of the fresh patients are asymptomatic. Twenty- one new cases were detected through rapid antigen tests and one through TrueNat, he said.