Three blocks of Tripura dist declared restricted zones

AGARTALA: With Sepahijala district reporting a spike in number of

Covid-19 cases

, the

Tripura government

has declared three blocks of the district as

containment zones

to check the spread of the virus, officials said on Monday.

Of the 1,046 Covid-19 cases in Tripura, Sepahijala district has reported 45% of them, officials said, adding that of the 45 new cases detected in the state on Sunday, 44 were from Sepahijala district. The notification declaring Kathalia, Boxanagaar and Nalchhar as containment zones was issued on Sunday to restrict the movement of people outside their homes.

The Covid in-charge of Sepahijala district,

Abhiram Debbarma

, said the notification was issued because of the rising number of coronavirus cases in the district and especially in the three blocks.

He added that proper enforcement of containment zone norms will help control the situation in the district.

State education minister Ratan Lal Nath on Monday said 29 areas in the state were declared as containment zones and now three entire blocks in Sepahijala district have been added to the list.

The district magistrate of Sepahijala, C K Jamatiya, said the order declaring the three blocks as containment zones would be in force from June 14 to June 28 midnight.