NAHARLAGUN, May 19: Mayor, Itanagar Municipal Corporation (IMC) Tame Phassang informed that sanitization work will continue at the micro-level in all the wards under IMC to fight against  COVID-19. Besides, sanitization, corporators, ward committee members will extend support to the administration as well as the Health department to execute COVID-19 appropriate behaviour.
Speaking to   reporters, Phassang informed that all the corporators have been advised to coordinate with the administration and Heath team to identify the location where COVID cases have been witnessed and to categorise the  area at the micro level so that we can contain the virus from spreading further. 
'Our fight is against the virus not against the people, so without discriminating we all should support and stand together at this hour and follow all the SOPs strictly,’ stated the Mayor.
‘Team IMC has already sanitized public and government institutions like Police stations, Hospitals, Pharmacies, Banks, and places of worship. We won’t stop here and will sanitize all sectors and colonies with the support of our Corporators, Ward Members and Committee members. Moreover team IMC will also help the health department in conducting RAT & RTPCR test,' he added. Reiterating his appeal to the public, the Mayor said cases in the state are increasing and at least  88 people have lost their lives till date. Moreover, at least six cases of the new double mutant variant  have also been found in the state which is a matter of serious concern. Vaccination, maintaining COVID SOPs and following the guidelines shared by the administration and health department is the only way to contain this virus

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Kenter Joya Riba

(Managing Editor)
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