Nagaland govt lifts COVID-19 restrictions

The COVID-19 SOP for travellers or tourists entering Nagaland will also stand withdrawn

In view of the weekly COVID-19 test positivity remaining below 2% for the past one month in Nagaland and the advisory issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, the State government has announced that all COVID-19 restrictions stand withdrawn from April 1.

There will be no restriction on the number of people who can attend any event, Nagaland Chief Secretary J. Alam said.

The COVID-19 Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for travellers or tourists entering Nagaland will also stand withdrawn, he said.

The curbs were lifted two years after they were imposed for preventing the spread of coronavirus.

However, people have been advised to continue adhering to COVID-19 appropriate behaviour like wearing face masks in public places, following hand hygiene, and maintaining physical distancing at all times, he said.

Nagaland had first detected the COVID-19 infection among three Chennai returnees on May 25, 2020. Those above 12 years of age have been advised to get fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and people whose precautionary dose is due, have been asked to get themselves vaccinated at the earliest, a circular said.

In another circular, the State government said the average number of daily new hospital admissions due to coronavirus has remained below five for the last three weeks.