<span style="color: #222222;">In Manipur, State government has increased vigil and fencing of border started along some part of Indo-Myanmar border after a border village of Myanmar neighbour to Manipur became COVID-19 hotspot.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' Manipur State shares around 400 km borderline with Myanmar where around 127 positive cases of COVID-19 have been detected so far. A small village of Myanmar- Tiddim village which is at walkable distance from villages of Churachandpur district of Manipur has confirmed 4 cases of COVID-19.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' Considering the increased number of COVID-19 cases in Myanmar, the State government has started fencing of some part of border in Churachandpur from yesterday. Additional State force has been sent to the border areas and increased the vigil on border transit.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' Talking to AIR News, Superintendent of Police, Churachandpur district Amrita Sinha said, State police along with para military forces has increased border patrolling and awareness meeting with the villagers has been conducted to educate them on COVID-19 management.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />''<br />''Three hill districts of Manipur- Tengnoupal, Chandel and Churachanpur share border with Myanmar and are extremely porous. Fencing along the India-Myanmar International border near Moreh town of Tengnoupal district to check the movement of people in the wake of novel Coronavirus is almost completed.</span><br />
News On AIR | April 23, 2020 7:22 PM
Border vigil increases in Manipur after neigbouring village becomes COVID-19 hotspot