<span style="color: #222222;">Sikkim Chief Minister PS Tamang today made a surprise visit to Rangpo at the border with West Bengal to take stock of preparedness regarding COVID-19.<br />''<br />''He instructed medical staff and police personnel to strictly monitor people's movement and not allow anyone to enter or leave Sikkim during the lockdown. Mr Tamang appreciated the dedication of frontline workers and assured all support.<br />''<br />''He informed the medical team that there are adequate stocks of Personal Protection Equipment and other required materials. The chief minister also visited the quarantine center at Rangpo and expressed satisfaction on the preparedness.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, all 12 co-passengers, who had travelled with the patient who succumbed to COVID-19 at a Siliguri hospital earlier today, have been traced and sent to quarantine, SDM, Soreng, Himmat Rai informed AIR.</span><br />