<span style="color: #222222;">With the arriving of hundreds of stranded people in Manipur every day from outside, the positive cases of COVID-19 in the State has also increasing day by day.<br />'' <br />'' The COVID-19 positive cases spike to 20 in the State after 11 returnees were found of positive of the virus today.<br />'' &nbsp;<br />'' The first ever special Shramik train carrying around 1140 stranded Manipur reached Jiribam railway station of Manipur on 13th May.<br />'' <br />'' Apart from train transportation, many are also returning to Manipur on private vehicles and more than 10,000 peoples have already reached to Manipur.<br />'' <br />'' Out of 20 positive cases reported so far in the State, all 18 active cases are returnees from different States of India.<br />'' &nbsp;<br />'' Talking to AIR News, Director of JNIMS hospital Imphal Prof. Th. Bhimo said, 11 positive cases were found today including a 23 day old baby.<br />'' <br />'' All of them are returnees and 9 were returned from Chennai recently.<br />'' <br />'' Ten positive cases belong to Churachandpur district of Manipur.<br />'' &nbsp;<br />'' Manipur have two VRDLs till date, one at JNIMS and another at RIMS.<br />'' <br />'' In RIMS, 133 test results were announced today and all were found negative of COVID-19.<br />'' <br />'' However, result for 71 samples is awaited.<br />'' &nbsp;<br />''Considering the increasing number of cases of COVID-19 among returnees in Manipur</span>
News On AIR | May 20, 2020 8:38 PM
Manipur witnesses spike of COVID-19 cases; totol reaches to 20