<span style="color: #222222;">As covid cases continue to surge globally, the positivity rate in Meghalaya stands at 0.1 or 0.2 percent. Following a review meeting on the COVID outbreak today, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma stated that the situation is under control and there is nothing to panic about.<br />''<br />''Informing that lot of testing is taking place, he said that there is nothing to be alarmed about and Government will monitor the situation. As the festive season is on, the Chief Minister advised people to wear masks wherever possible.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, Principal Secretary in charge of Health department has informed us that the State has got its own laboratory to conduct genome sequencing of the COVID positive cases, including Omicron sub-variant BF.7. </span><br />