February 4, 2020 9:06 PM

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Mizoram, Chhattisgarh gear up against Novel Coronavirus

<span style="color: #222222;">In Mizoram, the state government today started the medical screening facility for Novel Coronavirus at Zokhawthar, an Indo-Myanmar border town in Champhai district.</span><br />''Officials said the medical team from the health & family welfare department has started conducting medical check-up for the travellers coming from across the border. Today, the representatives from the district administration were also present at the screening site for the smooth conduct of the medical screening. The state government is concerned about the porous borders that it shares about 700-KM with Myanmar and Bangladesh.<br />''<br />''Also, on the opposite side of the border, the Myanmar government started medical screening. In the state, no suspect has so far been detected and the state government has appealed to people not to hear rumours and to refrain from spreading misinformation.<br />''<br />''<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Meanwhile, the Chhattisgarh government has strengthened the surveillance and control measures against the novel coronavirus. According to the State Surveillance Officer Dr. Dharmendra Gehvai, a task force has been constituted at the district level and isolation wards have been prepared in all districts and civil hospitals.</span><br />

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