Inter-State Movement In Tripura To Be Suspended Amid Covid Surge

Tripura: Hinting at more stringent measures if the coronavirus situation further aggravates, minister Ratanlal Nath said an economic package for the poor will be considered by the cabinet.

Amid rising COVID-19 cases, the Tripura government has decided to extend the ongoing night curfews in urban areas from 6 pm to 5 am for the next eight days starting Wednesday. Speaking with reporters after a cabinet meeting at Civil Secretariat in Agartala, Education Minister Ratanlal Nath said that the council of ministers has also decided to stop inter-state movement - except for emergency services - from May 20 till May 26. On the current COVID-19 scenario, Mr Nath said that 3,476 samples had been tested in the last 7 days in the Agartala Municipal Corporation area of which 626 were found to be infected, indicating a high 18 per cent positivity. "The positivity rate in the whole of Tripura, however, is 6.92 percent," Mr Nath added.