Six persons tested positive for COVID-19 during a special house-to-house COVID-19 test drive conducted at Japhou Bazar area in Chandel district headquarters on Thursday, sources said.
Chandel district magistrate Mayanglambam Rajkumar had on July 14 issued an order to conduct house-to-house Covid-19 testing in the town area on Thursday.
Following the district magistrate’s directive, the Chandel medical team in collaboration with Chandel Police along with Japhou Bazar Authority/Board conducted the Covid-19 testing from house to house.
Mass testing was also conducted at the old Japhou Bazar market shed.
During the mass COVID-19 test drive, 174 persons were tested. Of them three females and three males tested positive for the disease, the sources said.
The mass test drive was conducted in view of the recent surge in COVID-19 positive cases in the district and other parts of Manipur.
At least 10 members of each household are to be mandatorily tested for COVID-19 during the house-to-house test drive, according to the government order issued recently.
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