Even as Covid-19 cases continue to surge globally, the positivity rate in Meghalaya is only between 0.1 and 0.2 per cent.
Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma reviewed the situation in Shillong today and stated that the situation is under control and there is no reason to panic.
Informing that a lot of testing is taking place, he said that there is nothing to be alarmed about and the government will monitor the situation.
As the festive season is on, the CM advised people to wear face masks wherever possible.
Earlier today, the PM also reviewed the Covid situation in the country.
States have been asked to carry out genome sequencing of positive cases and random sampling of international arrivals at airports has begun.
Recently, the Union Health Ministry in a letter had urged all the states and Union territories to boost genome sequencing to keep track of the emerging variants. Health secretary Rajesh Bhushan had said that the exercise will help in timely detection of newer variants, if any emerge.
