The Manipur cabinet on Wednesday decided to extend the curfew and complete lockdown in sensitive areas in the State by another 14 days as COVID-19 cases continue to rise. The populous Thouba district wore a deserted look following the imposition of indefinite curfew and complete lockdown in place since Tuesday. However, reports and video footages from Moreh, Manipur’s border town, show that COVID-19 preventive rules are being breached heavily. While commercial and private vehicles continued plying normally in the Moreh town, shops and hotels functioned as usual. However some shop keepers said that due to the heavy presence of the customers it may be possible some of them were not given cash memos.

Source: The Hindu July 22, 2020 21:54 UTC