Young girl positive, Thangmeiband Polem Leikai tagged containment zone Pet dog to be taken to vet hospital

    07-Jul-2020
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By Our Staff Reporter
IMPHAL, Jul 6: A pet dog which has been staying together with an eight year old girl would be taken to veterinary hospital tomorrow as the girl has been tested positive for COVID-19.
The girl is a resident of Thangmeiband Polem Leikai. She and her parents came back to Imphal from Delhi in an Air Asia flight on June 22.
After their return, they were staying at Hotel Phouoibi, North AOC under paid quarantine.
Their samples were collected on June 27. While the father and the mother tested positive for COVID-19, the girl turned out to be negative. As such, the father and the mother were taken to JNIMS while the girl was sent home for home quarantine.
Another sample of the girl was collected on July 3 and the result came out positive yesterday.
Subsequently, Imphal West district administration declared Thangmeiband Polem Leikai as a containment zone, and all entry and exit to and from the locality have been prohibited.     
A pet dog which has been staying together with the girl was separated from the girl yesterday and the State Government has already discussed about what should be done with the dog.
Even though the Health Department has stated that there is no case of infection of any dog by COVID-19, veterinary doctors would take the dog to the State veterinary hospital tomorrow for necessary test and observation. The girl is now at JNIMS along with her parents.
Further, 16 other people including two bricklayers who were working at the girl’s home have been taken to quarantine centres and necessary tests will be conducted.