Nagaland CM, Dy CM, 4 ministers under quarantine on return from Delhi

Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, Deputy Chief Minister Y Patton and four ministers placed themselves under quarantine on Thursday after returning from Delhi. The chief minister was accompanied by two ministers during his visit to the national capital. Deputy Chief Minister Y Patton, who was also in Delhi along with four MLAs including ministers on a different purpose, said they are under institutional quarantine as per the existing COVID-19 standard operating procedure.

Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, Deputy Chief Minister Y Patton and four ministers placed themselves under quarantine on Thursday after returning from Delhi. They were in the national capital for official meetings.

All of them tested negative for coronavirus, said Neiba Kronu, minister and government spokesperson on COVID-19. "As a precautionary measure, I'm on self-quarantine on my return to Nagaland from Delhi. Taking precautions to ensure safety of others and myself. Will continue discharging duties," Rio said in a tweet on Thursday.

Nagaland has so far reported 902 COVID-19 cases, of them 554 are active while 348 people have been discharged from hospitals after recovery. The chief minister was accompanied by two ministers during his visit to the national capital.

Deputy Chief Minister Y Patton, who was also in Delhi along with four MLAs including ministers on a different purpose, said they are under institutional quarantine as per the existing COVID-19 standard operating procedure. The four others who have gone under quarantine are Planning and Coordination Minister Neiba Kronu, Health and Family Welfare Minister S Pangnyu Phom, Public Health Engineering Minister Jacob Zhimomi and Agriculture Minister G Kaito Aye.

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