Nagaland Health minister’s staff, bodyguards test Covid-19 positive

Our Correspondent
Kohima, Aug. 6 (EMN): The official residence of Nagaland Health Minister Pangnyu Phom in Kohima was sealed after several staff members attached to him tested positive for Covid-19.

An unspecified number of supporting staff members, two bodyguards, and four house guards detailed to the minister for Health and Family Welfare were found positive for Covid-19, the press secretary to the minister informed on Thursday.

Some of the supporting staffs, 2 bodyguards & 4 house guards have been detected +ve of COVID-19.
Have taken necessary precautionary measures and my official residence has been sealed as per the SOPs.

I will be under self isolation, however will continue to work from home.

— S Pangnyu Phom (@pangnyu) August 6, 2020

All precautionary measures have been taken in accordance with standard operating procedures, and his official residence has been sealed, it informed.

The minister is in self-isolation but will continue to work from home and monitor all Covid-19 related work, it added.