The Manipur government has declared that people who have taken two doses of vaccine against Covid-19 will not have to produce their negative test reports while entering Manipur or from mandatory testing on arrival at the Imphal airport or at entry points at Mao Gate and Jiribam.
Sources said that “They should produce a valid certificate depicting the fully vaccinated status of the person with two doses of Covid vaccine,” said the order.“Persons who are not vaccinated or only partially vaccinated i.e. received only 1(one) dose of Covid vaccine, will not be exempted and shall be required to produce negative Covid test reports at the time of entry into Manipur,”
However, Manipur has resumed the Covid-19 test of incoming air passengers initially from five states on their arrival at the airport on February 24. Sources said that around 5,236 air passengers were tested of which 118 were found to be Covid positive till now.
The Union Ministry report suggests 508 new cases have registered in Manipur on Thursday. On the other hand, 578 people have recovered from the disease. The state also reported 12 Covid fatalities in the last 24 hours, taking its total death toll to 1,150, it added. So far, the state has given 666,625 doses of the Covid vaccine: 5,82,280 first doses and 84,345-second doses.
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