PTI.While the restrictions were scheduled to end on 18 June, state officials decided to not ease the norms as the Covid-19 positivity rate continues to be above 5%. "The high-powered committee on Covid-19 headed by Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, in a meeting today, decided to extend the lockdown till 30 June," state co-spokesperson and advisor Mmhonlumo Kikon said on Wednesday. "The Covid situation in the state is improving but we are still not out of the woods.
The positivity rate is declining but it needs to go down below 5%. Also, we need to inoculate more than 50% of the population," he added.
Kikon said that the government acknowledges the inconvenience faced by the people but "given the circumstances, we have to continue with the.