NEW DELHI : Tucked away in a remote corner of northeast, Nagaland is the only Indian state to have never reported even a single case of the highly contagious coronavirus disease which has now spread across the length and breadth of the country and in most parts of the world.
Although the Nagaland government took several steps like sealing border with Assam and announcing cash incentives for those not returning home from other states, yet the credit for being coronavirus-free also goes to the fact that the hilly state never had a Covid testing lab till last week.
So when a trader from Dimapur reported sick with symptoms of coronavirus in April, he was quickly referred to the Guwahati Medical College Hospital by a private hospital.