After Goa and Manipur, Tripura declares itself COVID-free

Tripura has become a coronavirus-free state after its second COVID-19 patient tested negative on Thursday (April 23), Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said.

“UPDATE! The Second corona patient of Tripura has been found NEGATIVE after consecutive tests. Hence our State has become Corona free. I request everyone to maintain Social distancing and follow Government guidelines. Stay Home StaySafe,” the chief minister tweeted.

माँ त्रिपुरसुंदरी जी के आशीर्वाद से तथा माननीय प्रधानमंत्री @narendramodi जी के दिखाए मार्ग से प्रेरित होकर, हमारा अपना त्रिपुरा आज कोरोना मुक्त हो गया है। आशा है कि जल्द ही पूरा भारत और फिर पूरा विश्व इस वैश्विक महामारी से मुक्त होगा।

जय हिंद। pic.twitter.com/l3wHEmRlqd

— Biplab Kumar Deb (@BjpBiplab) April 23, 2020

The state’s first confirmed COVID-19 case was reported on April 6 when a woman hailing from Udaipur town in Gomati district returned from Guwahati a day before the lockdown was imposed.

The woman was released from the isolation ward on April 16 after her recovery, following which she was shifted to a quarantine centre at Gomati district.

A Tripura State Rifles (TSR) jawan had also tested positive for COVID-19 at Damcherra in North Tripura on April 16. He was later admitted at GB Pant Hospital here, where he tested negative for the virus on Thursday.

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State Education Minister and Cabinet Spokesperson, Ratan Lal Nath told a press conference that the patient would undergo another test and he will be released if the report turns out to be negative.

Tripura now has 111 coronavirus suspects under surveillance and 227 others have been placed under home quarantine.

(With inputs from agencies)