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Over 14,000 people screened for coronavirus in Mizoram

First Published: 7th March, 2020 21:04 IST

More than 14,000 people have been screened for coronavirus in various screening counters since early February in Mizoram, a health department official said. A state health department official statement said

More than 14,000 people have been screened for coronavirus in various screening counters since early February in Mizoram, a health department official said.

A state health department official statement said a total of 14,648 people, who came from outside, were screened in various screening counters since February 2 after the state government set up screening counters.

The statement said that at least 7 screening counters have been set up in various parts of the state along the inter-state and international borders, including Lengpui airport.

Mizoram is bordered between Myanmar and Bangladesh, with which it shares more than 820 km unfenced international border.

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