Sikkim: Over 59 Monks Test Positive for COVID-19

The Gunjang Monastery in Sikkim has been declared Containment Zone until further orders after more than 59 Monks  tested positive for COVID-19.

As per reports, the monks have been shifted to Saramsa Garden isolation center.

The announcement was made by the Sub-Divisional Magistrate Robin Sewa, Gangtok.

In the wake of the rising cases of COVID-19 in the state as well as in the country, Sikkim government extended the ongoing lockdown for another week.

Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang urged the people of the state to abide by the COVID-19 protocols and lend a helping hand to the authorities in fighting the pandemic.