Shillong, Aug 23 (PTI) Health authorities in Meghalaya have declared the office of an English daily here as containment area, days after some of its staff tested positive for COVID-19, a senior state goverment official said on Sunday.

The move would facilitate testing, isolation and quarantine of primary and secondary contacts of the positive cases, he said.

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"It is necessary to declare the office building and staff quarters of The Shillong Times as a containment area so as to restrict unregulated entry and exit movement on site," East Khasi Hills District Magistrate Matsiewdor War Nongbri said.

Health Services Director Aman War said a machine operator, a driver and a helper in the newspaper's office have tested positive for COVID-19.

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As pe the latest update, Meghalaya's coronavirus tally stood at 1,917. A total of 776 people have recovered from the disease.

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