India, Nov. 13 -- The district administration in Mizoram's Lawngtlai has invoked the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897, following the deaths of six people from suspected gastroenteritis in Kakichhuah village, near the Indo-Myanmar border, over the past 10 days, officials said on Wednesday.

Lawngtlai district deputy commissioner (DC) Donny Lalruatsanga, after consulting the district Chief Medical Officer (CMO) on Wednesday, ordered the temporary closure of the entry point between Salachhuah in Myanmar and Kakichhuah.

"Kakichhuah village is declared a containment area for one week. Movement of people in and out of the village, except for medical teams, election duty officials, and persons on emergency duties, is banned," the order issued by the...