Manipur, June 20 -- In a span of two days, district Magistrate of Ukhrul, Joseph Pauline Kamsom declared 20 quarantine centres as 'containment zones.' In a previous order, six other quarantine centres were declared as containment zones.

As 89 returnees tested positive for COVID-19 from Ukhrul district, the order stated, "It has become expedient to issue a containment measure to prevent the spread of the disease in the area."

"District administration machineries are failing. A structural collapse is about to occur and we are heading very soon towards community transmission," stated president of Tangkhul Mayar Ngala Long (TMNL), Somatai Machinao.

Citing an example, he said that if A, B, C and D stay together in one room and are tested on...