Fully prepared if fourth wave of Covid-19 hits Nagaland: Official

Urging people not to panic, the Nagaland government on Saturday said it was fully prepared if a fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic hits the state.

Addressing a press conference, state health commissioner and secretary Y Kikheto Sema said the state was fully prepared with better infrastructure and manpower to fight the emerging challenges.

"A sharp rise in COVID-19 cases has been reported in the country in the last four weeks, but Nagaland has not reported any case," he said.

The government is in touch with the states, including Assam, where cases have been increasing, he added.

There is no need to panic as the fourth wave of the pandemic is not as severe as the first and second waves, Sema claimed.

Nagaland was ill-prepared and caught by surprise during the first wave of the pandemic, he said, maintaining that the state's health infrastructure has been revamped to a large extent.

"We are fully prepared to face any challenge and there is no need to panic as far as Nagaland is ..