Mizoram health officials on Tuesday urged everyone to adhere to covid-19 appropriate behavior like wearing a face mask, social distancing and hand washing.

According to reports, a meeting of health officials was held following the scare of new variant which is now spreading in various countries.

The health officials directed all hospitals in the state to carefully screen people having covid-19 symptoms and the common cold (influenza) to ensure that more samples are tested.

Earlier on that day, mock drill was conducted in all government hospitals after Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya announced nationwide mock drill.

It may be mentioned that Sikkim government had issued an advisory making it mandatory to wear face masks in public places amid a sudden spurt in Covid-19 cases worldwide and increased concern from the Central government.

The fresh Covid-19 advisory comes as a precautionary measure ahead of the New Year celebrations kicking in with the Sikkim government looking to minimize the risk of a fresh virus outbreak.

Moreover, the guidelines from the government also advised the people to adhere to other measures including maintaining a minimum social distance in public places.