Shillong(Meghalaya), Aug 26 : The state government has finally removed the containment tag from the the oldest new paper of the region after few of the wokers in the printing section of the news paper tested Covid positive .
For the first during its existence for 75 years , the paper was off publication for the past few days .
Based on the report that the identified contacts have been tested and risk profiling has been done, the contact tracing status and testing of the high risk and low risk contacts in the office building and staff quarters of The Shillong Times at Rilbong and the reports and recommendations received the government has lifted the containment order .
As the office and premises including the staff quarters of The Shillong Times at Rilbong been duly disinfected, the District Magistrate, East Khasi Hills in an order has lifted the containment order for the area .