Port Blair, Aug 23 (UNI) The Nicobar District Administration, A & N Islands, has taken adequate precautions in order to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic considering the growing number of Corona cases in the Union Territory.
Considering the vulnerability of Shompen, which is a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG), special instructions have been issued to ensure their safety including specification of the protocol for AAJVS staff, direction to the general public not to interact with Shompen etc.
After COVID-19 infection was found among six members of Great Andamanese Tribes, the local administration is taking extra precautions to protect Shompen tribes from coronavirus.