Mizoram consumer affairs minister tests positive for COVID-19

Aizawl: Mizoram Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister, K. Lalrinliana (61) has tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, an official said.

He is the sixth legislator from the state to have been infected with the virus, he said.

Lalrinliana, who also holds local administration and fisheries portfolios, developed mild symptoms, he said. He will be shifted to Zoram Medical College (ZMC), the lone dedicated COVID-19 hospital in the state near Aizawl, the official added.