At a time when the centre has sent a team of experts to Tripura to help the state government fight rising cases of COVID-19, the state saw the highest mortality rate in the northeast. Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb then criticised a section of the media for publishing stories of alleged mismanagement of the coronavirus crisis, on the sidelines of a ceremony for a special economic zone in Sabroom. Union Minister Piyush Goyal led the foundation stone via video-conferencing.