Odisha orders 10-day drive to check COVID spread

The Odisha authorities on Tuesday directed its police administration to conduct a 10-day drive for strict enforcement of COVID-19 security protocols.

Chairing a high-level assembly right here, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik expressed considerations over the resurgence of COVID-19 an infection within the State in latest weeks. “We had been able to successfully control the first wave of COVID-19 in spite of a challenging situation. We are now battle hardened and I am sure we will be able to successfully tackle this resurgence,” mentioned Mr. Patnaik.

Meanwhile, the Puri district administration is preserving an in depth watch on vacationers coming from 5 excessive risk-States. “We are strictly following the instruction with tourists without recent RT-PCR negative report being sent for seven days of home isolation,” mentioned the Puri Collector.