Odisha asks Bengal returnees to quarantine themselves
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government, here on Monday, asked all people with travel history to West Bengal in the past 28 days to inform the local authorities and quarantine themselves at home.
The Health Department asked the West Bengal returnees to inform the local Sarpanch, Block Development Officer/Tahasildar and isolate themselves at home.
The decision has come after 10 people of the Bhadrak and Jajpur districts with recent travel history to West Bengal tested Covid-19 positive.
With 13 more people testing Covid-19 positive on Monday, the coronavirus tally in Odisha has reached 74. Of the 13 new cases, five each are from Bhadrak and Jajpur, two from Balasore and one from Sundergarh district.
With this, the total active cases reached 49. While 24 have been cured and discharged, one from Bhubaneswar died due to the disease.
10 persons of Bhadrak and Jajpur districts with travel history to West Bengal have tested positive for COVID-19 during last 24 hours. All with travel history to WB during last 28 days are requested to inform the local Sarpanch, BDO/Tahasildar and quarantine themselves at home.
— H & FW Dept Odisha (@HFWOdisha) April 20, 2020
Great leader takes great initiative…few year back he was underestimated by many but now see he is Not only taking decisions to control the pandemic but also trying to creat jobs and economy for state. Proud to getting a chief minister like Naveen Sir.