Dhenkanal: The Dhenkanal administration on Monday declared a three-day shutdown in Bhuban NAC from Tuesday (August 18) to contain the spread of COVID-19.
The NAC has so far reported over 277 positive cases and 60 of them in the last 24 hours. according to the Health Department website.
“It is also apprehended that persons coming from highly vulnerable districts and adjacent areas to Bhuban NAC may be the carrier and transmit the virus to other people due to their active exposure. In view of the rising cases, it is essential to take stricter precautionary measures,” said the order issued by Collector Bhumesh Chandra Behera.
Intensive contact tracing will be carried out during this period, it added.
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“Persons violating the order will be liable to be proceeded against as per the provisions of Section 51 to 60 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, besides legal action under section 188 of the IPC and other legal provisions as applicable,” the order added.
The NAC was earlier shut for three days from August 5 to 8 following the detection of 40 COVID-19 cases.
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