Jharsuguda: In view of the steady rise in COVID-19 cases , the Jharsuguda district administration declared 12 areas as micro containment zones on Sunday.
In a notification, Jharsuguda Collector Saroj Kumar Samal said the 12 micro containment zones include eight wards of Jharsuguda Municipality, three areas of Kirmira block and one area of Lakhanpur block.
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Following the massive surge in COVID-19 cases in neighbouring Chhattisgarh, the administration has also intensified monitoring of pandemic norms such as wearing of masks in border towns and villages in the district.
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