Cuttack: The Cuttack district administration on Saturday declared five-day shutdown in two panchayats in Narasinghpur block after the detection of 52 COVID-19 positive cases.
The administration said Balighara and Rushipada panchayats in Kanapur police limits will remain shut down from August 22 to 26.
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It has asked the residents of these areas to remain in their homes and also barred the entry of outsiders.
The infected persons were shifted to a COVID hospital and the administration has begun active surveillance and sanitization in these two panchayats.
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