Bhubaneswar: People violating the COVID norms in Bhubaneswar will be fined Rs 500.
The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has also urged people to wear mask properly and follow COVID appropriate behaviour.
This assumes significance with the third wave of COVID likely to peak in Odisha by January-end.
Fresh COVID cases touched 142 on January 4 and there has been a consistent rise in daily infection since then with 341 cases on January 5, 400 on January 6, 638 on January 7 and 581 on January 8. The city saw a marginal fall in cases on January 9 with 574 cases.
Bhubaneswar now has 2823 active cases.
