Coronavirus

No Relaxation In Lockdown: Bhubaneswar Civic Body Seeks Cooperation From Denizens

Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Sunday tweeted that strict lockdown measures will continue in the city to contain the spread of COVID-19 till a review of the situation.

Residents of Bhubaneswar are requested to kindly bear with us and cooperate,” it added.


While extending the lockdown period till May 3, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had hinted at some relaxation in the norms after April 20.

However, this will not be applicable for those areas marked as high-risk zones.

Khurda district has been identified as the only hotspot in Odisha with Bhubaneswar reporting with 41 of the total 61 confirmed COVID-19 cases.

The Centre had earlier asked the states to effectively use the extended lockdown and implement strict containment measures at the hotspots.

“Containment operation would be deemed over when there is no case reported in 28 days from an area after the last case tests negative. Hotspots (designated red zones) will be assumed to be undertaking effective containment activities, if no case is reported in the next 14 days (designated orange zones) and will be deemed successful in containment, if no case is reported for 28 days (designated green zones),” it said.

OB Bureau

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