XIMB Reports 45 COVID-19 Cases; Odisha CM To Hold Review Meeting Tomorrow

Bhubaneswar: Special Relief Commissioner Pradeep Jena on Monday informed that 45 COVID-19 cases have been reported from Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB).

“Their travel history is being tracked. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will hold a review meeting on the COVID-19 situation tomorrow,” he said after Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra held a meeting with district collectors and officials concerned via video conferencing.

The SRC further informed that sarpanchs, ward members, ASHAs and Anganwadi workers will again be mobilised and entrusted with the task of monitoring people returning to the villages in the state.

“COVID-19 testing will be increased in the state with focus on tracking and treatment. COVID management committees in villages, which were formed last year, will be reactivated,” he said.

The DGP has been asked to ensure proper enforcement of COVID-appropriate behaviours in business establishments and shopping malls, he said.

“A decision to impose lockdown or any other restrictions to contain the COVID-19 spread will take after reviewing the situation,” Jena added.

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Meanwhile, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Zonal Deputy Commissioner (North) Purandar Nanda informed that all students, employees and faculty members of XIMB have been put under isolation.

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The entire campus, including classrooms, library and auditoriums, have been sanitized.

“There is no reason to be panic. The BMC has been keeping a close watch on the situation and taking precautionary measures to check further spread of the virus,” Nanda added.