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Berhampur: A complete shutdown will be clamped in Berhampur town for a period of four days, informed Ganjam Collector, Vijaya Amruta Kulange citing that the step has been taken to facilitate contact tracing & surveillance.
Kulange informed that the shutdown will come to effect from Saturday (June 27) and will remain in force till Tuesday (June 30).
“We have decided to enforce a four-day shutdown in view of the rising number of COVID-19 positive cases in Berhampur town,” said Kulange.
Berhampur town to be SHUT DOWN for 4 days!
Shutdown ordered from June 27 (Saturday) for 4 days to facilitate active tracing & surveillance amid rising #COVID19 cases: Ganjam District collector, Vijay Amruta Kulange#Odisha pic.twitter.com/7mGd95ZKXi
— OTV (@otvnews) June 25, 2020
According to Kulange, there has been a spike in COVID-19 cases in the district in the past few days owing to return of migrants. The district administration has formed 70 health teams which will conduct door-to-door surveillance to check if any person is having any symptoms like fever, cold, diarrhoea especially in case of people with blood pressure and diabetes.
“The shutdown has been ordered to ensure a complete check on the movement of symptomatic cases, active tracing and checking home quarantine status,” Kulange added.
Shut down in BeMC for 4 days. Coming Saturday to Tuesday.
medical shops & milk delivery allowed only. No other activities allowed. 70 medical teams for detail screening.
Symptoms identification
Tracing test treatment
Home quarantine check.
Please cooperate @CMO_Odisha @HFWOdisha— Collector & District Magistrate, Ganjam (@Ganjam_Admin) June 25, 2020
Kulange further informed that all the services barring health and milk distribution will remain closed during the shutdown.
Tomorrow on Friday 26th June , essential shops will be open from 7am to 2 pm in Berhampur only. Decisions taken to avoid crowds in view of upcoming shutdown. Follow social distancing.
Use mask 😷.
Two meters distance from other person. @CMO_Odisha @HFWOdisha— Collector & District Magistrate, Ganjam (@Ganjam_Admin) June 25, 2020
It is pertinent to mention here that the COVID-19 tally in Ganjam district has reached 1,088 and currently it has the highest number of active cases in the State at 312.
#Odisha reports 168 #COVID19 recoveries
39 from Ganjam
23 each-Khurda, Gajapati
19-Puri
13-Bargarh
8-Sundergarh
7-Balasore
5 each-Bhadrak, Rayagada
4 each-Malkangiri, Kendrapara, Keonjhar, Jagatsinghpur, Sonepur
3-Angul
2-Dhenkanal
1-JharsugudaTotal recoveries-4,291
— OTV (@otvnews) June 25, 2020
(Edited By Bikram Keshari Jena)
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