COVID-19: Cuttack Building Declared Micro-Containment Zone

Cuttack: The authorities of the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) on Monday declared a building at Kumbhara Sahi under ward no.26 as a micro-containment zone following the detection of COVID-19 cases.

As per CMC officials, around 24 people from among nine families staying at the particular building at Kumbhara street, tested positive for COVID-19 when their samples were collected for testing.

#SpecialCOVID19Update: 24 #COVID19 positive cases have been detected in a particular building at Kumbhara Sahi (Ward No 26).

Acting upon it, we have marked the building as a ‘Micro Containment Zone’ to contain any further spread of COVID-19 in the region. pic.twitter.com/e8QOfLh421

— CMC,Cuttack (@CMCCuttack) August 24, 2020

The decision to declare the building as a micro-containment zone was required to facilitate active contact tracing measures of the new positive cases, said CMC in a statement.

Further, no person would be allowed to enter into or going out of the building until further orders. All the inhabitants within the micro-containment zone shall strictly remain inside their home.

The supply of essential and medical requirements will be ensured through Puja Committee of Kumbhara area.

(Edited By Devbrat Patnaik)

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