Nuapada: Amid surge in Covid-19 cases in the district, the State health department officials and the district administration have sounded alert in the area and urged the people to comply with coronavirus guidelines.
The Trade Association of Khadiala has decided to shut all shops in the block for nine days starting from April 16. The shops dealing with essential commodities will only be allowed to open. The vegetable shops will open from 5 am till 10 pm.
“There has been a steady surge in the number of Covid-19 cases in Nuapada district. We have taken a strong measure to close the shops in order to break the chain. We urge all the people to cooperate and be cautious, otherwise things will go out of control,” said Khadiala Trade Association president Rashmi Ranjan Chalan.
Meanwhile, Nuapada Collector Swadha Dev Singh welcomed the move of the association.
“If the village community wants to self regulate them, it’s great news for the administration. We welcome the move. It will go a long way in keeping the pandemic at bay in the region,” said Singh.
Odisha witnessed the most number of Covid-19 single-day positive cases in 2021 when as many as 2989 persons tested positive and two patients succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours.
While nine districts registered a three-digit figure, Sundargarh district topped the list with 631 cases, followed by Khordha (438), Kalahandi (260), Cuttack (208), Nuapada (151) and Sambalpur (148).
(Edited by Rashmi Ranjan Mohanty)