Odisha announces 14-day lockdown from May 5
The Hindu
There will also be a complete shutdown on weekends from 6 p.m. on Fridays to 5 a.m. on Mondays.
Amidst growing concerns over the steep rise in COVID-19 cases, the Odisha government on Sunday announced a two-week lockdown in the State from May 5 to 19. Apart from the lockdown there will be a complete shutdown on weekends from 6 p.m. on Fridays to 5 a.m. on Mondays, said the government’s notification here. “The situation is extremely frightening. No one is able to predict where the second wave is going to stop. The patient load in the country has gone up by six times in April. Similarly, active cases in Odisha were around 2,500 at the beginning of April and now they are over 65,000. In last week alone, active cases have gone up by 50,000,” said Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra.
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