People will be allowed to purchase essential items within a 500-meter radius of their residences between 6 am and 12 pm. During weekends, they will only be able to avail medical services.
The Odisha government announced a statewide lockdown on Sunday, starting 5th May till 19th May, with essential services exempted. This comes after the state recorded a sharp rise of 10,413 cases in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry.
People will be allowed to purchase essential items within a 500-meter radius of their residences between 6 am and 12 pm. During weekends, they will only be able to avail medical services.
The order further said that the lockdown and the weekend shutdown will not be applicable to any poll-related work, such as the movement of personnel engaged in facilitating by-election to the Pipili assembly constituency, which is scheduled to be held on May 16
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“The lockdown is primarily aimed at regulating the movement of common people. No restriction has been imposed on goods carriers,” the order said.
Last week, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said after a Covid review meet: “We are in the midst of a severe crisis in the country. Many states and metro cities are witnessing a huge strain on the healthcare system. We need to be extremely cautious and alert in ensuring all measures to manage the situation in Odisha.”
We are in the midst of a severe crisis in the country. Many States and metro cities are witnessing a huge strain on the healthcare system. We need to be extremely cautious and alert in ensuring all measures to manage the situation in #Odisha. pic.twitter.com/RKVsgwfI81
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) April 27, 2021
Meanwhile, India witnessed a slight drop in COVID-19 cases with 3,92,488 cases and 3689 deaths reported in the last 24 hours.
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