Coronavirus: 48-hr total shutdown in Bhubaneswar, Bhadrak from 8 pm today
Intensifying its battle against Covid-19 , the Odisha government announced a 48-hour total shutdown, akin to curfew, in the state capital Bhubaneswar and Bhadrak town from 8 pm on Friday, the state's top official said. All shops selling essential commodities will remain closed during the period, Chief Secretary A K Tripathy said. Only select medicine stores will be open. Of the five Covid-19 cases detected in Odisha so far, four are in Bhubaneswar and one in Bhadrak. Odisha's first Covid-19 patient, a 33-year-old Italy-returned researcher, was on Friday discharged from the hospital, having recovered from the viral infection, a state health department official said. Read More