Odisha govt announces 14-day lockdown from May 5-19
CM Naveen Patnaik had announced free vaccines for those over 18 years
CM Naveen Patnaik had announced free vaccines for those over 18 years
CM Naveen Patnaik had announced free vaccines for those over 18 years
CM Naveen Patnaik had announced free vaccines for those over 18 years
The Odisha government on Sunday announced a 14-day lockdown from May 5 to 19 amid surge in COVID-19 cases, ANI reported.
Odisha recorded 8,015 new COVID-19 cases, 5,634 recoveries and related 14 deaths in the last 24 hours, the state health department said on Sunday. The daily surge in cases hit a new record in Odisha when it breached 10,000-mark for the first time on Saturday, according to reports.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had earlier announced that the people in the age group of 18-44 years, who constitute 43 per cent of the state's population, will get the COVID-19 vaccine for free.
In a bid to break the chain of the COVID-19 infection in the state, the Odisha government had announced a night curfew in urban areas of the state in April.