Bhubaneswar: Two days after a person was detected with corona positive in Salia Sahi, here, 44 persons in the area were put under quarantine.
According to Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation sources, after the person in Salia Sahi, the largest slum in the state Capital, was found corona positive, an operation was launched to trace his contacts. It led to identification of 44 people who came in contact with the person concerned. He had returned from Gujarat.
All the identified 44 persons have been put under quarantine while an active surveillance has been launched in the area, the sources said.