COVID-19: AfterNoon updates : CS Asit Tripathy Speaks.

Odisha : Press Brief by Chief Secretary of Odisha Shri Asit Tripathy.

👉Odisha Govt plans 5,000 COVID19 Tests in Bhubaneswar in 7 days using stationary & mobile camps.

👉Spitting in public places becomes an offence in Odisha.

👉Restrictions lifted in 2 COVID19 containment zones in Bhubaneswar, active surveillance on in rest 3 zones. 1958 (38%) of total samples collected is from Bhubaneswar. In next 7 days, we’ll collect 5000 samples here.

👉 Strategy for Bhubaneswar has been made. More numbers of samples will be collected. In next 7 days, we will try to increase the number of sample collection to 5000.

👉Total 7,577 tests done till midnight yesterday. 7 testing labs have so far been approved including one private lab at Apollo.