Fighting COVID-19: Odisha CM Appeals Foreign Returnees to Cooperate with Govt
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today appealed all foreign returnees to cooperate with the State Government in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic. “Appeal all foreign returnees to cooperate with Odisha Govt in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic. Not receiving calls on the registered number or keeping phones switched off will be deemed as violation [...]
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today appealed all foreign returnees to cooperate with the State Government in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic.
“Appeal all foreign returnees to cooperate with Odisha Govt in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic. Not receiving calls on the registered number or keeping phones switched off will be deemed as violation of home quarantine & will attract stringent penal action”, the CM tweeted.
Appeal all foreign returnees to cooperate with Odisha Govt in the fight against #COVID19 pandemic. Not receiving calls on the registered number or keeping phones switched off will be deemed as violation of home quarantine & will attract stringent penal action. #OdishaFightsCorona https://t.co/btySeE9QTU
— CMO Odisha (@CMO_Odisha) June 6, 2020
The Health and Family Welfare Department has warned of action against the foreign returnees who are not taking calls on their registered numbers from the 104/State Call Centre.
The department said that keeping phones in switched off mode or non-acknowledgement of calls will be viewed as jumping of home quarantine and liable to be prosecuted as per penal provisions.
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