1239 Persons Registered on Odisha Govt’s COVID-19 Portal for Self-Quarantine: Bagchi

Condition of Italy-returned Student Stable

Banks Urged to Put Hand Sanitizers at ATMs

Private Hospitals Asked to Create COVID19 Corners

Bhubaneswar: As many as 1239 persons have registered on the Odisha Government’s COVID-19 online portal (https://covid19.odisha.gov.in) for self-quarantine till date, informed chief spokesperson of the State Government on COVID-19 Subroto Bagchi on Tuesday.

Of them, 554 and 685 have registered through call centres and COVID-19 portal respectively, he said.

Bagchi said that the condition of the Italy-returned student, who was undergoing treatment here after testing positive for the virus, is stable now.

The persons registered on the portal had travelled abroad on or before March 4 and are currently in Odisha, the spokesperson said.

He further said that 31 of 32 samples in Odisha had tested negative for coronavirus.

Around 546 isolation beds have been earmarked in government hospitals across the state and Rs 5 lakh has been sanctioned for setting up an isolation centre in each block and panchayat, he said.

Bagchi also stressed on the measures to maintain hygiene.

Explaining that mobile phones are potent carriers of the killer virus, he said that these should be cleaned with sterilizing agents regularly.

“As per data, an individual touches his/her mobile phone 2600 times in a day. And, people use mobile phone for about 76 times a day. So, the device should be cleaned with mild soap water for 5-6 times a day,” he stressed.

The spokesperson also emphasized on social distancing.

Private hospitals have been urged to create COVID19 corners and advised to restrict visitors to the hospitals, he said.

The spokesperson further said that banks have been asked to put hand sanitizers at ATMs.

Nearly 5.75 lakh students residing in hostels and Ashram schools are safe, he added.