Bhubaneswar: In a major development, the State government today made seven days of home isolation compulsory for people arriving from 12 identified states to Odisha by air or train irrespective of their health status.
The states are Maharashtra, Kerala, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Punjab, Delhi, Chandigarh, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
In this regard, Additional Chief Secretary of Health, P.K Mohapatra has written to the District Collectors, Municipal Commissioners, Directors of Bhubaneswar and Jharsuguda airports and East Coast Railway’s General Manager, Operations.