Bhubaneswar: Amid the spike in COVID-19 cases in Odisha, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today appealed the people to wear masks to protect from the virus.
The risk of COVID-19 pandemic is not over yet, said the Chief Minister while urging people to wear masks to protect themselves and others from the infection.
କୋଭିଡ ମହାମାରୀର ବିପଦ ଏଯାଏଁ ଟଳି ନାହିଁ। ଏହାର ସଂକ୍ରମଣରୁ ନିଜକୁ ଏବଂ ଅନ୍ୟମାନଙ୍କୁ ସୁରକ୍ଷିତ ରଖିବା ପାଇଁ ମାସ୍କ ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ପିନ୍ଧନ୍ତୁ। ସଚେତନ ହୁଅନ୍ତୁ, ସୁରକ୍ଷିତ ରୁହନ୍ତୁ। #OdishaFightsCorona pic.twitter.com/kbMDEqXtUl
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Earlier, the Bhubaneswar and Cuttack Municipal Corporations have come up with fresh SOPs for COVID-19 management insisting the residents to wear masks in the public places to prevent spread of the virus.
Notably, Odisha has reported as many as 743 new positive cases in the span of 24 hours taking the State tally of active cases to 3878, stated the Information and Public Relations Department this morning.