Dhenkanal: After more than hundred persons tested positive for COVID-19 in Gondia block of Dhenkanal district in last couple of days, the Dhenkanal district administration announced four days shutdown in the block, informed Collector and District Magistrate Bhumesh Chandra Behera, Tuesday.
The shutdown will be in force from August 4 to August 7.
“Contacts of the confirmed and suspected cases will be line-listed, tracked and kept under surveillance at home for 14 days,” said the official letter.
The district administration is on its toes to strictly implement the shutdown in order to prevent any possible spread of COVID-19 infection in the block. Police patrolling as well as deployment has been escalated at different squares, main roads and national highways of the shutdown areas.
During the shutdown, hospitals, nursing home, medicine stores, petrol pump and shops selling fruits, vegetables, grocery and milk shall remain open. All other shops, private and government offices will remain closed. However, fire station, electricity office and emergency section at collector’s office will remain open.
Any person violating the above, shall be liable to be proceeded against as per the provisions of Section 51 to 60 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, besides legal action under section 188 of the IPC and other legal provisions as applicable.
It may be mentioned here that with 51 new positive case reported Tuesday, the total number of COVID-19 positive cases in the district has increased to 420. On the other hand, 234 patients are undergoing treatment in the COVID-19 hospitals while 186 patients have recovered from the disease. No COVID-19 patient has so far succumbed to the virus in the district.
PNN