As migrant workers have started returning in large numbers, the State Government has arranged around 5,00,000 beds to provide Covid-19-related health services in rural areas, informed Panchayati Raj Secretary DK Singh here on Wednesday.
About 12,000 temporary medical camps have been set up in 6,798 gram panchayats with all basic facilities, he said.
Government spokesperson on Covid-19 Subroto Bagchi said 35,540 Odias have already returned by trains, buses and other vehicles. Of them, 7,451 Odias returned on Wednesday, he said.
The State Government is expecting return of around 5,00,000 migrant workers. They all would be kept in quarantine centres.
For urban areas, home quarantine is the preferred option. Wherever home quarantine is not feasible, institutional quarantine will be arranged by the urban local bodies.
Returnees could also opt for paid quarantine in a hotel or lodge identified for the purpose, said Bagchi.