Following the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) warning on the new Covid-19 variant which poses ‘very high’ global risk, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday asked the State administration to ensure strict Covid protocols. While reviewing the next phase Covid protection, he pointed out that many countries in Europe have been experiencing increasing infections in recent weeks.
“We have to reactivate all our protocols and keep the Covid facilities and personnel on high alert. I would like to hear from the Health Department about the emerging situation and the related preparations,” he said.
“I urge the DGP to continue the good work done by the police since the first wave and enforce the norms strictly. The I&PR Department should start a new awareness campaign to sensitise the citizens to follow the norms of facemask, hand hygiene and social distancing,” he said.