Three villages under Kurumpuri gram panchayat in Nuapada district have been declared as a containment zone.
Following detection of fresh Covid-19 cases at an old age home in the GP, the Sarpanch declared Kurumpuri, Sinapali and Ghatipada villages as the containment zone with effect from 6 pm of July 24 till 6 pm of July 31 to contain spread of infections.
The local markets and weekly market of the GP would remain closed completely from July 29 till July 31. Besides, all shops in the GP would be shut during next seven days.
The persons returning from other States have been asked to quarantine themselves for seven days to prevent spread of infection among others.
Source said that the containment zone was declared after 16 inmates of the Holy Home located in Kurumpuri under Komna block were found Covid positive.
On Saturday, total 944 persons had undergone antigen test, of which results of 17 came out positive. Of them, 16 infected persons were from the old age home and one was from the District Headquarters Hospital.
Following detection of the fresh cases, a team of doctors visited the old age home to monitor the Covid situation, informed Nuapada Chief District Medical Officer Dr Kali Prasad Behera.