The port city of Paradip in Jagatsinghpur district has become a coronavirus-free zone with the recovery of all the two Covid-19 patients, an official said on Monday.
The patients, both returnees, had been detected in quarantine centres in the district. The pandemic situation has been under controlled by the efforts of Paradip Port Trust Chairman Rinkesh Roy and his team as well as the district administration.
Paradip ADM Dr Kanhu Charan Dhir said that as per the Government’s direction, movements of individuals remain strictly prohibited between 9 pm and 6 am along with shutdown on Saturdays and Sundays except for essential activities. The order is promulgated in urgent need to avoid danger to human lives, health safety by the spread of Covid-19, he said.