Intensifying its efforts to contain the coronavirus outbreak, the State Government has made registration of those coming to the State from abroad mandatory, informed Chief Secretary Asit Kumar Tripathy at a Press conference here on Monday.
Anyone coming to the State from abroad has to register himself or herself mandatorily in the toll-free number ‘104’ or the online portal https://covid19.odisha.gov.in. This should be done within 24 hours of arrival with basic details and phone numbers. However advance registration before arrival would be highly preferable. They would be required to be in home quarantine for 14 days, Tripathy said.
They would be given an incentive amount of Rs 15,000 for registration and home isolation. Their locations would be tracked during their home isolation and mandated number of calls would be made every day to keep a close watch and give appropriate medical guidance, he said.
However, to trace and track the persons who have already entered the State on or after March 4, a 48-hour period from 6 am of March 17 to 6 am of March 19 has been allowed for them to register themselves. Registrations can be done by the passengers or relatives or friends.
Anyone not complying with the instructions would be punished under the provisions of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), he said. This regulation would be in force till April 15 and may be extended basing on the situation, the Chief Secretary added.
Notably, Odisha is the first State in the country to have made such a regulation to combat the COVID-19.