The commercial and religious institutions have reopened in the State. Educational institutions are going to reopen soon. There is a need to remain vigilant for the next two months, said Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday. Reviewing the Covid-19 situation and the vaccination programme in the State, Patnaik said that in England and Europe, a second Covid-10 wave is raging and in some countries lockdown has been enforced again. So, there is a need to follow the Covid guidelines more carefully.
He said that due to everybody’s cooperation, the pandemic has been successfully combated in the State till now with most of the districts in the green zones.
The Covid vaccine has created huge hope among the people. India has become an advanced nation in producing the vaccine. The State is completely prepared for vaccination, said Patnaik and stressed on the need for massive awareness to remove the wrong notion among people about the vaccine.