In view of the increasing Covid-19 cases in Bargarh district, the administration on Thursday imposed a five-day shutdown in the entire area of Bargarh Revenue subdivision, Sohela and Bijepur blocks of Padampur subdivision and the five ULBs, Attabira, Bargarh, Barpali, Bijepur and Padampur.
The shutdown would remain in force till 9 pm on July 28. There would be restrictions on intra-district movement of public and private transport with closure of shops and business establishments, Government and private institutions.
Only hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, medicine stores, Central and
State Government offices on emergency duty, fuel stations, agriculture, water and electricity supply, industrial establishments, marriages and funerals with permission of local authority, ATMs and financial institutions,
LPG distribution, milk booths have been exempted from the restrictions.
So far, the district has reported 324 positive cases with 113 active cases, while 210 patients have recovered from the disease. One has succumbed to the virus, informed Collector Jyotiranjan Pradhan.