After three more people tested positive for coronavirus in Basudevpur area in Bhadrak district on Wednesday, it prompted the authorities to declare nine villages under the block as containment zone.
The nine villages declared as containment zone include four villages from zone-I of Basudevpur block, two each from zone II and III and one village from zone IV.
With this, movement of public has been strictly restricted in the zone. All shopping establishments would continue to remain shut while the supply of essentials and medicines would be ensured through various teams formed by the district administration, reads the order issued by the district Collector.