The Inspector-in-Charge of a police station in Athagarh subdivision of Cuttack district tested positive for coronavirus on Sunday, following which the police station was declared as a containment zone. Athagarh SDPO Alok Ranjan Ray said, “Seven to eight staffs of the police station complained of fever. So, it was decided to collect swab samples of all the 22 staffers of the police station for tests as a precautionary measure.” Swab sample of the SDPO, who visited the police station on the Rath Yatra day, and two drivers would also be collected for tests, reports said.
The police station was sprayed with chemical preparations to disinfect it and the process would be continued for two to three days.