The Kendrapada district administration on Tuesday declared a shutdown in the District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) for three days after some doctors and paramedical staffs of the hospital tested positive for the deadly Covid-19.
Sub-Collector Jyotishankar Mohapatra said the hospital would remain shut from 4 pm on September 22 to 4 pm on September 25.
However, emergency services and the fever clinic would remain open during this period, he added.So far, 4,143 Covid-19 positive cases have been detected in the district.
While the number of active cases stands at 1,177, five patients have succumbed to the virus. As many as 2,960 patients have recovered from the viral infection.