All educational institutions, cinema halls, shopping malls have been closed by the district administration here as preventive measure for curbing spread of caronavirus in the district.
The Collector Keonjhar had issued directives in social media and Press regarding information on COVID 19 along with advice on how to prevent spread of the disease. The Health department is now extra conscious to trace any infected patient and quarantine suspected patients in the District Headquarters Hospital.
The shopping malls in the district including BIG Bazaar immediately shut down on Monday morning while big stores have also closed temporarily. Parents and students were worried about the final exams in schools and colleges which were suspended immediately.
However, the schools under the ST SC Welfare Department have been instructed to run the hostels as usual taking precautionary measures for prevention of the virus.