The State Government on Thursday made RT-PCR negative report mandatory for the people coming from other States in view in the uptick in Covid-19 cases.
The Government also directed the Collectors of 16 districts to set up Temporary Medical Centres (TMCs) to provide quarantine facilities to people coming from other States.
“Collectors of Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Bargarh, Balangir, Nuapada, Kalahandi, Nawrangpur, Koraput, Malkangiri, Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj and Balasore are authorised to set up and operationalise TMCs, Cluster Temporary Medical Centres (CLTMCs) as per requirement for providing institutional quarantine facilities for people coming from other States,” the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) said in a notification.The SRC said the expenditure for opening and running of such facilities would be borne under the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund.
People coming to Odisha by any public transport like train, bus, aeroplane or waterways or by any private vehicles have to produce RT-PCR negative report obtained within 72 hours of entry /final vaccination certificate (after two doses of vaccination).People coming without such report have to undergo seven days’ mandatory home or institutional quarantine.
The Government has also suspended all public transport from Odisha to Chhattisgarh and vice versa till April 30.