The administration on Saturday decided to clamp shutdown in the areas under the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) till July 8 to cut the chain of transmission in the city, which has seen a spurt of Coovid-19 cases in the last few days.
CMC Commissioner Ananya Das ordered shutdown of the entire civic body jurisdiction till midnight of July 8 after reviewing the situation in the city.
The order would come into force with immediate effect after the weekend shutdown. All non-essential travels would be strictly prohibited. All non-essential shops and commercial establishments would remain shut.
However, healthcare services and medicine shops would be allowed to open at regular hours. The emergency services including electricity and water supply would function as usual.
The essential shops including grocery, vegetables and milk shops would be allowed to open from 5 am to 6 pm adhering to the physical distancing norms. Online delivery of all essential items would be allowed.
Meanwhile, the CMC on the day declared Malisahi in Ranihat Ward-31 as a containment zone after detection of a number of positive cases in the area in the last couple of days. During the containment period, the CMC will carry out active contact tracing and sanitisation drives in the area.