Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday expressed satisfaction over the measures taken to combat the Covid-19 pandemic in the State. Patnaik said the apprehension of the spread of the pandemic during the Pujas has been successfully got rid of. The same is going to happen in winter too. Odisha is among the top States in handling the pandemic. Even the Niti Ayog has also praised the State fort this. The Chief Minister directed the administrative machinery to be alert to handle the economic impact due to the pandemic. The daily infection rate for the first time has declined below one per cent and is now 0.96 per cent, he pointed out.
He said by December 31, the serological survey would be completed in Ganjam, Nayagarh and Koraput; and in January it would be carried out in Cuttack and Bhubaneswar. All preparations are being made as per the vaccination module.