Bhubaneswar: After announcing total shutdown in state capital Bhubaneswar and Bhadrak town, the Odisha government on Friday extended the shutdown to Cuttack city after a coronavirus positive case was detected in that city, the sixth in the state.
The state had announced the shutdown in Bhubaneswar and Bhadrak for 48 hours starting 8 pm on Friday to prevent community transmission of COVID-19. "In view of the fact that one resident of Cuttack has also been found positive, the city is being included under the shutdown for 48 hours from 8pm from today till 8pm on Sunday.
We will use the time for aggressive contact tracing. Details will be released soon," said a tweet from the Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy. "Strict action will be taken against