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'COVID Bandhus' of Odisha's Ganjam help in fight against coronavirus
coronavirus, officials said on Tuesday.Ganjam, considered the coronavirus hotspot in the state as it has reported over 13,000 cases, launched a programme named 'COVID Bandhu' to rope in those who have recovered, they said.Around 700 people have registered their names and many of them are already on the field, motivating people to go for testing, said project director of District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) Sidharth Shankar Swain.Swain, the nodal officer on COVID-19 management in the district, said the 'COVID Bandhus (friends)' are on a mission to build confidence among the people to fight against the deadly virus.They have fanned out across the district to work among the people, he said.Amulya Upadhaya of Bhetanai village in Aska block