Dikhyaa Mohanty 
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik alerts people against the lockdown situation and sought the people’s cooperation in Odisha’s ongoing fight against Covid-19.
As per the report, CM Patnaik said – “With your cooperation, Odisha is in a good position in containing Corona. In this context, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has praised our battle against the pandemic. Our daily rate of infection is below 100 now. Zero infection is our target. I have been reiterating for a long and also repeat now that complacency shown towards the pandemic is unjust because the danger still looms large. At present, the situation has got worsened in certain states, like Maharashtra, Punjab, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, etc. In some areas of Maharashtra, the lockdown has now been re-imposed.”
He further said- “The bitter experience of lockdown is still afresh in our memory. It adversely affected our economy, social life, education of the children, and all other sectors. Due to your sacrifice and cooperation, the normal situation has limped back currently. None of us wishes to be back again to the lockdown period. The one and the only way to avoid lockdown is to be highly cautious. If we maintain utmost caution, the lockdown situation will not resurface. I request you all to keep on strictly following the Covid guidelines as we used to do earlier. While venturing out of home, we must wear masks properly by covering the mouth and nose. Back home, wash hands with soap meticulously. We shouldn’t frequently touch our face, nose, and eyes with our hands. While going to public places like the markets, we must maintain social distancing. We shouldn’t roam around outside unnecessarily.”
Odisha CM further added -“Now the vaccination against Corona is successfully underway in our State. In this context, I request your cooperation. We have lost many of our Covid warriors and their bereft kin is still in deep mourning. We mustn’t let their sacrifice go futile. Our awareness and caution shown sincerely will be our truest homage to their supreme sacrifice. I have directed the administration and police to implement and monitor the strict observance of Covid-19 guidelines. I repose full faith in you all. You will all keep my request and maintain maximum caution. We can together achieve the target of zero infection.”
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