COMMISSIONERATE POLICE IS ALL SET TO TACKLE ANY EVENTUALITY OF COVID-19 SCARE

Bureau,Odishabarta

Bhubaneswar,13/03/20:Police Commissioner Sudhanshu Sarangi today said Odisha COVID-19 Regulations, 2020, approved by the cabinet on Friday will be strictly implemented by Commissionerate Police.

Sarangi said the police officials were directed to implement the measures from Friday. He said cinema halls, gyms, and swimming pools will be closed till March 31

No permission will be given for meetings, seminars and there will be a ban on such gatherings till further orders. The Commissionerate Police will provide much-needed help to detect patients or quarantine affected persons.

Sarangi said the virus is transmitted to person to person and advised people to stay indoors and spend time watching TV and reading books during the period.

He said he has asked the officials to send immediately to hospitals for treatment if some policemen are affected by the disease. There is no need to wait for sanctions of leave, he added.

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