CHIEF MINISTER ODISHA SUPPORT THE 21-DAY NATIONWIDE LOCKDOWN

Bureau,Odishabarta

BHUBANESWAR: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has called to support the 21-day nationwide lockdown announced by the Prime Minister during his address to the people of the country this evening.

Taking to the micro-blogging site Twitter, Naveen said that it is an extremely challenging race against time to stop COVID-19. As the pandemic is spreading across the world, it is time to be together as a nation at this hour of crisis and support the appeal of PM Modi.

Essential service providers, including hospitals, police and media had been exempted from the stay-in-place orders, and many grocery stores and pharmacies remained open.