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Odisha govt allots Rs 200 cr to contain, mitigate coronavirus outbreak

The state government takes preventive steps. Curbs on educational institutions, social assemblies and ban on conferences in place till March 31

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File photo of Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik | Photo: PTI

Jayajit Dash Bhubaneswar
The Odisha government has committed Rs 200 crore to its Public Health Response Fund to contain the spread of coronavirus outbreak which has been declared as a global pandemic by the World Health Organisation.

Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik in a statement to the state assembly informed that his Cabinet met this morning and declared COVID-19 as a disaster for the state under the provisions of Disaster Management Act, 2005.

“An empowered group of ministers has been constituted and a committee of secretaries under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary is to be constituted to evaluate the emerging situation and  take

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