Odisha govt issues advisory for coronavirus

Bhubaneswar, Jan 25 (PTI) Odisha government on Saturday issued an visory to different authorities including hospitals, airports, ports and railway divisions to put in place necessary arrangements to tackle any situation in view of outbreak of vel coronavirus (nCoV) in China.

A preparatory meeting with state officials was held to review arrangements for prevention and manment of suspected cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome due to nCoV. authorities of SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack, VSS Medical College, Burla Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar were told to function as dal centres for isolation and treatment of such cases.

state government wrote to directors of airports in Bhubaneswar and Jharsuguda, Parip Port Trust authorities and general manrs of East Coast and South East Railway zones in state to implement visory in public interest.

airport authorities in Bhubaneswar and Jharsuguda were requested to establish screening facilities and report suspected cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome due to nCoV to government officials, director of public health Ajit Mohanty said.

vel coronavirus (nCoV) is a large family of viruses that causes illnesses ranging from common cold to acute respiratory syndromes. virus that has so far killed 25 people and affected 830 in China is a vel strain and t seen before.

Parip Port Trust Hospital and railway authorities are requested to create ir own facilities for isolation and manment of such cases. PTI AAM

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