Bhubaneswar:5/5/20: To prevent COVID-19 cases from exploding after lockdown 3 relaxations, the authorities of several districts including twin city have imposed 12-hour curfew from 7 PM to 7 AM.
From today onward no citizens will be allowed to move between 7 AM to 7 PM across Odisha except for essential purposes. Public movement for all non-essential activities shall remain strictly suspended from 7 PM to 7 AM.
However, all emergency workers and goods are exempt from this restriction.
Earlier, Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Twin City Police Commissioner Dr. Sudhansu Sarangi has requested all to stay at home from 7 PM to 7 AM as per the new lockdown condition.
Taking to Twitter, the Twin City Police Commissioner wrote, “As per lockdown condition effective from today, in all zones & across India, movement out of house is not permitted from 7 PM to 7 AM except for essential purposes.”