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By: Shree1news, 16 MAR 2021
Bhubaneswar: Amid fresh spike in the cases of Covid-19 in varied States like Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, the Odisha Government has alerted people with fresh guidelines to prevent the spread of the virus with its new strain which is said to be more harmful and extremely contagious than the older one.
In an advisory, the Health and Family Welfare department cautioned people to follow appropriate Covid behaviour to stay away from the new strain even as the situation has remained under control in Odisha. Every day positive cases within the State are hovering below one hundred, government sources stated.
The new strain has emerged with more new symptoms. People identified with the newer strain may report fever, nausea, vomiting, body ache, diarrhoea, lack of appetite, sore throat and nasal congestion. The major cause of concern is that the new variant of the Covid-19 virus can remain alive on the dry object for around eight days. It can enter the human body so easily than the older one.
The Health Department has advised people to remain alert to avoid lockdown like situation once again. The department stated that persons are already under mental stress due to loss of livelihood. So, a change in lifestyle can check the lockdown which has already been imposed in various cities in different States.
Source:A-N
