The Odisha government has made wearing face masks mandatory in all health facilities as the active COVID-19 caseload in the State crossed the 3,000 mark on April 24, an official said.
Odisha now has 3,086 coronavirus-infected patients, and 181 more were cured of the disease in the last 24 hours, he said.
In a letter to all stakeholders, including chief district medical officers, the public health directorate said, “In view of the rising of COVID-19 cases both in the country and in Odisha and as part of adopting COVID appropriate behaviour in health institutions, it has been decided to enforce the use of masks in all the health institutions.” Public Health director Niranjan Mishra said the order applies to all healthcare providers during duty hours, all officials and others present in meetings.
